News on the topic: political prisoners
23.12.2024 The statement on the recognition of 23 people as political prisoners
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus.
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.
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.
10.12.2024 650 people in Belarus convicted of "inciting other social hatred"
Viasna reports the people persecuted and the reasons for convictions.
10.12.2024 29 more political prisoners pardoned in Belarus
Among the pardoned, there are 15 people with chronic diseases, six people under the age of 25, three senior citizens, and two people with disabilities.
09.12.2024 At least 24 people were released in November after serving their sentences, and 63 more were pardoned
What political prisoners served their sentences for and how many of them were imprisoned, Viasna recalls their cases.
06.12.2024 Exhibition of political prisoners' drawings to open in Warsaw on Human Rights Day
On International Human Rights Day, December 10, Viasna invites you to the opening of the exhibition Feelings presenting a collection of artworks created by Belarusian political prisoners in places of imprisonment.
06.12.2024 Belarusian political prisoners in high-security prisons: pressure intensifies
Viasna reports how the administration of the colonies punishes political prisoners and which of the political prisoners are recognized as "malicious violators of the order."
03.12.2024 "The existence of the death penalty is always a litmus test of the human rights situation"
A conversation with the coordinator of the campaign Human Rights Defenders against the Death Penalty in Belarus Andrei Paluda.
02.12.2024 Four foreigners were convicted in Belarus for "espionage"
We discussed with Viasna lawyer Pavel Sapelka the difference between "espionage" and "agent activity" and the reasons for conviction under Article 358 of the Criminal Code.
29.11.2024 The statement on the recognition of ten people as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
28.11.2024 "The political nature of the charges is already obvious." Human rights activist comments on the case of Vasil Verameichyk
We are discussing the case of Vasil Verameichyk with Viasna human rights defender Pavel Sapelka.
28.11.2024 The statement on the recognition of 18 people as political prisoners
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus
25.11.2024 "Sunrise over a swamp": at least 40 people were convicted in Belarus for the red-and-green flag
In total, Belarusians were sentenced to 118 years in a penal colony for "desecrating state symbols."
