12.08.2021 3 to 4 1/2 years in prison: Six political prisoners convicted in another trial over Brest “riots”
The Lieninski District Court of Brest announced today its verdict in the third trial of protesters accused of “rioting” during the post-election events of August 9-10, 2020.
11.08.2021 Human rights defenders demand retrials and release of three new political prisoners
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus
10.08.2021 10 more protesters recognized as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
10.08.2021 Human rights organizations call to release 7 persons convicted in defamation trials
Joint statement by representatives of the Belarusian human rights community
09.08.2021 One year after presidential elections: Tens of thousands detained, thousands tortured and hundreds injured
Despite the shocking numbers, detentions of our fellow activists and the ongoing attacks on the country’s civil society, Viasna will continue to help Belarusians defend their rights.
09.08.2021 No justice in sight for scores of human rights violations survivors one year on from disputed election
Amnesty International has released a public statement addressing the ongoing crackdown on the dissent in Belarus.
06.08.2021 Release political prisoners Tatsiana Vadalazhskaya and Uladzimir Matskevich!
Joint statement by representatives of the Belarusian human rights community
06.08.2021 Viasna’s Andrei Paluda leaves Belarus, describes detention conditions as inhuman
Andrei Paluda, human rights defender of the Human Rights Center "Viasna" and coordinator of the campaign “Human Rights Defenders against the Death Penalty in Belarus”, has left Belarus after detention and imminent criminal charges.
05.08.2021 Human rights groups call to release five new political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
03.08.2021 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: July 2021
On July 14, three more members of the Human Rights Center “Viasna” were detained on criminal charges: Ales Bialiatski, chairman of the organization, Valiantsin Stefanovich, member of Viasna’s Board and vice-president of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), and Uladzimir Labkovich, lawyer and coordinator of the campaign “Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections”.
31.07.2021 Office for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities leaders released until trial
Siarhei Drazdouski and Aleh Hrableuski, respectively director and legal advisor of the Office for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, have been released to await their trial under travel restrictions.
30.07.2021 Nearly 4,700 protest-related criminal cases opened since August 2020
4,691 criminal cases related to protests have been launched since the rigged presidential election of August 9, 2020, the Investigative Committee of Belarus said.
30.07.2021 7 new names on list of political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
29.07.2021 Pavel Larchyk is a political prisoner
Joint statement of the Belarusian human rights community
28.07.2021 Human rights organizations insist on release of three new political prisoners
Joint statement by representatives of the Belarusian human rights community
