15.11.2024 New comprehensive report explores how Belarusian survivors of torture perceive justice
Joint publication by Viasna Human Rights Group and the International Committee for Investigation of Torture in Belarus
15.11.2024 At least 1,213 sentenced in administrative cases: repression intensifies in Belarus ahead of presidential elections
Viasna reports how the authorities are "cleansing" the country of "extremists" before the 2025 elections.
11.11.2024 Human rights situation in Belarus. October 2024
Arbitrary repression of political opponents of the regime and dissidents persists in Belarus. Furthermore, the level of criminal and related administrative prosecution remains unacceptably high.
05.11.2024 The statement on the recognition of 14 people as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
31.10.2024 Deterioration of legal profession in Belarus: facts, reasons, assessments
Human rights activists note that the mass prosecution of lawyers in administrative and criminal cases began in the second half of 2022.
30.10.2024 Pavel Sapelka: "Among 1,300 political prisoners, all candidates for this position from the previous elections are held incommunicado"
We spoke with Viasna human rights defender Pavel Sapelka about the conditions of the election campaign, the role of monitoring by human rights defenders, and the goals of the campaign.
24.10.2024 Ukrainians convicted of a "sabotage for the Security Service of Ukraine": father and son sentenced to 20 years in a penal colony
The trial was handled by judge Yauhen Sharshniou.
21.10.2024 "They began to threaten me with a new criminal case": Aliaksei Ramanau speaks about the persecution after the penal colony
After his release, Aliaksei could not officially get a job anywhere, and then the detentions began.
14.10.2024 Mother's Day behind bars: 10 stories of women political prisoners
On Mother's Day, Viasna recalls some of the stories of women who ended up behind bars, separated from their children.
08.10.2024 Human rights situation in Belarus. September 2024
The prevailing climate of politically motivated repression has a significant impact on the human rights and fundamental freedoms situation in Belarus.
04.10.2024 Ruslan Akostka: "What is happening in the Belarusian penal colonies is torture"
Ruslan told Viasna about the conditions of detention in the Horki colony and a meeting with Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski.
01.10.2024 Philosopher, priest, cycling activist, editor: more than 40 older people remain behind bars
On the International Day of the Older Persons, we share some of their stories.
30.09.2024 "When the security forces found that I had epilepsy, they reduced the power of the taser." The story of a former prisoner
Two years of home confinement for leaving Internet comments and threats to be sent to a penal colony for condemning the Russian army.
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.
