The Human Rights Center “Viasna”

23.08.2021 HRDs call to release 9 persons convicted of defamation offenses

Joint statement by representatives of the Belarusian human rights community

23.08.2021 Trial of Viasna’s Homieĺ members set for September 3

Human rights defender of Viasna Leanid Sudalenka and volunteer Tatsiana Lasitsa have been detained for seven months.

21.08.2021 6 more political prisoners convicted over “riots” in Brest

The Maskoŭski District Court of Brest announced a verdict in the case of “mass disorders” that allegedly took place on August 10, 2020.

21.08.2021 Political prisoners Ihar Liashchenia, Viktar Kuushynau are free

Viktar Kuushynau, product director at the PandaDoc software company, and Ihar Liashchenia, former Belarusian ambassador to Slovakia, were released yesterday.

20.08.2021 4 more political prisoners convicted in defamation trials

Joint statement by representatives of the Belarusian human rights community

19.08.2021 Press Club members released after 8 months in detention

Four members of Press Club Belarus, founder and chairperson Yuliya Slutskaya, her son Piotr Slutski, financial director Siarhei Alsheuski and program director Ala Sharko, have been released after spending eight months in pre-trial detention, nashaniva.com said.

19.08.2021 Human rights defenders call to release BelaPAN employees

Statement by representatives of the Belarusian human rights community

18.08.2021 7 more protesters listed as political prisoners

Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community

16.08.2021 Release political prisoner Ihar Liashchenia!

Joint statement of Belarusian human rights organizations

16.08.2021 Political prisoner Stsiapan Latypau sentenced to heavy term in mock trial

The Saviecki District Court of Minsk sentenced Latypau to eight and a half years in prison and a fine of 8,700 rubles.

13.08.2021 Aliaksei Kudzin and Andrei Sakalouski are political prisoners

Joint statement of the Belarusian human rights community

12.08.2021 3 to 4 1/2 years in prison: Six political prisoners convicted in another trial over Brest “riots”

The Lieninski District Court of Brest announced today its verdict in the third trial of protesters accused of “rioting” during the post-election events of August 9-10, 2020.

11.08.2021 Human rights defenders demand retrials and release of three new political prisoners

Statement by the human rights community of Belarus

11.08.2021 Artsiom Bayarski, Dzmitry Hopta and Vitaliya Bandarenka 'adopted' by European MPs

As part of Libereco’s #WeStandBYyou solidarity campaign, Cathal Berry (Dáil Éireann, Independent, Ireland), Charlie Flanagan (Dáil Éireann, Fine Gael, Ireland) and Gabriele Bischoff (European Parliament, SPD, Germany) are taking over godparenthood for political prisoners in Belarus.