News on the topic: human rights defenders
05.09.2022 "I could not imagine that when my elder brother got behind bars, someone would have to stand in for him," – says Mikalay Labkovich
Mikalay Labkovich has told Viasna how he found out about the arrest of his brother and his brother’s wife on 14 July last year, how Uladzimir’s family has been living without him, and about the challenges they face and the way to help the imprisoned human rights defender and other political prisoners.
31.08.2022 Not to be sheeple: latest Malanka.media release documents Viasna work in exile
The documentary is part of a joint effort between documentary filmmakers and Viasna Human Rights Center.
15.08.2022 #FreeViasna: Weekly news digest on Viasna’s imprisoned human rights defenders
Latest news about imprisoned Viasna members
05.08.2022 “We want to get through to the walls”: Viasna solidarity actions at Belarusian embassy in Vilnius held on August 4
The place and date refer to the first such action held in 2013 in front of the Belarusian embassy—to express solidarity with the imprisoned Viasna chairman Ales Bialiatski.
26.07.2022 #FreeViasna: Weekly news digest on Viasna’s imprisoned human rights defenders
Latest news about imprisoned Viasna members
18.07.2022 Valiantsin Stefanovich re-nominated for the post of FIDH Vice-President
Viasna lawyer Pavel Sapelka attended a meeting of FIDH International Bureau, where he presented Viasna's reports and met with Deputy-Mayor Jean-Luc Romero-Michel
07.07.2022 #FreeViasna: Weekly news digest on Viasna’s imprisoned human rights defenders
Latest news about imprisoned Viasna members
29.06.2022 “She doesn’t regret anything”: How is Marfa Rabkova doing in jail
Aksana Kolb, the editor-in-chief of Novy Čas newspaper, met Marfa in pre-trial detention center and spoke to Viasna about the human rights defender's condition
24.06.2022 Belarusian human rights defender Anisiya Kazliuk detained in Kyiv
Police claim the activist's residence permit is not valid due to expiration despite the government stating that all documents are automatically renewed under martial law
12.05.2022 Viasna honored the Clooney Foundation's Albie Awards
Viasna Human Rights Center among first nominees of freshly established award
25.04.2022 Kafkaesque accusations against the staff of Viasna ahead of its 26th anniversary
Joint statement of international human rights organizations
12.04.2022 Prosecutor General's Office: no grounds for considering appeals to provide medical care to Marfa Rabkova
The Prosecutor General's Office will not respond to numerous citizens' appeals related to inadequate detention conditions and failure to provide medical care to the coordinator of Viasna’s volunteer network Marfa Rabkova.
12.04.2022 Leanid Sudalenka: ‘It's not the state that gives us our rights’
Two weeks before the detention of Leanid Sudalenka, head of the Viasna Homieĺ branch, Barys Zvozskau Belarusian Human Rights House published a large interview with him.
25.03.2022 Freedom Day in shackles. Why March 25 is a special day for human rights defenders
March 25 is not only historical landmark, but also busy day for lawyers, volunteers, and journalists
17.03.2022 Right Livelihood: Civil society activists often imprisoned amid crackdown on dissent
Foundation warned UNHRC on the shrinking space for civil society in several countries in its statement
