News on the topic: political prisoners
19.01.2022 Ales Kaputski recognised as a political prisoner
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
18.01.2022 Another three political prisoners from Belarus adopted by European politicians
Members of Parliament from Germany and the Netherlands adopt Aliaksandr Nurdzinau, Dzmitry Kulakouski and Raman Hvazdziolka
17.01.2022 #FreeViasna: Weekly news digest on Viasna’s imprisoned human rights defender
Latest news about imprisoned Viasna members
17.01.2022 HRDs call for retrials and release of political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
17.01.2022 Members of Parliament from Germany adopt political prisoners Volha Takarchuk, Yuliya Harachka and Siarhei Kapanets
As part of Libereco’s solidarity campaign #WeStandBYyou, Jamila Schäfer, Marlene Schönberger and Olaf in der Beek have taken on a godparenthood for political prisoners in Belarus
14.01.2022 Six months in jail. What is known about three detained Viasna members
What relatives say about the detained Viasna members, how they met the New Year without their loved ones, and what the human rights defenders write in their letters–in our story.
14.01.2022 Verdict to human right defenders of Viasna’s branch in Homiel unchanged
The judge ruled that the verdict to Leanid Sudalenka and Tatsiana Lasitsa was fair
13.01.2022 Yuliya Charniauskaya released from house arrest
The charges against her have not been dropped
13.01.2022 Human rights defenders call to release eight new political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
12.01.2022 Valiantsin Stefanovich from Viasna describes how he celebrated the New Year in pre-trial detention center
Valiantsin Stefanovich, a political prisoner, the deputy chairman of Viasna Human Rights Centre, as well as six other human rights defenders and volunteers from Viasna, celebrated the New Year behind bars.
11.01.2022 Marfa Rabkova about the Human Rights Defender of the Year award: "Please, pass on my great thanks for the honor of being given such a distinguished title"
In her letter to Nasta Loika, a human rights activist from Human Constanta, Marfa Rabkova, the coordinator of Viasna volunteers, describes how she celebrated the New Year, writes about the progress of her criminal case, her health status, and daily life, and shares her impressions of receiving the national Human Rights Defender of the Year award.
11.01.2022 Human rights defenders call to release Andrei Kuznechyk
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
11.01.2022 Human rights defenders call to release another 15 political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
10.01.2022 #FreeViasna: Weekly news digest on Viasna’s imprisoned human rights defenders
On September 17, #FreeViasna campaign of solidarity with the imprisoned "Viasna" members was launched. Here’s the latest news about them.
06.01.2022 Happy birthday, Marfa!
Today Marfa Rabkova, coordinator of Viasna's network of volunteers, turns 27. This is her second birthday in a row, which Marfa has to spend behind bars.
