News for October 2024
18.10.2024 The statement on the recognition of four people as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
17.10.2024 In September, at least 170 people were convicted in criminal political cases
Viasna traditionally reports the specifics of the criminal prosecution last month.
16.10.2024 The former host of the show X Zone shares his thoughts on the prison and the decision to leave the country
Dzmitry Luksha, a former political prisoner, journalist, and host of the show X Zone, was released on pardon on July 3.
15.10.2024 Political prisoner Palina Sharenda-Panasiuk sentenced to an additional year and one day of imprisonment
Last year, she was sentenced to an additional year in a penal colony.
14.10.2024 Mother's Day behind bars: 10 stories of women political prisoners
On Mother's Day, Viasna recalls some of the stories of women who ended up behind bars, separated from their children.
11.10.2024 "Belarusian authorities target group of the individuals perceived as disloyal." Viasna lawyer speaks at the OSCE conference
The lawyer from Human Rights Center Viasna, Sviatlana Halauniova, spoke at the OSCE Human Dimension Conference in the session dedicated to the OSCE Moscow Mechanism.
11.10.2024 The statement on the recognition of 5 people as political prisoners
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus
10.10.2024 October 10 is World Day against the Death Penalty
Belarus remains the only country in Europe where the death penalty exists.
10.10.2024 The statement on the recognition of 9 people as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
09.10.2024 New arguments in favor of abolishing the death penalty: threats and benefits for the Lukashenka regime
Today, Viasna human rights activist Aleh Matskevich is looking for new arguments in favor of the abolition of the death penalty.
09.10.2024 New godparents for political prisoners in Belarus from England and Germany
As part of #WeStandBYyou campaign, Lord Simon Russell (House of Lords, Independent, England), Kevin Kühnert (Social Democratic Party of Germany) and Lord Leslie Griffiths (House of Lords, Labour Party, England) are taking on a godparenthood for Alena and Siarhei Maushuk, Volha Brytsikava and Mikhail Lapunou.
08.10.2024 The Investigative Committee has initiated a criminal case against Platform 2025
The agency claims to have identified "22 more persons who joined the activities of Tsikhanouskaya and her supporters to seize state power in Belarus in an unconstitutional way."
08.10.2024 "People are forced to leave the country." What did a Viasna human rights defender say at the OSCE conference
OSCE Human Dimension Conference is taking place in Warsaw (September 30 – October 11, 2024). A Viasna human rights defender also spoke there. He spoke about Human Rights Center Viasna documenting politically motivated persecution and its constant escalation.
08.10.2024 Human rights situation in Belarus. September 2024
The prevailing climate of politically motivated repression has a significant impact on the human rights and fundamental freedoms situation in Belarus.
07.10.2024 "Are you ready to give these courts the right to take lives?" A film about the death penalty was showed in Warsaw
The discussion and screening of the film The Life of David Gale took place at the Belarusian Youth Hub.
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