News for May 2023

Reading of names and symbolic duffle bags: Actions in Vilnius on the Day of Political Prisoners in Belarus

22.05.2023 Reading of names and symbolic duffle bags: Actions in Vilnius on the Day of Political Prisoners in Belarus

Two events were held in Vilnius on Solidarity Day with Belarusian political prisoners. Let's have a closer look at them.

We call for solidarity with all political prisoners and people subjected to criminal, administrative, and other types of political persecution

21.05.2023 We call for solidarity with all political prisoners and people subjected to criminal, administrative, and other types of political persecution

Statement by human rights organizations of Belarus on the Day of Political Prisoners

Political prisoner list updated with 28 new people

19.05.2023 Political prisoner list updated with 28 new people

Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community

Twenty one people recognized as political prisoners

18.05.2023 Twenty one people recognized as political prisoners

Statement by the human rights community of Belarus

Andrei Ashurak: “Bringing Vitold's case to an end is important for the whole society”

17.05.2023 Andrei Ashurak: “Bringing Vitold's case to an end is important for the whole society”

Viasna talked to Andrei Ashurak, Vitold’s brother, about the testimonies of Vitold’s fellow prisoners, the investigation, and the restoration of justice.

 

Pressuring political prisoners in Belarus: Censorship of correspondence and isolation

17.05.2023 Pressuring political prisoners in Belarus: Censorship of correspondence and isolation

Political prisoners in Belarus face increasing restrictions on their correspondence, stifling communication and isolating them further.

May 21 is the Day of the Political prisoner in Belarus: show your solidarity and join the action in your city

17.05.2023 May 21 is the Day of the Political prisoner in Belarus: show your solidarity and join the action in your city

This year's theme is letters and the right to correspondence.

Liquidation, arrests, trials, and expulsion. After 27 years of repression, Viasna continues its activities

15.05.2023 Liquidation, arrests, trials, and expulsion. After 27 years of repression, Viasna continues its activities

What follows is a chronicle of the persecution of Viasna human rights defenders over the 27 years of the activity of the organization.

May 21 is the Day of the Political prisoner in Belarus: show your solidarity! Updated with events schedule

13.05.2023 May 21 is the Day of the Political prisoner in Belarus: show your solidarity! Updated with events schedule

This year's theme is letters and the right to correspondence.

Handbook of repressions released to facilitate obtaining protection abroad for Belarusians

12.05.2023 Handbook of repressions released to facilitate obtaining protection abroad for Belarusians

Co-authors are the People’s Embassy of Belarus in Sweden and other embassies and Viasna.

Cultural activist Pavel Belavus receives 13 years in jail

11.05.2023 Cultural activist Pavel Belavus receives 13 years in jail

Belavus was convicted under four articles of the Criminal Code, including “high treason”.

We demand to investigate Klimovich's death and the lack of proper medical care in the colonies

10.05.2023 We demand to investigate Klimovich's death and the lack of proper medical care in the colonies

Statement by the human rights community of Belarus

Political prisoner Mikalai Klimovich dies in Viciebsk colony

08.05.2023 Political prisoner Mikalai Klimovich dies in Viciebsk colony

The court sentenced him to imprisonment despite a serious heart condition.

Out of jail! Eleven political prisoners served their sentences in full and were released in April

05.05.2023 Out of jail! Eleven political prisoners served their sentences in full and were released in April

Another five people were sentenced to home confinement and released from pre-trial detention.

Libereco: Belarusian Honorary Consuls in Germany and Switzerland must resign immediately

05.05.2023 Libereco: Belarusian Honorary Consuls in Germany and Switzerland must resign immediately

1,000 days have passed since the Belarusian presidential elections on 9 August 2020 and the brutal suppression of the subsequent mass protests.

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