News on the topic: Ales Bialiatski
08.12.2024 Preface by Ales Bialiatski to the book The Death Penalty in Belarus
The book The Death Penalty in Belarus was prepared in the framework of the campaign “Human Rights Defenders against the Death Penalty in Belarus”.
11.11.2024 The Foreign Affairs Committee of the Czech Parliament called for the release of Ales Bialiatski and all political prisoners in Belarus
In a resolution adopted on November 7, the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chamber of Deputies called on the Lukashenka regime to immediately and unconditionally release Nobel Peace Prize and Václav Havel Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski.
27.09.2024 "Like thousands of innocent Belarusians, Ales does not belong in prison": the world congratulates Ales Bialiatski on his birthday
On his birthday, international and Belarusian organizations, public activists, politicians, and journalists joined the congratulations.
26.09.2024 "We all need to save Ales and take action to secure his freedom"
A solidarity rally with political prisoner human rights activist, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski took place on September 25, his birthday, near the Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in Vilnius. The demonstrations were also held in other European countries.
25.09.2024 Ales Bialiatski: "May peace remain in my soul." On the occasion of the 62nd birthday of Viasna Chairman
On his birthday, we remember his words related to various awards.
25.09.2024 "He is free within a prison cell because true freedom lies in the soul."
Representatives of the diplomatic corps of the EU countries express solidarity with the imprisoned head of Human Rights Center Viasna and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski.
19.07.2024 UN finds Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski’s detention in Belarus violates international law, demands his immediate and unconditional release
Also the UN Working Group urged to accord the human rights defender an enforceable right to compensation and other reparations, in accordance with international law.
19.07.2024 The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders and Viasna demanded the release of their colleagues
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (FIDH-OMCT) and Viasna Human Rights Center issued a joint statement on the third anniversary of the detention of Viasna members.
12.07.2024 Amnesty International has called for the release of Ales Bialiatski amid reports of his deteriorating health
"The prolonged detention of Ales and his colleagues is nothing more than a blatant abuse of the criminal justice system aimed at suffocating dissent and suppressing civil society in Belarus."
02.07.2024 "It is impossible to transfer the medicines to him." What is known about Ales Bialiatski
July 14 will be the third anniversary of Ales Bialiatski, the founder of Viasna Human Rights Center, being held behind bars.
17.05.2024 Norwegian PEN admitted Ales Bialiatski as honorary member
The proposal was explained by Jørgen Frydnes, Secretary General of the Norwegian PEN.
10.04.2024 Nobel laureate Bialiatski’s condition worsens after 1,000 days in Belarusian prison, his wife says
Nobel Peace Prize laureate and activist Ales Bialiatski marked his 1,000th day in prison in Belarus on Tuesday amid increasing fears about his deteriorating health, his wife said.
27.03.2024 German MP becomes godparent for Ales Bialiatski
As part of our #WeStandBYyou solidarity campaign, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann (German Bundestag, FDP) has taken on the god-parenthood of Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski.
13.03.2024 UN experts: A year after conviction of Viasna Chair and members concerns about the fairness of trial remain
“We remain gravely concerned that the trial was a retaliation against their work in the defence of human rights in Belarus,” the experts said.
04.03.2024 "Free Viasna!" International colleagues speak about the anniversary of the verdict in Viasna case
Viasna gathered the reactions of the international colleagues on the anniversary of the verdict in Viasna case.
