24.10.2022 What happened to political prisoners on October 17–23
New political prisoners, harsh sentences in Autukhovich case, and other news on political prisoners in Belarus.
18.10.2022 Ales Bialiatski, a life of peaceful struggle for human rights in Belarus
Anaïs Marin's account of a co-laureate of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize.
14.10.2022 Alina Stefanovic: “It is my husband’s life's work”
Valiantsin Stefanovic turns 50.
14.10.2022 Viasna digest: 29 political prisoners released in September, four of them on pardon
Viasna recalls the released political prisoners' cases and sentences
11.10.2022 Andrei Paluda: “I hope there will be no more death sentences”
Human rights defenders against the death penalty campaign coordinator on evolution of death penalty perception and campaign highlights.
11.10.2022 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: September 2022
Coordinator of Viasna’s volunteers Marfa Rabkova and volunteer Andrei Chapiuk were sentenced to 15 and 6 years in prison, respectively.
07.10.2022 Ales Bialiatski awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2022
Russian human rights organization Memorial and the Ukrainian human rights organization Center for Civil Liberties share the prize with Belarusian human rights defender
04.10.2022 September sentences in political cases in numbers
Custodial and freedom-restricting sentences were handed down in all politically motivated cases in September.
30.09.2022 “This award is a great support to us in our mission.” Viasna awarded The Albie Awards 2022
Alina Stefanovich, the wife of political prisoner and Viasna human rights defender Valiantsin Stefanovich, received the prize.
28.09.2022 Harsh sentence handed down to journalist Kseniya Lutskina
The journalist was sentenced to eight years of imprisonment
26.09.2022 Smuggling and financing protests: Viasna human rights defenders' final indictment gets more serious
Ales Bialiatski, Valiantsin Stefanovich, and Uladzimir Labkovich were charged with harsher crimes.
23.09.2022 The list of political prisoners is updated by four new names
Joint statement of the Belarusian human rights community
22.09.2022 "This is a common European challenge." Belarusian human rights activists stand in solidarity with Ukraine
Human rights defenders from different countries held a solidarity action with Ukraine near the Russian Embassy in Vilnius on September 21, the International Day of Peace.
21.09.2022 Ivan Murauyou and Yauhen Merkis recognized as political prisoners
Joint statement of the Belarusian human rights community
20.09.2022 Human rights organizations declare 11 more persons political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
