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Convicted human rights defender Leanid Sudalenka transferred to penal colony in Vitsebsk
On January 26, human rights activist Leanid Sudalenka was transferred to the penal colony Vitsba-3 near the Belarusian city of Vitsebsk,
27.01.2022
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Human rights activist Ales Kaputski rearrested. He may spend 45 days behind bars
Maladzechna-based human rights defender Ales Kaputski has been sentenced to 15 days in jail for the third time in a row, HRC Viasna reports.
19.01.2022
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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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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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Pinsk: Police search home of human rights activist Veranika Ivanova
The activist has not been detained, but two old phones has been seized; her laptop has been checked out.
08.09.2021
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Human rights activists recognize four more people as political prisoners
The number of political prisoners in Belarus has reached 649.
26.08.2021
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Detained exhibition organizer Hatsura-Yavorskaya transferred to jail
Tatsyana Hatsura-Yavorskaya has been transferred from the TDF to the detention center on Valadarski street in Minsk
12.04.2021
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Human rights activist Marfa Rabkova kept in jail for 3 more months
The human rights activist will remain in custody until June 17.
23.03.2021
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Belarusian human rights watchdogs recognise another 19 persons as political prisoners
The number of political prisoners in Belarus has reached 121: another nineteen persons have been added to the list.
05.11.2020
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Interior Ministry comments on brutal student detentions
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus does not admit the fact of beating students who were detained on October 27.
31.10.2020
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At least 1,140 people arbitrarily detained in Belarus during election campaign
On July 14-15, 329 people were detained in Minsk alone.
22.07.2020
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Human rights defender from Mahiliou sentenced to 10 days of arrest
A member of the Mahiliou branch of Viasna, freelance journalist Alyaksandr Burakou was detained in his apartment.
17.05.2020
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Political prisoner Mikhail Zhamchuzhny placed in ward-type room for six months
The political prisoner has counted 77 penalties so far.
15.05.2020