News for December 2024
31.12.2024 The year of persecution and pardoning: figures on political prisoners in Belarus in 2024
Viasna reports in numbers how the situation with political prisoners has changed in 2024.
31.12.2024 Elections*2025. Analytical report on the results of monitoring the nomination and registration of candidates
The expert election* 2025 observation 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.
30.12.2024 The statement on the recognition of 12 people as political prisoners
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus
27.12.2024 The statement on the recognition of 10 people as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
26.12.2024 "The persecution of Belarusians has spread beyond the borders of Belarus." How the regime harassed people in exile in 2024
The authorities seek to stifle any activity of people abroad and silence them.
24.12.2024 The statement on the recognition of 13 people as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community.
23.12.2024 The statement on the recognition of 23 people as political prisoners
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus.
20.12.2024 2024, the darkest and most repressive year for Belarusian media
Viasna has prepared a detailed report on repression against media workers and persecution of journalists and bloggers in 2024.
19.12.2024 Harmful, dirty, meaningless: what kind of work do political prisoners do in Belarusian penal colonies
Viasna analyzed the work of political prisoners in Belarusian penal colonies and came to disappointing conclusions: meager salaries, danger to health, and the risks of persecution.
18.12.2024 Migrants, refugees, exiles: how to name hundreds of thousands of Belarusians forced to leave their homeland
Today, International Migrant Day is celebrated worldwide. It has become extremely relevant for Belarusians in recent years.
17.12.2024 Why Belarusian judges and penal colony chiefs end up on EU sanctions lists
On December 16, the European Union adopted its 15th sanctions package against the regimes of Russia and Belarus, introducing new sanctions against Belarusian officials, judges, as well as officials in pre-trial detention centers and penal colonies.
16.12.2024 November: record number of families prosecuted
Over the past month, at least 144 people have become victims of criminal repression, of whom 35 are women and 109 are men.
16.12.2024 Five Minsk judges responsible for the highest number of political convictions
Viasna reports on the five most repressive judges in Minsk who have been handling criminal political cases for more than four years.
12.12.2024 Persecution for "agent activity" in Belarus. 19 foreigners convicted
Under this article, citizens of Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, and Japan have been sentenced to a total of 135 years in a penal colony.
11.12.2024 Trials, wanted lists, special proceedings. How are human rights defenders persecuted in Belarus?
We report on the persecution of human rights defenders.
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