31.01.2023 Wiretap recordings, a list of political prisoners, and materials from Viasna website: what's inside Viasna case file
Viasna tells what constitutes the prosecution evidence and what is really targeted in these proceedings.
30.01.2023 Bialiatski: “Criminalizing aid to victims of political repression is immoral and inhumane”
Viasna tells what happened at the trial of the human rights center's leadership last week.
21.01.2023 Human Rights Situation in Belarus in 2022
Analytical review
20.01.2023 Hasty trial against Viasna continues: court reads case files at record speed
On Days 7, 8, and 9, the court examined thousands of pages. Meanwhile, it became known that the court was discouraging witnesses from attending the process.
18.01.2023 Viasna trial through the eyes of a spectator: Prosecution evidence is questionable and security measures unprecedented
Spectator at court and human rights activist Alena Masliukova share their impressions of the process.
16.01.2023 Trial against Viasna: Days 6 and 7
Witnesses refuse to come to court, Stefanovic claims that they were pressurized in pre-trial detention, and Labkovich asks for medics once again.
11.01.2023 Administrative prosecution in 2022: At least 6,380 arrests
Viasna's yearly review of the administrative prosecution on political grounds.
09.01.2023 Political prisoners in Belarus in 2022. Infographics
In 2022, arrests, torture, and criminal proceedings on political grounds against Belarusians continued. Viasna shares figures on political prisoners for 2022.
06.01.2023 Trial against Viasna leadership: Day 2
The court proceeds with questioning independent journalists.
05.01.2023 Trial against Viasna leadership: Day 1
Human rights defenders demand the trial in the Belarusian language and plead not guilty.
04.01.2023 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: December 2022
"The whole of Belarus is here in prison now". The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Viasna leader Ales Bialiatski. The medal and diploma were received by his wife Natallia Pinchuk, who also gave a Nobel lecture.
02.01.2023 "The whole floor was covered in my blood." Former detainee speaks of torture
A Minsk resident told Viasna about the two-hour torture and beatings by the officers of the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption, the nurse's response to his broken finger, and the detention conditions in TDC in July this year.
30.12.2022 Vital Melnik, Aliaksandr Zhukau, and Ihar Kunhurtsau recognized as political prisoners
Joint statement of the Belarusian human rights community
30.12.2022 Tortures continue in detention: the most notable cases in 2022
Torture and detention in inhumane conditions have been an integral part of the political persecution in Belarus since August 2020. We recall the most notorious torture cases that leaked out in 2022.
28.12.2022 18 more prisoners declared political in Belarus
Joint statement of Belarusian human rights community
