News on the topic: human rights defenders
21.03.2023 Viasna member Natallia Satsunkevich: “What’s going on in Belarus is not only about my country… we are all connected.”
Right Livelihood talked to Natallia shortly after the final verdict in the Viasna case.
17.03.2023 Acvitists still work in climate of fear 25 years after UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders
Right Livelihood raised concern during the 52nd session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
16.03.2023 Rabkova's cellmate: “Marfa needs biopsy to see if it's benign or something worse”
Some hope remains that the activist will get help in the penal colony after the transfer.
09.03.2023 "Ales turned to the spectators and smiled very widely and heartily"
One of the spectators described the last court session in the Viasna case and the human rights defenders’ reaction to the verdict. Here is his monologue.
06.03.2023 Verdict against Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski an effort to quash scrutiny and dissent say UN experts
UN experts reiterate their call for their immediate release from detention, access to a fair trial and reparations for harms suffered.
06.03.2023 International community condemns the verdict of Viasna leadership
We collect the international reactions to the shameful sentences of human rights defenders.
03.03.2023 “Caged and handcuffed human rights champions, this is what the Belarusian justice looks like today”
We will not stop our human rights activities, says Human Rights Center Viasna statement.
03.03.2023 “They need to know that it's not all in vain”: the wives of convicted human rights defenders comment on the verdict
We asked Natallia Pinchuk, Nina Labkovich, and Alina Stefanovic to comment on the court’s decision.
03.03.2023 FIDH condemns sentencing of its Vice-President and his Viasna colleagues
The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) stays firmly mobilized until their ultimate liberation.
03.03.2023 Viasna leadership receives from 7 to 10 years in jail
The sentences imposed are two years less than those requested by the prosecutor.
03.03.2023 Nobel Peace prize laureate's representative banned from Belarus
Oleg Orlov, co-chair of the Russian Memorial, was heading to Minsk to attend the sentencing of his fellows from Viasna.
02.03.2023 "When the prosecutor demanded 12 years of imprisonment, Ales’s face remained calm". Portrayal of Ales Bialiatski in court
On 3 March, at 12 pm the Leninsky District Court of the city of Minsk passed judgement on Viasna’s human rights defenders. One of the court attendants - who would like to remain anonymous - has agreed to share their observations. Here’s the portrayal of Ales Bialiatski.
02.03.2023 Joint statement in the run-up to the verdict in the Viasna case
International human rights organizations call to release Bialiatski, Stefanovic and Labkovich immediately and unconditionally.
01.03.2023 Rabkova and Chapiuk sentences commuted after appeal
The verdict came into force and the political prisoners will soon be transported to the colonies.
23.02.2023 Support the human rights defenders of Viasna when they receive their sentences
On March 3 at 12.00 in the Leninsky District Court of Minsk, the verdict of Viasna human rights defenders will be announced. We call on you to support the human rights defenders and express your solidarity with them in all possible ways on this day.
