News for August 2024

Beatings, threats, inhuman conditions: what tortures Belarusians most often tell about. Statistics

12.08.2024 Beatings, threats, inhuman conditions: what tortures Belarusians most often tell about. Statistics

The repression of Belarusian men and women who oppose the Lukashenka regime continues for the fourth year in a row.

Infographics: Four years of mass repression

09.08.2024 Infographics: Four years of mass repression

In the four years since the start of the 2020 election campaign, repression in Belarus has not stopped; on the contrary, the situation has critically worsened.

Special proceedings in Belarus explained

08.08.2024 Special proceedings in Belarus explained

Belarus introduced the institution of "special proceedings," a new tool of repression against opponents of Lukashenka's regime and civil activists who fled the country.

Human rights situation in Belarus. July 2024

08.08.2024 Human rights situation in Belarus. July 2024

In Belarus, the level of repression against political opponents of the regime and dissidents remains a significant concern.

Political prisoner list in Belarus expanded by 10 names

07.08.2024 Political prisoner list in Belarus expanded by 10 names

Joint statement of the Belarusian human rights community

HRDs to present alternative report on racial discrimination in Belarus

06.08.2024 HRDs to present alternative report on racial discrimination in Belarus

The document highlights issues related to racial discrimination that have emerged due to government policies since 2020.

Legal trouble abroad: Can Belarusian embassies take your passport?

05.08.2024 Legal trouble abroad: Can Belarusian embassies take your passport?

Many Belarusian immigrants wonder if it is safe to visit embassies if they are facing criminal persecution in their country. Can embassy officials seize their passports?

Expert psychologist Volha Vialichka sentenced in absentia to 9 years’ imprisonment

05.08.2024 Expert psychologist Volha Vialichka sentenced in absentia to 9 years’ imprisonment

Hrodna Regional Court handed down a sentence to Volha Vialichka, an expert in the field of psychology and former director of the Children's Hospice in Hrodna.

Journalists from Mahiliou sentenced to imprisonment

05.08.2024 Journalists from Mahiliou sentenced to imprisonment

Mahiliou Regional Court handed down a verdict on former journalists Ales Sabaleuski and Yauhen Hlushkou for participating in an extremist and military formations

Rico Krieger returns to Germany after Belarusian death sentence

05.08.2024 Rico Krieger returns to Germany after Belarusian death sentence

Rico Krieger returned to Germany as part of the prisoner exchange, held between the United States, Russia, Germany and Belarus.

At least 43 political prisoners released in July, 18 of them amnestied and pardoned

01.08.2024 At least 43 political prisoners released in July, 18 of them amnestied and pardoned

What political prisoners served their sentences for and how many of them were held in places of captivity, Viasna recalls their cases. 

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