News for December 2023
15.12.2023 The European Parliament demands the release of all political prisoners in Belarus and calls for documenting the crimes of the Lukashenka regime
The resolution was approved in connection with the prolonged isolation of Mikalai Statkevich: there has been no information about him for more than 300 days.
14.12.2023 What happened to political prisoners from December 5 to 13
Viasna provides a weekly overview of the latest news on political prisoners.
12.12.2023 How former political prisoners defend the rights of prisoners after their release
Viasna talked with ex-political prisoners about their human rights activities
12.12.2023 A wave of searches of 2020 election observers taking place across the country
The acts of intimidation are carried out by the State Security Committee.
11.12.2023 Latest news about jailed Viasna human rights defenders
We collected news on Viasna team members who are behind bars.
11.12.2023 Three Members of Parliament from Italy, Lithuania and Germany take on a godparenthood for Aliaksandr Petushkou, Mikalai Kuliashou, and Pavel Mazheika
As part of #WeStandBYyou solidarity campaign, Giulia Pastorella, Juozas Olekas, and Manuela Rottmann have taken on a godparenthood for political prisoners in Belarus.
08.12.2023 Statement on the recognition of 11 new political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
08.12.2023 Statement on the recognition of 22 new political prisoners
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus
08.12.2023 Political prisoner has a progressing cancer. He is undergoing chemotherapy at the prison hospital
Pavel Kuchynski, a Maladzečna resident, was assigned the first group of disabilities: he has stage four Hodgkin's lymphoma.
06.12.2023 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: November 2023
Human rights defenders regularly identify and document cases of torture and prohibited types of treatment during the investigation of politically motivated criminal cases, as well as prohibited types of treatment of detainees in administrative proceedings.
06.12.2023 22 political prisoners released in November having served their sentences
Viasna recounts their cases and terms in the monthly digest.
06.12.2023 Situation on the eve of the elections*2024. First report of the campaign “Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections”
The expert monitoring mission of the elections*2024 is carried out by the Belarusian Helsinki Committee and the Human Rights Center "Viasna" within the campaign "Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections".
05.12.2023 What happened to political prisoners between November 27 and December 5
Viasna provides a weekly overview of the latest news on political prisoners.
05.12.2023 The case of the Coordinating Council is a new attack on the civil society of Belarus
Inform human rights defenders about detentions and searches in the Coordinating Council case.
05.12.2023 The statement of human rights defenders on the recognition of eight people as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
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