News on the topic: solidarity
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.
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.
09.10.2024 New godparents for political prisoners in Belarus from England and Germany
As part of #WeStandBYyou campaign, Lord Simon Russell (House of Lords, Independent, England), Kevin Kühnert (Social Democratic Party of Germany) and Lord Leslie Griffiths (House of Lords, Labour Party, England) are taking on a godparenthood for Alena and Siarhei Maushuk, Volha Brytsikava and Mikhail Lapunou.
27.09.2024 "Like thousands of innocent Belarusians, Ales does not belong in prison": the world congratulates Ales Bialiatski on his birthday
On his birthday, international and Belarusian organizations, public activists, politicians, and journalists joined the congratulations.
26.09.2024 "We all need to save Ales and take action to secure his freedom"
A solidarity rally with political prisoner human rights activist, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski took place on September 25, his birthday, near the Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in Vilnius. The demonstrations were also held in other European countries.
25.09.2024 Ales Bialiatski: "May peace remain in my soul." On the occasion of the 62nd birthday of Viasna Chairman
On his birthday, we remember his words related to various awards.
25.09.2024 "He is free within a prison cell because true freedom lies in the soul."
Representatives of the diplomatic corps of the EU countries express solidarity with the imprisoned head of Human Rights Center Viasna and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski.
23.09.2024 "The situation of political prisoners in Belarus remains one of the greatest concerns of the EU", says Josep Borrell
Speech by the Vice-President of the European Commission Josep Borrell on the situation of political prisoners in Belarus.
11.09.2024 In September, at least 16 women are tried for solidarity with political prisoners
For four months now, trials of women who were detained during the January KGB raid for solidarity with political prisoners have been taking place in Belarus.
09.09.2024 On the International Day of Solidarity of Journalists, 34 representatives of the Belarusian media are behind bars
This day is extremely relevant for Belarus, where, according to the Belarusian Association of Journalists, 34 media representatives — journalists, reporters, bloggers — are currently behind bars.
29.08.2024 Viasna appealed to the UN Working Group on the political prisoner sentenced to imprisonment for solidarity
Viasna sent a complaint to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention against 64-year-old political prisoner Iryna Takarchuk, who was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment.
21.08.2024 Three new godparents from Germany for political prisoners in Belarus
As part of #WeStandBYyou campaign, Peter Heidt (Freie Demokraten), Luiza Licina-Bode (Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands) and Bruno Hönel (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) have taken on a godparenthood of Aliaksei Barodka, Siarhei Shametska and Cheslau Kananovich.
19.08.2024 #FramedinBelarus: Towards Solidarity. Exhibition opens in Norway
On August 24, 2024, at the Kunstbanken Center for Contemporary Art (Hamar, Norway), the Stitchit art collective, together with Amnesty International Norway's Senior Advisor for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Ana Tusvik Bonde, will open exhibition #FramedinBelarus: Towards Solidarity.
13.08.2024 "The war between good and evil continues in Belarus". How the Day of Dignity was celebrated in Vilnius
On August 9, the Day of Solidarity with Belarus, a rally was held in Vilnius Cathedral Square, which ended with the March of Dignity through the streets of the Lithuanian capital.
19.07.2024 The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders and Viasna demanded the release of their colleagues
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (FIDH-OMCT) and Viasna Human Rights Center issued a joint statement on the third anniversary of the detention of Viasna members.
