News on the topic: political prisoners
18.02.2022 Political prisoner Natallia Hersche released from prison
Thanks to Switzerland's diplomatic efforts the woman can finally return to Switzerland
17.02.2022 Political prisoner Ales Kaputski released after 60 days of arrest
The authorities have repeatedly used repeated sentencing against him for the purpose of politically motivated pressure
15.02.2022 HRDs recognized 12 more Belarusians as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
14.02.2022 #FreeViasna: Weekly news digest on Viasna’s imprisoned human rights defenders
Latest news about imprisoned Viasna members from February 7 to 13
11.02.2022 Nine more persons recognized as political prisoners in Belarus
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus
11.02.2022 #WeStandBYyou: European politicians adopt political prisoners Maksim Shatokhin, Dzmitry Navazhylau and Aleh Hruzdzilovich
Members of the European Parliament, the German Bundestag, and the Swiss National Council adopt Belarusian political prisoners Maksim Shatokhin, Dzmitry Navazhylau, and Aleh Hruzdzilovich as part of Libereco’s solidarity campaign #WeStandBYyou
11.02.2022 “Criminal prosecution of Viasna members is not related to their work,” authorities respond to the UN request
What Belarusian government responded to Special Rapporteurs' request on search and detention of human rights defenders, NGO representatives, and independent media
09.02.2022 “Uladzimir is giving a signal by his hunger strike.” Politically imprisoned philosopher refuses to take food for six days
Ex-wife of political prisoner on his hunger strike and the meaning behind it
09.02.2022 Ex-employees of the national telecommunications company sentenced to 11 years. They were beaten during arrest
Two political prisoners Aliaksei Bychkouski and Artsiom Parkhamovich, were sentenced in Minsk City Court for personal data dumping
09.02.2022 #WeStandBYyou: Andrei Skurko, Aliaksandr Viniarski, and Uladzimir Kniha got their symbolic godparents
Three more members of Parliament from Germany joined Libereco’s solidarity campaign
08.02.2022 #WeStandBY: Members of the German Parliament adopt political prisoners Tatsiana Lasitsa, Alena Lazarchyk, and Pavel Piaskou
Libereco’s solidarity campaign continues to promote godparenthood for political prisoners in Belarus.
07.02.2022 #FreeViasna: Weekly news digest on Viasna’s imprisoned human rights defenders
Latest news about imprisoned Viasna members from January 31 to February 6
04.02.2022 Political prisoner Aliaksandr Vasilevich released in courtroom
He spent 526 days behind bars
03.02.2022 HRD's call to release another 15 political prisoners and decriminalize defamation offenses
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
01.02.2022 HRD's call to release another 17 political prisoners and stop political repression in the country
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
