News on the topic: political prisoners
20.11.2024 The statement on the recognition of 13 people as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
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.
18.11.2024 Dzmitry Shlethauer, a 22-year-old political prisoner, died in Mahilioŭ penal colony No. 15
The exact cause of death is unknown.
16.11.2024 31 political prisoners released by pardon on November 7
On November 7 it became known that 31 more political prisoners were pardoned in Belarus. This was reported by the official Telegram channel of Aliaksandr Lukashenka.
15.11.2024 New comprehensive report explores how Belarusian survivors of torture perceive justice
Joint publication by Viasna Human Rights Group and the International Committee for Investigation of Torture in Belarus
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.
11.11.2024 The Foreign Affairs Committee of the Czech Parliament called for the release of Ales Bialiatski and all political prisoners in Belarus
In a resolution adopted on November 7, the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chamber of Deputies called on the Lukashenka regime to immediately and unconditionally release Nobel Peace Prize and Václav Havel Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski.
05.11.2024 The statement on the recognition of 14 people as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
05.11.2024 How and why are priests being persecuted in Belarus?
Representatives of the religious community who supported the democratic movement are widely persecuted in Belarus.
01.11.2024 The statement on the recognition of nine people as political prisoners
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus
28.10.2024 "Prison is outside, not inside": artworks from behind the bars
The exhibition in Vilnius, which is part of the Relentless Voices project of the Museum of Free Belarus in Warsaw, presents 60 drawings and graphic artworks.
23.10.2024 Four Scottish MPs take on a godparenthood for political prisoners in Belarus
As part of #WeStandBYyou campaign, Kenneth Gibson (Scottish National Party), Clare Haughey (Scottish National Party), Paul Sweeney (Scottish Labour) and Ruth Maguire (Scottish National Party) become godparents of Artsiom Kasakouski, Zhanna Volkava, Hanna Karniayenka and Kseniya Khоdyrаva.
21.10.2024 The statement on the recognition of eight people as political prisoners
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus
21.10.2024 Father's Day in Belarus: five stories about political prisoners who are fathers of many children
There are almost 30 political prisoners across the country who are fathers of many children.
18.10.2024 The statement on the recognition of four people as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
