News for October 2022

Ales Bialiatski awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2022

07.10.2022 Ales Bialiatski awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2022

Russian human rights organization Memorial and the Ukrainian human rights organization Center for Civil Liberties share the prize with Belarusian human rights defender

Media workers in BelaPAN case sentenced to up to 14 years in jail

06.10.2022 Media workers in BelaPAN case sentenced to up to 14 years in jail

Four convicts in BelaPAN case sentenced to harsh jail sentences and large fines

Fifteen people recognized as political prisoners over prosecution under notorious Article 342

05.10.2022 Fifteen people recognized as political prisoners over prosecution under notorious Article 342

Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community

Nadzeya Luchanok at the OSCE conference: “Our main goal is the release of all political prisoners”

05.10.2022 Nadzeya Luchanok at the OSCE conference: “Our main goal is the release of all political prisoners”

Political prisoners in Belarus have been a topic of a side event at the OSCE Warsaw Human Dimension Conference, the largest European conference on human rights and democracy.

September sentences in political cases in numbers

04.10.2022 September sentences in political cases in numbers

Custodial and freedom-restricting sentences were handed down in all politically motivated cases in September.

Ten people recognized as political prisoners

03.10.2022 Ten people recognized as political prisoners

Statement by the human rights community of Belarus

What happened to political prisoners on September 26–October 2

03.10.2022 What happened to political prisoners on September 26–October 2

At least 12 people convicted in courts, six political prisoners finished serving their terms

"When I feel hopelessness, despair, when I don't see the light, — I remember Ales." Human rights activist Ales Bialiatski is 60 years old

01.10.2022 "When I feel hopelessness, despair, when I don't see the light, — I remember Ales." Human rights activist Ales Bialiatski is 60 years old

Svaboda spoke with Ales Bialiatski's colleagues, whom he had introduced to human rights activities.

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