News on the topic: Viasna
21.07.2023 Leanid Sudalenka released after serving jail term in full
Human rights defender has been held behind bars for two and a half years.
18.07.2023 "Their struggle could move any of us. Their dignity and courage a lesson for anyone of us." Why foreign artists draw political prisoners of Belarus
In interviews with Viasna, Gianluca Costantini and Rash Brax open up about their creative process and what drives them to support the marginalized.
14.07.2023 Pinchuk: “The painful ordeal fell not only on the human rights defenders, but also on the whole Belarusian people”
On the anniversary of the Viasna members' arrest, we publish the interview with Ales Bialiatski's wife.
14.07.2023 The Observatory: Injustice and cruelty of the judiciary in the Viasna case
The new report of the Observatory exposes the parody of justice during the recent trial of four Viasna members.
14.06.2023 #FreeViasna: Latest news about jailed Viasna human rights defenders
Labkovich could call the family from jail, Stefanovic was assigned to hard physical work, and Bialitski became a part of an art-installation to be presented in Oslo.
29.05.2023 #FreeViasna: Latest news about jailed Viasna human rights defenders
The regime continues its crackdown on Viasna labelling its media extremist, while the international community demands the unconditional release of our jailed fellows.
23.05.2023 Over 100 Nobel Laureates join PEN International in support of Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski
The letter was released on the International Day of Solidarity with Political Prisoners in Belarus.
17.05.2023 May 21 is the Day of the Political prisoner in Belarus: show your solidarity and join the action in your city
This year's theme is letters and the right to correspondence.
15.05.2023 Liquidation, arrests, trials, and expulsion. After 27 years of repression, Viasna continues its activities
What follows is a chronicle of the persecution of Viasna human rights defenders over the 27 years of the activity of the organization.
13.05.2023 May 21 is the Day of the Political prisoner in Belarus: show your solidarity! Updated with events schedule
This year's theme is letters and the right to correspondence.
02.05.2023 #FreeViasna: Latest news about jailed Viasna human rights defenders
Viasna human rights defenders were transported to prison while there are no updates from volunteer Andrei Chapiuk and Viasna member Leanid Sudalenka.
27.04.2023 “Our thoughts are with those who spend this day behind bars.” International community congratulates Viasna on its birthday
Today, representatives of the international community congratulate us and demand the release of imprisoned Viasna activists.
21.04.2023 Viasna leader's appeal denied, harsh prison sentences upheld
The appeal filed by Belarusian human rights defenders Ales Bialiatski, Valiantsin Stefanovic, Uladzimir Labkovich, and Zmitser Salauyou has been denied, resulting in the upholding of their harsh prison sentences.
18.04.2023 #FreeViasna: Latest news about jailed Viasna human rights defenders
In April, celebrate Viasna's birthday with us.
14.04.2023 Valiantsin Stefanovic: “I firmly intend to endure it all and return to the free world”
Read the letter from Viasna deputy chair, in which he writes about his mood, his preparation for the colony, and the passage of time.