No opposition representatives. Who made it to the territorial referendum commissions in Belarus

27.01.2022 No opposition representatives. Who made it to the territorial referendum commissions in Belarus

“Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections” analyzed territorial referendum commissions and explain the reasons for the lack of opposition members in the commissions

Situation on the eve of the referendum. First report of the campaign “Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections”

26.01.2022 Situation on the eve of the referendum. First report of the campaign “Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections”

The expert mission of observation of the referendum is carried out by the Belarusian Helsinki Committee and the Human Rights Center "Viasna" within the campaign "Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections".

#FreeViasna: Weekly news digest on Viasna’s imprisoned human rights defenders

24.01.2022 #FreeViasna: Weekly news digest on Viasna’s imprisoned human rights defenders

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Ales Kaputski recognised as a political prisoner

19.01.2022 Ales Kaputski recognised as a political prisoner

Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community

#FreeViasna: Weekly news digest on Viasna’s imprisoned human rights defender

17.01.2022 #FreeViasna: Weekly news digest on Viasna’s imprisoned human rights defender

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Six months in jail. What is known about three detained Viasna members

14.01.2022 Six months in jail. What is known about three detained Viasna members

What relatives say about the detained Viasna members, how they met the New Year without their loved ones, and what the human rights defenders write in their letters–in our story.

Human rights defenders call to release eight new political prisoners

13.01.2022 Human rights defenders call to release eight new political prisoners

Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community

#FreeViasna: Weekly news digest on Viasna’s imprisoned human rights defenders

10.01.2022 #FreeViasna: Weekly news digest on Viasna’s imprisoned human rights defenders

On September 17, #FreeViasna campaign of solidarity with the imprisoned "Viasna" members was launched. Here’s the latest news about them.

Human Rights Situation in Belarus in 2021: Analytical review

05.01.2022 Human Rights Situation in Belarus in 2021: Analytical review

The presidential election of August 2020 and the unprecedented protests that followed determined the long-term political situation in Belarus.

Political prisoners in Belarus in 2021. Statistics

05.01.2022 Political prisoners in Belarus in 2021. Statistics

At the end of 2021, there were 969 political prisoners in Belarus. This is the largest number of political prisoners in the history of independent Belarus.

#FreeViasna: Weekly news digest on Viasna’s imprisoned human rights defenders

03.01.2022 #FreeViasna: Weekly news digest on Viasna’s imprisoned human rights defenders

On September 17, #FreeViasna campaign of solidarity with the imprisoned "Viasna" members was launched. Here’s the latest news about them.

Human Rights Situation in Belarus: December 2021

31.12.2021 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: December 2021

In December, the authorities continued to apply politically motivated prosecution, issuing excessively harsh punishments to individual political prisoners.

The most high-profile cases of torture in Belarus in 2021

29.12.2021 The most high-profile cases of torture in Belarus in 2021

During this year's trials, the society learned about the horrific details of the beating and torture of political prisoners Mikola Dziadok, Stsiapan Latypau, Dzmitry Dubouski, Ihar Alinevich, Siarhei Ramanau and Dzmitry Rezanovich, Volha Zalatar, Yahor Martsinovich, Yegor Dudnikov and Artsiom Bayarski.

Eight names added to the list of political prisoners

28.12.2021 Eight names added to the list of political prisoners

Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community

#FreeViasna: Weekly news digest on Viasna’s imprisoned human rights defenders

27.12.2021 #FreeViasna: Weekly news digest on Viasna’s imprisoned human rights defenders

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