News on the topic: political prisoners
20.02.2024 Political prisoner Ihar Lednik died. He had health problems
The political prisoner had a group II disability due to heart problems.
19.02.2024 The statement on the recognition of 6 people as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
19.02.2024 Former distinguished graduate of BSU sentenced to 5 years in penal colony for donations
On February 16, the Minsk City Court sentenced Kseniya Khodyrava, a 27-year-old political prisoner.
16.02.2024 The statement on the recognition of 7 people as political prisoners
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus
13.02.2024 The pressure continues: what happened to political prisoners between January 27 and February 13
Viasna reports the latest news about political prisoners.
09.02.2024 At least 55 defendants. Who they are and how they are persecuted in Belarus for "treason against the state"
Viasna reports on the persecution under Article 356 of the Criminal Code.
07.02.2024 At least 310 detainees: results of administrative prosecution in January
Viasna compiled a list of the strangest and most ridiculous reasons why Belarusians were tried in January.
06.02.2024 The statement on the recognition of 12 people as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
02.02.2024 35 political prisoners released in January having served their sentences
Viasna recounts their cases and terms in the monthly digest.
01.02.2024 "What was broken in the punishment cell heals the way it is": former political prisoner speaks of the conditions in PC-1
The man heard the screams of political prisoners being beaten, treated himself using books from the library, and ate gruel in a punishment cell, while snowflakes fell into his plate from the window open for several days in a row.
30.01.2024 The statement on the recognition of 15 people as political prisoners
We, representatives of the human rights community of Belarus, once again note that criminal prosecution for inciting other social hatred or hostility (Article 130 of the Criminal Code) is selectively and discriminatively applied by the investigation and the courts solely to protect the institutions of power.
29.01.2024 What happened to political prisoners from January 15 to 26
Viasna provides a weekly overview of the latest news on political prisoners.
25.01.2024 We demand the rehabilitation of convicted participants of peaceful assemblies
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
25.01.2024 The statement on the recognition of 5 people as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
24.01.2024 400th Godparent: First Minister of Scotland “adopts” Belarusian Political Prisoner Dzmitryi Halavach
Today, Libereco’s solidarity campaign #WeStandBYyou for political prisoners has reached another milestone: With First Minister of Scotland Humza Yousaf becoming the 400th parliamentarian to take on symbolic godparenthood for a political prisoner in Belarus.
