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Nearly 1K political prisoners now in Belarus
On January 25, the Belarusian human rights community issued a joint statement on their recognising another seven persons as political prisoners, HRC Viasna reports.
25.01.2022
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Political prisoner Mikita Yemelyanau prosecuted for disobedience in prison
Young man sentenced to 4 years in prison faces a new sentence
20.12.2021
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Pro-Lukashenka police accuse political prisoner Marfa Rabkova of running criminal anarchist organisation
The Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case under Parts 1 and 2 of Article 285 of the Criminal Code over ‘establishiing an international criminal anarchist organisation which consists of a number of extremist groups banned in Belarus’, the notorious GUBAZiK/GUBOPiK (Main Department for Combatting Organised Crime and Corruption) reports on its official Telegram channel.
04.11.2021
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‘Violating public order’: Reputed human rights defenders Leanid Sudalenka, Tatsyana Lasitsa get jail terms
On November 3, Tsentralny district court of Homiel completed hearing and passed guilty verdicts in the case of Leanid Sudalenka, human rights defender and chairman of the Homieĺ branch of the human rights centre Viasna, as well as volunteer Tatsyana Lasitsa.
03.11.2021
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Homiel human rights activist Maryia Tarasenka flees Belarus. She is facing 2.5 years in jail
Maryia Tarasenka, a Homiel-based volunteer of the human rights centre Viasna, has left Belarus. She is now standing safe and secure.
28.10.2021
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Ales Byalyatski's wife receives first letter from husband
This is the only letter in two months that says he received a letter from her
28.09.2021
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Human Rights Center 'Viasna' founder Ales Byalyatski celebrates birthday behind bars
He has turned 59.
26.09.2021
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Minsker gets 15 days in jail for sharing news story from TUT.BY Telegram in private messages
On September 23, the police detained 36-year-old Minsk resident Pavel Smirnou and transported him to Frunzenski district police department to have a ‘preventive conversation’, human rights centre Viasna reports.
24.09.2021
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Action in support of political prisoners of Belarus held in Paris
Ales Byalyatski, has been an honorary citizen of Paris since 2012.
19.07.2021
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Closing down news site or facing criminal case: Mahiliou journalists placed in dilemma
The officers of the Main Department for Combatting Organised crime and Corruption (notorious GUBOPiK/GUBAZiK) set two choices before Zmitser Salauyou, the editor-in-chief of non-state media outlet 6tv.by.
19.07.2021
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Ales Byalyatski still in jail after 72 hours of detention. Three Viasna activists remain behind bars
Human rights activists were detained on July 14 as part of a criminal case
18.07.2021
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Mass detentions and searches across Belarus: Who became regime’s target on July 14
On July 14, Belarusian security forces made an unprecedented attack on the country’s human rights community, NGOs, and political parties. Dozens of raids took place across the country, lots people were detained.
15.07.2021
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En masse: Police raiding offices of Belarusian human rights organisations, flats of activists
On Wednesday morning, security officers showed up at the places of Uladzimir Labkovich, the lawyer of human rights centre Viasna, and Valyantsin Stefanovich, a member of the board of Viasna; they had search warrants.
14.07.2021