21.04.2023 Political prisoner count in Belarus hits 1,500 people
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
19.04.2023 Ivan Kuliashou, political prisoner's son: “They beat me and constantly threatened me”
Ivan spoke to Viasna about the beatings in the KGB, the pressure, and the two criminal cases in his family.
13.04.2023 “The KGB thought we were a sock puppet farm”: Political prisoner reveals behind the scenes of the Zeltser case
A former political prisoner in the so-called Zeltzer case, told Viasna about her experience.
10.04.2023 No fewer than 88 political prisoners tried multiple times
Since 2020, tens of thousands of Belarusians have been victims of the horrific repression that the authorities have organized on a daily basis. One form of harassment is the initiation of new criminal proceedings against those who have already been convicted.
07.04.2023 Extreme forms of protest used by political prisoners in Belarus
Severe pressure, torture, and unbearable living and working conditions increasingly force political prisoners to express their protest using harsh methods.
04.04.2023 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: March 2023
The profound human rights crisis continues to shape the political and economic environment in Belarus; in March, the authorities continued to perpetrate large-scale persecution for political reasons.
04.04.2023 #FreeViasna: Latest news about jailed Viasna human rights defenders
The prosecutor appealed the verdict in the Viasna case, while Ales Bialitski's wife Natallia Pinchuk continues series of meetings in solidarity week with the Nobel laureate in Lithuania.
29.03.2023 Prosecutor appeals the verdict in Viasna case
Aliaksandr Karol askes for two more years of imprisonment and higher fines for political prisoners.
28.03.2023 Journalists Padabed and Lazarau recognised as political prisoners
One of the most egregious forms of harassment is the criminal prosecution of journalists for “belonging to an extremist organization or promoting extremist activities”.
24.03.2023 #FreeViasna: Latest news about jailed Viasna human rights defenders
Rabkova and Chapiuk transferred to colonies, Stefanovic sends a letter from jail, and Bialiatski's wife promotes the Belarusian struggle for freedom in Poland.
23.03.2023 Belarus outraged by the UNHCHR report on the situation with the human rights in the country
The examination concluded that some of the violations may amount to crimes against humanity.
21.03.2023 Viasna member Natallia Satsunkevich: “What’s going on in Belarus is not only about my country… we are all connected.”
Right Livelihood talked to Natallia shortly after the final verdict in the Viasna case.
17.03.2023 OHCHR report on Belarus: At least 100,000 people fled abroad after the 2020 presidential election
Some of the human rights violations in Belarus amount to crimes against humanity.
16.03.2023 Rabkova's cellmate: “Marfa needs biopsy to see if it's benign or something worse”
Some hope remains that the activist will get help in the penal colony after the transfer.
14.03.2023 Out of jail! In February, 20 political prisoners were released
Viasna recalls their cases.
