News for May 2022
20.05.2022 Statement by Belarusian human rights defenders on the recognition of three new political prisoners
Arbitrary prosecution and imprisonment of their members is a disproportionate measure restricting the right to association and freedom of expression
20.05.2022 State Department: The perpetrators of human rights abuses will be held to account
US Department of State issued a statement regarding the amendments to the Criminal Code of Belarus that permit the use of the death penalty for individuals convicted of ‘attempted acts of terrorism’
20.05.2022 Amnesty International: New death penalty law is the ultimate attack on human rights
Belarusian authorities have adopted a new law which introduces the death penalty for “attempts to carry out acts of terrorism.”
18.05.2022 Eleven people added to political prisoners list
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
17.05.2022 Fastest trial of ‘dancing protesters’: two defendants convicted in less than an hour
On May 17, the Brest court considered the case of the next defendants in the ‘round dance case’
17.05.2022 #FreeViasna: Weekly news digest on Viasna’s imprisoned human rights defenders
Latest news about imprisoned Viasna members from May 9 to 15
14.05.2022 Seven people recognized as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
14.05.2022 Politically motivated administrative prosecution in April: Summary
Repression in Belarus has increased since the beginning of the war in Ukraine. All over the country, law enforcement officers conduct searches, arrests, and interrogations on a daily basis.
13.05.2022 EU Statement on political repression and the death penalty in Belarus
On May 12, the OSCE Permanent Council issued a statement on political repression and the death penalty in Belarus
13.05.2022 Arrested representatives of independent trade unions recognized as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
13.05.2022 #FactsOfRepression: Two years of state terror in Belarus
Two years after the unprecedented crackdown on dissidents in Belarus, Libereco presents a graphic report on the situation of the more than 1100 political prisoners in the neighboring country of the EU
13.05.2022 Eighty-nine Belarusians convicted on political grounds in April
Human Rights Center Viasna observed a continuing trend toward criminal prosecution of citizens for political reasons during the month
13.05.2022 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: April 2022
Minsk Municipal Court has commenced hearings of criminal case against Viasna volunteer service coordinator Marfa Rabkova, volunteer Andrei Chapiuk, and eight other persons
12.05.2022 Viasna honored the Clooney Foundation's Albie Awards
Viasna Human Rights Center among first nominees of freshly established award
12.05.2022 Intex-press journalist Yuryi Hantsarevich recognized political prisoner
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
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