03.12.2021 The political prisoner Volha Zalatar sentenced to 4 years in prison
On December 3, the verdict against the political prisoner and mother of five children Volha Zalatar was announced in the Minsk City Court.
03.12.2021 A disabled man from Hrodna sentenced to 1.5 years in prison for honking
A man from Hrodna sentenced to 1.5 years in prison for honking to greet the protesters.
02.12.2021 Woman with claustrophobia from Homieĺ sent to prison for 2 years
Today, the Centraĺny District Court of Homieĺ announced the verdict in a criminal case against the 49-year-old Larysa Kuzmenka suffering from claustrophobia.
02.12.2021 Belarus: Drop myriad charges against human rights defender Marfa Rabkova
“Marfa Rabkova’s case epitomizes the horrors currently faced by human rights defenders and the wider civil society in Belarus."
02.12.2021 Žlobin political prisoner Ihar Povarau is tortured with cold
Žlobin political prisoner Ihar Povarau is being tortured in prison in Navapolack.
01.12.2021 German MPs adopt political prisoners David Zbaranski, Andrei Liubetski and Uladzislau Karetski
As part of Libereco’s solidarity campaign #WeStandBYyou, Wiebke Esdar (German Bundestag, Social Democratic Party), Armin Grau (German Bundestag, Alliance 90/The Greens) and Chantal Kopf (German Bundestag, Alliance 90/The Greens) have taken on a godparenthood for political prisoners in Belarus.
01.12.2021 At least 143 people convicted in the protest-related criminal trials in November
This review dwells on the main trends in the court hearings of protest-related criminal cases documented by the Human Rights Center “Viasna” in November.
01.12.2021 Police search homes of Viasna activists across the country
According to the human rights defenders, searches have been conducted in the homes of at least 10 people.
30.11.2021 Brothers sentenced to “khimiya” terms over August 2020 protests
The Maskoŭski District Court of Minsk sentenced today two political prisoners, brothers Aliaksei, 42, and Aliaksandr, 40, Rusetskis, to three and two and a half years of “khimiya” (restricted freedom in an open penitentiary). Both were released in the courtroom.
30.11.2021 Viasna wins Marion Dönhoff Prize
The Human Rights Center “Viasna”, together with politician and lawyer Gerhart Baum, won the German Marion Dönhoff Prize for “international understanding and reconciliation,” ZEIT publishing group said.
30.11.2021 Journalist Iryna Slaunikava is a political prisoner
Joint statement by the human rights organizations of Belarus
29.11.2021 Human rights organizations call to release five new political prisoners
Joint statement by the human rights community in Belarus
29.11.2021 #FreeViasna: Weekly news digest on Viasna’s imprisoned human rights defenders
On September 17, dozens of Belarusian and international human rights groups launched #FreeViasna, the campaign of solidarity with the imprisoned human rights activists of Viasna. Here’s the latest news about the Viasna members held behind bars.
29.11.2021 German MPs join godparenthood campaign to support political prisoners in Belarus
Members of Parliament from Germany adopt political prisoners Tatsiana Astrouskaya, Andrei Audzeyeu and Ruslan Linnik
29.11.2021 Viasna’s Marfa Rabkova facing 20 years on 11 charges
Marfa (Maryia) Rabkova, a political prisoner and coordinator of Viasna’s network of volunteers, has been charged with eleven criminal offenses and faces up to 20 years in prison, her family said quoting a recent letter from the prisoner.
