News on the topic: Viasna
05.08.2022 “We want to get through to the walls”: Viasna solidarity actions at Belarusian embassy in Vilnius held on August 4
The place and date refer to the first such action held in 2013 in front of the Belarusian embassy—to express solidarity with the imprisoned Viasna chairman Ales Bialiatski.
03.08.2022 August 4 is the Day of Solidarity with the Belarusian Civil Society
Viasna recalls the history of persecution of human rights defenders connected with the 2020 events, describes how the International Day of Solidarity with the Belarusian Civil Society was celebrated before, and gives information on how to do it today
26.07.2022 #FreeViasna: Weekly news digest on Viasna’s imprisoned human rights defenders
Latest news about imprisoned Viasna members
18.07.2022 Valiantsin Stefanovich re-nominated for the post of FIDH Vice-President
Viasna lawyer Pavel Sapelka attended a meeting of FIDH International Bureau, where he presented Viasna's reports and met with Deputy-Mayor Jean-Luc Romero-Michel
14.07.2022 FIDH: immediately release Viasna members and all those arbitrarily detained
A year after the arbitrary arrest of the president and vice president of the Human Rights Center Viasna, no justice is in sight
07.07.2022 #FreeViasna: Weekly news digest on Viasna’s imprisoned human rights defenders
Latest news about imprisoned Viasna members
29.06.2022 “She doesn’t regret anything”: How is Marfa Rabkova doing in jail
Aksana Kolb, the editor-in-chief of Novy Čas newspaper, met Marfa in pre-trial detention center and spoke to Viasna about the human rights defender's condition
14.06.2022 #FreeViasna: Weekly news digest on Viasna’s imprisoned human rights defenders
Latest news about imprisoned Viasna members from June 6 to 12
09.06.2022 UN Special Rapporteur on Belarus: End the atmosphere of repression and fear
The UN website has published the report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus Anaïs Marin
23.05.2022 #FreeViasna: Weekly news digest on Viasna’s imprisoned human rights defenders
Latest news about imprisoned Viasna members from May 16 to 22
23.05.2022 Read 55 books and learnt how to do push-ups using one arm. Things that Andrei Chapiuk has achieved over a year in jail
For more than a year a volunteer of “Viasna” Andrei Chapiuk is detained in pre-trial jail. During this time he has read 55 books, has filled three writing books with the notes on a programming book and has learnt how to do push-ups with one arm.
17.05.2022 #FreeViasna: Weekly news digest on Viasna’s imprisoned human rights defenders
Latest news about imprisoned Viasna members from May 9 to 15
12.05.2022 Viasna honored the Clooney Foundation's Albie Awards
Viasna Human Rights Center among first nominees of freshly established award
04.05.2022 #FreeViasna: Weekly news digest on Viasna’s imprisoned human rights defenders
Latest news about imprisoned Viasna members from April 25 to May 1
26.04.2022 “You are the force that moves Belarus forward”: Viasna turns twenty-six
While seven members of organization remain behind bars among more than a thousand political prisoners, Viasna remains at the forefront of human rights protection
