News on the topic: human rights defenders
28.06.2024 The UN Committee against Torture will provide the results of a confidential investigation into Belarus
One of the initiators of this investigation was Viasna Human Rights Center in September 2020.
19.06.2024 Leanid Sudalenka: "I will stop respecting my legal profession if I give up"
The human rights defender speaks about his trial in absentia, special proceedings, violation of rights during the trial, and his future plans.
19.06.2024 Five years of imprisonment in a high security colony and a huge fine: the verdict of human rights activist Leanid Sudalenka
Leanid Sudalenka is one of the first human rights defenders who faced criminal prosecution after the 2020 presidential election.
12.06.2024 Human rights defender Leanid Sudalenka tried in absentia for facilitating extremist activities
Leanid Sudalenka is one of the first human rights defenders who faced criminal prosecution after the 2020 presidential election.
11.06.2024 "I'm not afraid. Let them be afraid!"
On July 2, there will be the opening of an exhibition about the intertwined fates of two outstanding human rights defenders, prisoners of conscience and Nobel Peace Prize laureates Ales Bialiatski and Oleg Orlov.
10.06.2024 The hearing of the appeal of the co-chairman of the Memorial Center Oleg Orlov postponed
After the verdict, without any grounds, Oleg Orlov was transferred to the SIZO-2 in Syzran on the night of April 11–12.
24.05.2024 Alena Masliukova: "I've worked as a human rights defender and I will continue my work”
On May 23, the Svietlahorsk District Department of the Investigative Committee initiated special proceedings against Viasna human rights defender Alena Masliukova.
17.05.2024 Norwegian PEN admitted Ales Bialiatski as honorary member
The proposal was explained by Jørgen Frydnes, Secretary General of the Norwegian PEN.
15.05.2024 Statement of the founders of Doctors for Truth and Justice
The KGB of Belarus has recognized the members of the organization as an extremist formation.
15.05.2024 Human rights defender Anar Mammadli was detained, and Oleg Orlov was transferred to Syzran: international news digest
Viasna has prepared another digest on the persecution of human rights defenders in the post-Soviet space and the most significant human rights violations.
02.05.2024 Local human rights defender detained in Azerbaijan. He, like his Belarusian colleagues, is accused of "smuggling"
On April 29, Anar Mammadli, the head of the Center for Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies (EMDS) and a member of Human Rights House, was detained.
29.04.2024 From an hour of mourning and silence to 35 years of processions. How the Chernobyl Way began
Since then, the Chernobyl Way has always been a reason for repression from the authorities.
24.04.2024 "They break their own rules of special proceedings." The case against Leanid Sudalenka was transferred to the court
It is known that there are two volumes of the case materials, but the essence of the accusation is still unknown.
10.04.2024 Nobel laureate Bialiatski’s condition worsens after 1,000 days in Belarusian prison, his wife says
Nobel Peace Prize laureate and activist Ales Bialiatski marked his 1,000th day in prison in Belarus on Tuesday amid increasing fears about his deteriorating health, his wife said.
29.03.2024 Viasna receives University of Graz award for documenting human rights violations
As part of the International Accountability Platform for Belarus, the Viasna Human Rights Center received the University of Graz Human Rights Award.
