News on the topic: political persecution
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.
25.10.2024 At least 12 Ukrainian citizens held in Belarusian prisons for political reasons
Viasna reports the stories of 12 Ukrainian political prisoners who are currently imprisoned in Belarus.
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.
24.10.2024 Ukrainians convicted of a "sabotage for the Security Service of Ukraine": father and son sentenced to 20 years in a penal colony
The trial was handled by judge Yauhen Sharshniou.
22.10.2024 Journalist Ihar Ilyash detained
The photo of the journalist was published by pro-government Telegram channels.
21.10.2024 "They began to threaten me with a new criminal case": Aliaksei Ramanau speaks about the persecution after the penal colony
After his release, Aliaksei could not officially get a job anywhere, and then the detentions began.
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.
07.10.2024 Yury Ziankovich sentenced to additional 2 years of imprisonment. He is currently in the KGB pre-trial detention center
Viasna has collected all known information about the persecution of the political prisoner as well as about his health.
04.10.2024 At least 24 people released in September after serving their sentences, 67 after being pardoned
What political prisoners served their sentences for and how many of them were imprisoned; Viasna recalls their cases.
01.10.2024 Philosopher, priest, cycling activist, editor: more than 40 older people remain behind bars
On the International Day of the Older Persons, we share some of their stories.
26.09.2024 "Suppression of dissent." Independent experts on the human rights situation in Belarus spoke at the UN
What did independent experts, the delegation of Belarus, human rights defenders say, and which positions did different states ultimately support?
24.09.2024 "Let the victims — political prisoners in Belarus — speak out"
The participants of the event at the UN Human Rights Council invited the international community to continue the discussion with leading civil society organizations, listen to their needs, and find ways to administer justice.
16.09.2024 Risks of return: criminal cases and detentions at the Belarusian border
According to Viasna, since the beginning of 2024, more than 55 people have been detained upon their return to Belarus, 17 of whom have been prosecuted.
13.09.2024 Ales Tsisetski: "I felt that I was in my place, that I was where the heart of the Earth was beating”
After his release, Ales realized that the situation was getting worse and he would soon get a criminal case, and his friends advised him to leave Belarus.
