News for January 2022
21.01.2022 Neurologist sentenced to four years in a penal colony stated about the beatings at the trial
On January 21, the Lieninski District Court of Hrodna passed a verdict in the criminal case against political prisoner Aliaksandr Tsialeha.
21.01.2022 "Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections" campaign to launch an expert mission to monitor the referendum
“Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections” Campaign Statement
20.01.2022 Human rights defenders sent an alternative report on the human rights situation in Belarus to CESCR
The report will be considered by CESCR at its 71st session that will take place from 14 February to 4 March 2022.
19.01.2022 Sport journalist and football player Aliaksandr Ivulin sentenced to jail
He was found guilty in a criminal case and sentenced to two years in a general-security penal colony.
19.01.2022 Ales Kaputski recognised as a political prisoner
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
18.01.2022 Ales Kaputski sentenced to another 15 days of administrative imprisonment
The human rights defender was supposed to be released on January 16, 2021, but was again sentenced to 15 days of arrest.
18.01.2022 Another three political prisoners from Belarus adopted by European politicians
Members of Parliament from Germany and the Netherlands adopt Aliaksandr Nurdzinau, Dzmitry Kulakouski and Raman Hvazdziolka
18.01.2022 Human rights defenders call to release another 11 political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
17.01.2022 #FreeViasna: Weekly news digest on Viasna’s imprisoned human rights defender
Latest news about imprisoned Viasna members
17.01.2022 HRDs call for retrials and release of political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
17.01.2022 Members of Parliament from Germany adopt political prisoners Volha Takarchuk, Yuliya Harachka and Siarhei Kapanets
As part of Libereco’s solidarity campaign #WeStandBYyou, Jamila Schäfer, Marlene Schönberger and Olaf in der Beek have taken on a godparenthood for political prisoners in Belarus
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.
14.01.2022 Verdict to human right defenders of Viasna’s branch in Homiel unchanged
The judge ruled that the verdict to Leanid Sudalenka and Tatsiana Lasitsa was fair
14.01.2022 FIDH report: Supplying the Means for Repression in Belarus
Analysis of foreign-made less lethal weapons and firearms employed by the Belarusian security forces to crack down on peaceful protesters
13.01.2022 Yuliya Charniauskaya released from house arrest
The charges against her have not been dropped
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