News on the topic: political persecution
20.12.2024 2024, the darkest and most repressive year for Belarusian media
Viasna has prepared a detailed report on repression against media workers and persecution of journalists and bloggers in 2024.
18.12.2024 Migrants, refugees, exiles: how to name hundreds of thousands of Belarusians forced to leave their homeland
Today, International Migrant Day is celebrated worldwide. It has become extremely relevant for Belarusians in recent years.
16.12.2024 November: record number of families prosecuted
Over the past month, at least 144 people have become victims of criminal repression, of whom 35 are women and 109 are men.
16.12.2024 Five Minsk judges responsible for the highest number of political convictions
Viasna reports on the five most repressive judges in Minsk who have been handling criminal political cases for more than four years.
11.12.2024 Trials, wanted lists, special proceedings. How are human rights defenders persecuted in Belarus?
We report on the persecution of human rights defenders.
10.12.2024 650 people in Belarus convicted of "inciting other social hatred"
Viasna reports the people persecuted and the reasons for convictions.
05.12.2024 At least 11 political prisoners with disabilities remain behind bars in Belarus
For these people, detention is more often experienced as torture compared to others.
26.11.2024 Human rights defender Siarzhuk Sys comments on the Russian wanted list: "It is better not to visit some CIS countries now"
A Viasna human rights defender spoke about his reaction to the news about his inclusion in the Russian wanted list.
25.11.2024 International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women: 163 women political prisoners in Belarus
In four years, more than 1,450 politically motivated criminal convictions against women have been recorded.
25.11.2024 Statement on the recognition of journalist Ihar Iliyash as a political prisoner
Joint statement by human rights organizations of Belarus.
19.11.2024 The New York City Bar Association statement on human rights violations in Belarus
The New York City Bar Association expresses grave concern over ongoing human rights abuses in Belarus, particularly the systematic mistreatment of political prisoners under the regime of Aliaksandr Lukashenka.
12.11.2024 At least 15 people were released having served their sentence in October, one of them a woman
Viasna recounts their cases and terms in the monthly digest.
01.11.2024 "Four years have passed, but I can't forget that march to this day": the story of a Minsk driver
On October 18, 2020, a Sunday Partisan March took place in Minsk and other cities of Belarus, during which security forces detained more than 280 people.
01.11.2024 Inmate ill-treatment and possible enforced disappearances in Belarus ongoing concerns, say UN experts
UN experts have again written to the authorities in Belarus to voice their concerns.
01.11.2024 At least 13 Ukrainian citizens held in Belarusian prisons for political reasons
Viasna reports the stories of 13 Ukrainian political prisoners who are currently imprisoned in Belarus.
