News for December 2021
09.12.2021 Seven human rights defenders from “Viasna” will celebrate Human Rights Day behind bars
Persecution chronology of 7 “Viasna” members: Marfa Rabkova, Andrei Chapiuk, Leanid Sudalenka, Tatsiana Lasitsa, Ales Bialiatski, Valiantsin Stefanovich, Uladzimir Labkovich.
09.12.2021 CCBE Human Rights Award 2021 granted to four Belarusian lawyers
CCBE Human Rights Award 2021 granted to iliya Ulasava, Maksim Znak, Dzmitry Laeuski and Leanid Sudalenka.
09.12.2021 HRDs call for retrials and release of political prisoners Larysa Kuzmenka, Aliaksandr Tsimashenka and Kiryl Kanapatski
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
09.12.2021 German and Swiss MPs adopt political prisoners Aliaksei Hubich, Iryna Leushyna and Dzmitry Zalomski
As part of Libereco’s solidarity campaign #WeStandBYyou, Fabien Fivaz, Merle Spellerberg and Hubert Hüppe took on a godparenthood for political prisoners in Belarus.
08.12.2021 Son of a priest from Hrodna sentenced to three and a half years in prison for inciting hatred
On December 8, the Hrodna Regional Court completed a lengthy consideration of the criminal case of Andrei Ausievich.
08.12.2021 Political prisoner and human rights activist Marfa Rabkova is being deprived of medical assistance, and her correspondence is blocked
News about Marfa Rabkova who has been kept behind the bars for 14 months
08.12.2021 Ruslan Bahdanouski: “Head of the detention center was threatening to rape me with a baton”
A taxi driver Ruslan Bahdanouski left Belarus after serving a 30-day imprisonment and told “Viasna” about the unbearable detention conditions and torture.
08.12.2021 German MPs adopt political prisoners Liudmila Chekina, Iryna Slaunikava and Viktar Fianchuk
As part of Libereco’s solidarity campaign #WeStandBYyou, Tessa Ganserer, Thomas Hacker and Hanna Steinmüller took on godparenthood for political prisoners in Belarus.
06.12.2021 #FreeViasna: Weekly news digest on Viasna’s imprisoned human rights defenders
On September 17, #FreeViasna, the campaign of solidarity with the imprisoned "Viasna" members was launched. Here’s the latest news about them.
06.12.2021 Political persecution in Belarus on December, 5-6: new detentions
The human rights center “Viasna” has been monitoring the facts of political persecution in Belarus on December, 5-6.
06.12.2021 Western companies continue to advertise heavily on Lukashenko’s TV stations
The non-governmental organizations Libereco and Professional Union of Belarusians in Britain (PUBB) have published a new monitoring report of advertising on Lukashenko’s TV channels.
06.12.2021 Statement by HRC “Viasna” in regard to the attack on its volunteers
Statement by HRC “Viasna”
06.12.2021 12 names added to the list of political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
06.12.2021 Stand up for human rights defenders! Sign the petition for the release of “Viasna” members.
The Human Rights Center “Viasna” celebrated its 25th anniversary in spring. At the moment, seven members of Viasna remain behind bars for their peaceful human rights activities. Sign the petition for their release!
03.12.2021 Political persecution in Belarus on December, 2-3
With the referendum coming up, repressions against Belarusians are strengthening: people are being detained, searched and intimidated in other ways.
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