News on the topic: political persecution
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.
31.10.2024 Deterioration of legal profession in Belarus: facts, reasons, assessments
Human rights activists note that the mass prosecution of lawyers in administrative and criminal cases began in the second half of 2022.
25.10.2024 At least 360 people detained in Belarus from July to September
Viasna human rights defenders traditionally calculated the total number of detentions for the third quarter of 2024.
24.10.2024 Ukrainians convicted of a "sabotage for the Security Service of Ukraine": father and son sentenced to 20 years in a penal colony
The trial was handled by judge Yauhen Sharshniou.
22.10.2024 Journalist Ihar Ilyash detained
The photo of the journalist was published by pro-government Telegram channels.
21.10.2024 "They began to threaten me with a new criminal case": Aliaksei Ramanau speaks about the persecution after the penal colony
After his release, Aliaksei could not officially get a job anywhere, and then the detentions began.
08.10.2024 The Investigative Committee has initiated a criminal case against Platform 2025
The agency claims to have identified "22 more persons who joined the activities of Tsikhanouskaya and her supporters to seize state power in Belarus in an unconstitutional way."
08.10.2024 "People are forced to leave the country." What did a Viasna human rights defender say at the OSCE conference
OSCE Human Dimension Conference is taking place in Warsaw (September 30 – October 11, 2024). A Viasna human rights defender also spoke there. He spoke about Human Rights Center Viasna documenting politically motivated persecution and its constant escalation.
07.10.2024 Yury Ziankovich sentenced to additional 2 years of imprisonment. He is currently in the KGB pre-trial detention center
Viasna has collected all known information about the persecution of the political prisoner as well as about his health.
04.10.2024 At least 24 people released in September after serving their sentences, 67 after being pardoned
What political prisoners served their sentences for and how many of them were imprisoned; Viasna recalls their cases.
01.10.2024 Philosopher, priest, cycling activist, editor: more than 40 older people remain behind bars
On the International Day of the Older Persons, we share some of their stories.
