News for February 2023

Statement for recognition of 12 people as political prisoners

28.02.2023 Statement for recognition of 12 people as political prisoners

Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community

FIDH statement: The lies behind accusations against Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski and his Viasna colleagues

28.02.2023 FIDH statement: The lies behind accusations against Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski and his Viasna colleagues

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) exposes why charges against Ales Bialiatski, Valiantsin Stefanovich and Uladzimir Labkovich are fake.

Statement of Belarusian human rights defenders on recognition of nine new political prisoners

28.02.2023 Statement of Belarusian human rights defenders on recognition of nine new political prisoners

Statement by the human rights community of Belarus

Statement on recognition of 13 people as political prisoners

24.02.2023 Statement on recognition of 13 people as political prisoners

Statement by the human rights community of Belarus

Ukraine: Justice for the most serious crimes will promote international peace and security

24.02.2023 Ukraine: Justice for the most serious crimes will promote international peace and security

Joint statement by FIDH members on the anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion into Ukraine.

Support the human rights defenders of Viasna when they receive their sentences

23.02.2023 Support the human rights defenders of Viasna when they receive their sentences

On March 3 at 12.00 in the Leninsky District Court of Minsk, the verdict of Viasna human rights defenders will be announced. We call on you to support the human rights defenders and express your solidarity with them in all possible ways on this day.

"A weapon to fight dissent." New amendments to the Criminal Code approved by the Belarusian deputies

23.02.2023 "A weapon to fight dissent." New amendments to the Criminal Code approved by the Belarusian deputies

Viasna reports what other changes were approved by the Belarusian deputies.

Sports in custody: how the right turned into a method of pressure

22.02.2023 Sports in custody: how the right turned into a method of pressure

People behind bars are not just deprived of the right to physical activity — it becomes another method of pressure from the authorities, when impossible conditions are created for any, even minimal exercise.

PEN International calls to take action for Nobel Laureate Ales Bialiatski on International Mother Language Day

21.02.2023 PEN International calls to take action for Nobel Laureate Ales Bialiatski on International Mother Language Day

To mark the anniversary, PEN International call to support Belarusian writer, human rights defender, Nobel Peace Prize winner, and PEN Belarus member Ales Bialiatski.

"We do not serve the occupiers." The manager of an auto parts store, who refused to sell the goods to the Russian military, convicted

21.02.2023 "We do not serve the occupiers." The manager of an auto parts store, who refused to sell the goods to the Russian military, convicted

On February 16, the Baranavičy City and District Court announced its verdict to a 65-year-old manager of an auto parts store, Viktar Makarenka

ABW.by editor Yuryi Hladchuk sentenced to 2.5 years in a penal colony

21.02.2023 ABW.by editor Yuryi Hladchuk sentenced to 2.5 years in a penal colony

The political prisoner was found guilty under Article 342 (active participation in actions that grossly violate public order) and Article 368 (insulting Lukashenka) of the Criminal Code.

Rabochy rukh group members receive 11 to 15 year in jail for high treason and creating extremist group

17.02.2023 Rabochy rukh group members receive 11 to 15 year in jail for high treason and creating extremist group

Political prisoners have been in custody for 17 months.

Condemned prisoner's death date revealed more than a year after the execution

17.02.2023 Condemned prisoner's death date revealed more than a year after the execution

This is not the first time details of execution remain not known for a long time.

Fifteen people recognized political prisoners

16.02.2023 Fifteen people recognized political prisoners

Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community

What Bialiatski, Stefanovic, and Labkovich said in their last word in court: full translation of their speeches

15.02.2023 What Bialiatski, Stefanovic, and Labkovich said in their last word in court: full translation of their speeches

On February 13, human rights defenders gave their last words thus bringing to a finish the court hearings.

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