News on the topic: political prisoners
17.11.2023 What happened to political prisoners from November 9 to 17
Viasna provides a weekly overview of the latest news on political prisoners.
17.11.2023 International Day of Solidarity with Belarus: Joint statement to the OSCE
The UK and others issue a statement to the OSCE's Permanent Council on the human rights situation in Belarus, calling for immediate release of all political prisoners.
17.11.2023 Statement of human rights organizations on recognition of Andrei Tolchyn as a political prisoner
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
14.11.2023 Latest news about jailed Viasna human rights defenders
We collected news on Viasna team members who are behind bars.
09.11.2023 What happened to political prisoners between November 2 and 9
Viasna provides a weekly overview of the latest news on political prisoners.
07.11.2023 Ales Bialiatski was placed to a punishment cell in the colony
This was announced by his wife Natallia Pinchuk during her speech at the World Forum for Democracy-2023.
06.11.2023 49 political prisoners were released in October, 47 of them completing their sentence
Viasna recounts their cases and terms in the monthly digest.
03.11.2023 What happened to political prisoners between October 25 and November 2
Viasna provides a weekly overview of the latest news on political prisoners.
03.11.2023 Three Members of Parliament from Poland, Germany and Norway take on a godparenthood for Anastasiya Hancharevich, Viktoryia Kulsha and Tamara Karavai
As part of our #WeStandBYyou solidarity campaign, Janina Ochojska, Konstantin von Notz, and Rasmus Hansson have taken on a godparenthood for political prisoners in Belarus.
27.10.2023 To Make Bialiatski Better Known than Obama: How Europeans Are Fighting for Belarusians
The chairman of the international human rights organization “Libereco — Partnership for Human Rights”, Lars Bünger, has been involved with Belarusian issues for more than 20 years. He gave a big interview to Euroradio, where he spoke about his human rights journey, the fight for Belarusian political prisoners and the solidarity campaign #WeStandBYyou.
26.10.2023 We demand the immediate and unconditional release of Nasta Loika
Statement of the human rights community of Belarus
26.10.2023 We demand the rehabilitation of people convicted for exercising freedom of expression
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
26.10.2023 What happened to political prisoners between October 18 and 25
Viasna provides a weekly overview of the latest news on political prisoners.
24.10.2023 At least 32 convicts, torture, trials in absentia and behind closed doors: what is now known about the Black Book of Belarus case
Viasna writes about the persecution in the Black Book of Belarus case and political prisoners convicted of leaking personal information.
24.10.2023 #FreeViasna: review of news on imprisoned Viasna human rights defenders
We collected news on Viasna team members who are behind bars.
