News on the topic: penitentiary system
26.06.2024 "He put a plastic bag over my head and started suffocating me." On the International Day against Torture, we speak about torture in Belarus
Together with the Torture Documentation Department and DIGNITY - Danish Institute against Torture, we talk about examples of torture.
25.06.2024 The "cage" in women's penal colonies. What is it, what norms does it violate?
Viasna writes about what it is and what national and international norms such treatment of prisoners violates.
17.06.2024 The pressure continues: what happened to political prisoners between May 23 and June 14
Viasna reports the latest news about political prisoners.
07.06.2024 "The routine is organized in such a way that you can get a "violation" record at any moment." Why political prisoners do not get early release
We discuss with former political prisoners and human rights defenders, why none of the options for political prisoners to be released early work.
07.06.2024 Belarusian political prisoners in high-security prisons: pressure intensifies
Viasna reports how the administration of the colonies punishes political prisoners and which of the political prisoners are recognized as "malicious violators of the order."
22.05.2024 Former political prisoner Piotr Marchanka: "Healthcare in prison is always a hopeless case"
Former political prisoner and musician Piotr Marchanka recalled how the whole cell fell ill at once in a pre-trial detention center, but a doctor was not called.
20.05.2024 "Being sick in prison is equivalent to death." Volha Rytus on medical care in detention
Former political prisoner Volha Rytus spoke about the problems her cellmates faced in pre-trial detention center-1.
18.05.2024 "I had an airsoft pellet in my leg." Kanstantsin Karnei on medical care at Akrescina
Kanstantsin Karnei, a journalist from Vot Tak and a former political prisoner, spoke about healthcare in the temporary detention facility at Akrescina.
17.05.2024 "You can't physically walk in this state." Volha Loika spoke about medical care in a pre-trial detention center
As part of the Week of Solidarity with Political Prisoners in Belarus, Viasna has prepared a number of videos where former political prisoners share their stories about sub-standard and untimely medical care in places of detention.
06.05.2024 The pressure continues: what happened to political prisoners between April 12 and May 2
Viasna reports the latest news about political prisoners.
12.04.2024 The pressure continues: what happened to political prisoners between March 27 and April 11
Viasna reports the latest news about political prisoners.
01.04.2024 The pressure continues: what happened to political prisoners between March 12 and 27
Viasna reports the latest news about political prisoners.
12.03.2024 What happened to political prisoners from February 20 to March 12
Viasna reports the latest news about political prisoners.
07.03.2024 "These were the first minutes when I put on this pink bag." Women spoke about their mugshots after the transfer to the colony
On the eve of the International Women's Rights Day, we are publishing some stories.
23.02.2024 Libereco demands an independent investigation into greenwashing by FSC in Belarus
In an open letter initiated by Libereco Earthsight, MEPs and environmental and human rights NGOs call for an investigation into the certification of Belarusian penal colonies by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).
