News on the topic: political prisoners
19.03.2024 Catholic believer sentenced to three years in a penal colony in Minsk
On March 14, the Minsk City Court sentenced Catholic believer Uladzislau Beladzed.
14.03.2024 "It should have been a restriction of freedom, not a deprivation." How political prisoners live in open-type correctional institutions
Sending geolocation every two hours. Video calls with the inspector twice a day.
13.03.2024 Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya demands news of her imprisoned husband
Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on Friday marched to the country's embassy in Lithuania, holding a photo of her imprisoned husband and demanding information about him after a year of being incommunicado.
13.03.2024 The statement on the recognition of 10 people as political prisoners
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus
12.03.2024 Statement by human rights defenders in connection with the crackdown on lawyers
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
12.03.2024 What happened to political prisoners from February 20 to March 12
Viasna reports the latest news about political prisoners.
11.03.2024 MEPs launch the second edition of the #EPSTANDSBYYOU initiative
During the plenary session in Strasbourg, MEPs will sign personalised postcards for political prisoners in Belarus.
11.03.2024 At least 24 political prisoners released in February having served their sentences
Viasna reports the sentences of political prisoners in a monthly digest.
11.03.2024 More than 8,000 women have been persecuted in Belarus. Infographics about repression against women
Viasna writes about repression against women using infographics.
07.03.2024 "These were the first minutes when I put on this pink bag." Women spoke about their mugshots after the transfer to the colony
On the eve of the International Women's Rights Day, we are publishing some stories.
06.03.2024 The statement on the recognition of four people as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
05.03.2024 The statement on the recognition of eight people as political prisoners
We, the representatives of the Belarusian human rights community, once again emphasize that detention and further deprivation of liberty for various protest activities are used by authorities to suppress social and political activity, dissent, and anti-war demonstrations.
05.03.2024 Latest news about jailed Viasna human rights defenders
We collected news on Viasna team members who are behind bars.
04.03.2024 Three Members of the German Bundestag become godparents for Daniil Chaunakou, Aliaksandr Balonkin and Henadz Drazdou
As part of #WeStandBYyou solidarity campaign, Ottmar von Holtz (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen), Luiza Licina-Bode (Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands) and Michael Sacher (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) have taken on a godparenthood for political prisoners in Belarus.
04.03.2024 "Free Viasna!" International colleagues speak about the anniversary of the verdict in Viasna case
Viasna gathered the reactions of the international colleagues on the anniversary of the verdict in Viasna case.
