10.06.2021 Four political prisoners sentenced to 5 years each for plotting riots that never happened
The Maskoŭski District Court of Minsk convicted today four political prisoners, who volunteered at Viktar Babaryka’s presidential campaign, Ihar Yarmolau, Dzmitry Kanapelka, Uladzislau Karetski, and Mikalai Saseu, who were accused of “preparing for riots” (Part 1, Article 13 and Part 2, Article 293 of the Criminal Code) and “other training of persons to participate in riots” (Part 3 of Article 293 of the Criminal Code).
09.06.2021 Palina Sharenda-Panasiuk is political prisoner
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community on the sentencing of Palina Sharenda-Panasiuk
08.06.2021 Human rights defenders call to release 8 more political prisoners
Joint statement by representatives of the Belarusian human rights community
03.06.2021 12 new names on list of political prisoners
Joint statement by representatives of the Belarusian human rights community
02.06.2021 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: May 2021
In May, the authorities continued to actively prosecute people for political reasons. According to the Prosecutor General’s Office, since August 2020, more than 3,000 criminal cases have been opened for violating the procedure of holding mass events and protests.
28.05.2021 15 new political prisoners in Belarus
Joint statement by Belarusian human rights organizations
27.05.2021 12 more names on list of political prisoners
Joint statement by representatives of the Belarusian human rights community
26.05.2021 Human rights organizations call to release five more political prisoners
Joint statement by the human rights organizations of Belarus
26.05.2021 Ales Bialiatski on the death of political prisoner Vitold Ashurak
Can we hope that the Investigative Committee will conduct an objective investigation and find out the truth?
25.05.2021 TUT.BY employees are political prisoners
Joint statement by Belarusian human rights organizations
24.05.2021 Immediately release political prisoner Raman Pratasevich!
Joint statement by Belarusian human rights organizations
21.05.2021 “Ordinary people who want to speak freely”: Brest court convicts more protesters over August “riots”
Judge Andrei Hrushko of the Lieninski District Court of Brest sentenced thirteen people, including eleven political prisoners and two minors, to various terms in prison over their involvement in the post-election protests of August 2020.
20.05.2021 HRDs demand retrials and release of 8 more political prisoners
Joint statement of the Belarusian human rights community
18.05.2021 Human rights defenders call to release 21 more political prisoners
Joint statement by the human rights organizations of Belarus
18.05.2021 Stop attack on TUT.BY and other media resources
Statement by the Belarusian Association of Journalists
