News for November 2024
18.11.2024 Dzmitry Shlethauer, a 22-year-old political prisoner, died in Mahilioŭ penal colony No. 15
The exact cause of death is unknown.
16.11.2024 31 political prisoners released by pardon on November 7
On November 7 it became known that 31 more political prisoners were pardoned in Belarus. This was reported by the official Telegram channel of Aliaksandr Lukashenka.
15.11.2024 New comprehensive report explores how Belarusian survivors of torture perceive justice
Joint publication by Viasna Human Rights Group and the International Committee for Investigation of Torture in Belarus
15.11.2024 At least 1,213 sentenced in administrative cases: repression intensifies in Belarus ahead of presidential elections
Viasna reports how the authorities are "cleansing" the country of "extremists" before the 2025 elections.
14.11.2024 Independent trade unions of Belarus destroyed in four years: 17 activists still behind bars
As of November 13, 17 defenders of workers' rights remain behind bars, recognized as political prisoners by the Belarusian human rights community.
13.11.2024 Over four years, more than 1,200 people have been convicted of "slandering" and "insulting" Lukashenka
Viasna reports the number of people convicted since 2020 for "insulting Lukashenka" (Article 368 of the Criminal Code) and "slandering Lukashenka" (Article 367 of the Criminal Code) and the most absurd reasons for persecution under these articles.
12.11.2024 At least 15 people were released having served their sentence in October, one of them a woman
Viasna recounts their cases and terms in the monthly digest.
12.11.2024 Elections*2025. Analytical report on the formation of territorial election commissions
The expert elections*20251 observation mission is organized by the Belarusian Helsinki Committee and the Viasna Human Rights Center as part of the "Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections" campaign. The mission collects and analyzes information about the election campaign based on open sources and messages from voters from Belarus.
11.11.2024 The Foreign Affairs Committee of the Czech Parliament called for the release of Ales Bialiatski and all political prisoners in Belarus
In a resolution adopted on November 7, the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chamber of Deputies called on the Lukashenka regime to immediately and unconditionally release Nobel Peace Prize and Václav Havel Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski.
11.11.2024 Human rights situation in Belarus. October 2024
Arbitrary repression of political opponents of the regime and dissidents persists in Belarus. Furthermore, the level of criminal and related administrative prosecution remains unacceptably high.
06.11.2024 Twelve human rights organizations have called on states to support an appeal requesting an investigation into the crimes of the Lukashenko regime
They are urging ICC member states to join Lithuania's appeal for an investigation into these crimes.
06.11.2024 The first sentence in Belarus for "denying the genocide of the Belarusian people"
On October 30, the Minsk City Court handed down a sentence for "denying the genocide of the Belarusian people" (Part 1 of Article 130-2 of the Criminal Code) for the first time in Belarus.
05.11.2024 The statement on the recognition of 14 people as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
05.11.2024 The situation on the eve of the elections*2025. The first report of the "Human rights defenders for free elections" campaign
The expert elections*2025 monitoring mission was organized by the Belarusian Helsinki Committee and the Viasna Human Rights Center as part of the "Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections" campaign. The mission collects and analyzes information about the election campaign based on open sources and messages from voters from Belarus.
05.11.2024 How and why are priests being persecuted in Belarus?
Representatives of the religious community who supported the democratic movement are widely persecuted in Belarus.
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