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.
01.11.2024 "Four years have passed, but I can't forget that march to this day": the story of a Minsk driver
On October 18, 2020, a Sunday Partisan March took place in Minsk and other cities of Belarus, during which security forces detained more than 280 people.
01.11.2024 Inmate ill-treatment and possible enforced disappearances in Belarus ongoing concerns, say UN experts
UN experts have again written to the authorities in Belarus to voice their concerns.
01.11.2024 The statement on the recognition of nine people as political prisoners
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus
01.11.2024 At least 13 Ukrainian citizens held in Belarusian prisons for political reasons
Viasna reports the stories of 13 Ukrainian political prisoners who are currently imprisoned in Belarus.
31.10.2024 Deterioration of legal profession in Belarus: facts, reasons, assessments
Human rights activists note that the mass prosecution of lawyers in administrative and criminal cases began in the second half of 2022.
30.10.2024 Pavel Sapelka: "Among 1,300 political prisoners, all candidates for this position from the previous elections are held incommunicado"
We spoke with Viasna human rights defender Pavel Sapelka about the conditions of the election campaign, the role of monitoring by human rights defenders, and the goals of the campaign.
30.10.2024 The European Parliament: "Elections held in a climate of fear and repression cannot be considered fair"
The European Parliament reaffirms its unwavering support for the sovereignty and independence of Belarus.
29.10.2024 Statement on the launch of an expert mission to observe the presidential elections* in Belarus on January 26, 2025
The "Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections" campaign announces the launch of an expert mission to monitor the presidential elections* in Belarus on January 26, 2025.
28.10.2024 Former political prisoner Dzmitry Kaneuski: "I felt pressure against me in the penal colony on a daily basis"
For almost eight months before his trial, Kaneuski was held in the Homieĺ pre-trial detention center in appalling conditions: rundown walls, cold, dirt, and stench.
28.10.2024 "Prison is outside, not inside": artworks from behind the bars
The exhibition in Vilnius, which is part of the Relentless Voices project of the Museum of Free Belarus in Warsaw, presents 60 drawings and graphic artworks.
25.10.2024 At least 360 people detained in Belarus from July to September
Viasna human rights defenders traditionally calculated the total number of detentions for the third quarter of 2024.
