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• "They beat me with a flagpole to make me kneel in front of the head of the police department". A story of an ex political prisoner
• "An exceptional case." The coordinator of the campaign "Human Rights Defenders against the Death Penalty" spoke about the sentence of Rico Krieger
• UN finds Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski’s detention in Belarus violates international law, demands his immediate and unconditional release
• The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders and Viasna demanded the release of their colleagues
• "The restriction on the transfer of sanitary pads to women is abuse of power." Viasna lawyer comments new changes in the colonies
• The pressure continues: what happened to political prisoners between June 19 and July 16
• More than half of those convicted in June in political criminal cases were punished for participating in 2020 protests
• Three new godparents from Switzerland and the Czech Republic for political prisoners in Belarus
• Libereco expands support for politically persecuted Belarusians
• Members of Parliament from Germany, Norway and Poland take on a godparenthood for Maryna Sankevich, Aliaksandr Yarashuk and Paviel Sava
• EPDE calls for the immediate release of Viasna members as they enter fourth year of political imprisonment
• The appeal of Oleg Orlov, the co-chairman of the Memorial Center, was rejected
• Eduard Babaryka received additional period of imprisonment
• Amnesty International has called for the release of Ales Bialiatski amid reports of his deteriorating health
• "In summer, it's like a greenhouse." A former prisoner spoke about the new pre-trial detention center near Minsk
• "The statute of limitations does not apply to such crimes." Death anniversary of artist Ales Pushkin
• Verdicts have been passed in another criminal case in absentia
• Human rights situation in Belarus. June 2024
• "She used a rag during her period." Former prisoners spoke about the conditions in Belarusian temporary detention facilities
• "It does not indicate serious changes in the human rights situation." Viasna human rights activist comments on the release of political prisoners