03.02.2022 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: January 2022
As of February 1, Belarusian penal facilities held 1,022 political prisoners; the number continues to increase steadily.
02.02.2022 HRD’s: Grant the right of Belarusians to participate in the referendum, regardless of their location
Statement of the "Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections" campaign in connection with the announced plans of the authorities to refuse to set up polling stations outside Belarus
02.02.2022 CIS and SCO missions accredited to observe the constitution referendum in Belarus. OSCE mission not invited
Will there be no international monitoring again?
02.02.2022 OMCT-FIDH: New amendment to the Criminal Code leaves no room for legal human rights activities
Statement of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders
01.02.2022 HRD's call to release another 17 political prisoners and stop political repression in the country
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
01.02.2022 Members of Parliament from Germany adopt three political prisoners in Belarus
Siarhei Dziuba, Maryia Novik and Yauhen Hovar have been got 'godparents' as part of Libereco’s solidarity campaign #WeStandBYyou
31.01.2022 #FreeViasna: Weekly news digest on Viasna’s imprisoned human rights defenders
Latest news about imprisoned Viasna members from January 24 to 30
31.01.2022 Six political prisoners in the “hay bale case” sentenced to prison. Security forces painted swastika on the detainees
On January 31, the Staŭbcy District Court pronounced verdicts to seven political prisoners in the "painted hay bale case"
31.01.2022 Members of Parliament from Germany and the United Kingdom adopt political prisoners from Belarus
Political prisoners Dzmitry Ivashkou, Vladimir Zhuravko, and Viachaslau Rahashchuk got their godparents as part of Libereco’s solidarity campaign #WeStandBYyou
28.01.2022 The Clooney Foundation for Justice publishes a report on the trial of Viktar Babaryka
The lawers concluded that the fair trial standards for the former presidential nominee were violated
28.01.2022 Viasna chairman Ales Bialiatski remains behind the bars
The court did not grant his appeal against the extension of the detention term
28.01.2022 Four political prisoners accused of hacking the government computer system sentenced to 3,5 to 6,5 years
The case was considered behind the closed doors
28.01.2022 Analytical report on the formation of territorial election commissions
Entities eligible to nominate their representatives to the TECs were given an extremely short period of time, only one working day, which could seriously affect the nomination process.
27.01.2022 No opposition representatives. Who made it to the territorial referendum commissions in Belarus
“Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections” analyzed territorial referendum commissions and explain the reasons for the lack of opposition members in the commissions
27.01.2022 Sad record: 1000 political prisoners in Belarus
Viasna considers at least 1000 people to be political prisoners of the Lukashenko regime.