News on the topic: political prisoners
08.08.2023 Rights advocate Leanid Sudalenka on his jail experience: “I was labeled a persistent violator”
Leanid Sudalenka on why he left Belarus, how political prisoners are discriminated against, and why solidarity is essential.
04.08.2023 Lech Wałęsa to Belarusian civil society: “Your suffering will pay off”
Viasna asked the prominent politician and freedom fighter to address the Belarusians on the Day of Solidarity with Civil Society in Belarus.
03.08.2023 Another group of convicted protesters recognized as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
01.08.2023 New details of the persecution of artist Ales Pushkin: charges over iconic performance restaging and solitary confinement in pre-trial detention
Viasna continues to collect information about Pushkin's persecution, imprisonment, and death.
01.08.2023 Human rights defenders identify another 14 political prisoners
Human rights community demands the immediate release of all political prisoners and the end of political repression.
26.07.2023 Belarus unites in a 12-hour online solidarity marathon with political prisoners
On Saturday, July 29th, independent Belarusian media will come together in a 12-hours all-Belarusian online solidarity marathon "We Care!" to raise funds for political prisoners and their families.
26.07.2023 #FreeViasna: Latest news about jailed Viasna human rights defenders
Leanid Sudalenka was released from jail while Viasna has been awarded another major human rights prize.
25.07.2023 11 more people recognized as political prisoners over “extremism” charges and convictions
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus
21.07.2023 Leanid Sudalenka: “My mother thought I was working abroad for 3 years”
First interview of the released human rights defender.
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.
19.07.2023 16 Luxembourg MPs become godparents of political prisoners in Belarus
Members of Parliament have become symbolic godparents as part of Libereco solidarity campaign #WeStandBYyou.
18.07.2023 Ales Puhkin's godmother Camilla Hansén: “I had really hoped that we should meet one day”
Viasna talked with Swedish MP about the life and works of Ales Pushkin and about her further actions.
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.
17.07.2023 Eight more people recognized political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
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.
