15.01.2024 Human Rights Situation in Belarus in 2023
While the level of criminal repression remained high, there was a pronounced increase in criminal cases on charges of “creating, leading and participating in extremist groups”, together with “facilitating and financing extremist activities”.
15.01.2024 A political prisoner convicted for donations died of pneumonia in the colony
This is the fourth death of a political prisoner behind bars.
11.01.2024 At least 207 detained upon return to Belarus: current statistics from Viasna for 2023
Viasna has collected all known information about the persecution of people returning to Belarus from abroad.
10.01.2024 In 2023, 62 "extremist groups" were recognized, 11 of them are media outlets
Viasna reports the organizations that were recognized as "extremist formations" in 2023.
04.01.2024 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: December 2023
The authorities continue to persecute dissidents and political opponents, instigating a climate of terror and limiting rights and freedoms to the maximum extent possible.
03.01.2024 Lack of air, overcrowded cells, night with light. What Belarusians reported during the documentation in 2023
Human rights activists spoke about the specifics of documenting in 2023.
29.12.2023 Elections* 2024. Analytical report on the formation of territorial and district election commissions
The expert election*1 2024 observation mission was organized by the Belarusian Helsinki Committee and the Viasna Human Rights Center as part of the "Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections" campaign. The mission collects and analyzes information about the election campaign based on open sources and messages from voters from Belarus.
28.12.2023 "They didn't replace us, they just didn't hire anyone instead." Labor contract as a method of repression
Two teachers from one Belarusian university told Viasna how they were dismissed when their contracts were not renewed and how they were denied the right to a profession.
22.12.2023 Viasna received the UN Human Rights Prize for 2023
This year, it was awarded to five winners.
12.12.2023 How former political prisoners defend the rights of prisoners after their release
Viasna talked with ex-political prisoners about their human rights activities
06.12.2023 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: November 2023
Human rights defenders regularly identify and document cases of torture and prohibited types of treatment during the investigation of politically motivated criminal cases, as well as prohibited types of treatment of detainees in administrative proceedings.
04.12.2023 "Healthcare in prison is a black mirror that each of us has looked into"
In Vilnius, on November 29, a public initiative Doctors for Truth and Justice held a conference on penitentiary medicine and psychology in Belarus.
27.11.2023 Solidarity without borders: a guide on supporting political prisoners from abroad
Now that thousands of Belarusians are scattered all over the world, Viasna has gathered possible ways to support and cheer up political prisoners from abroad.
22.11.2023 Support Viasna on Giving Tuesday
For the first time, Viasna has decided to join the global Tuesday of radical generosity and calls for support for its long-term activities in defense of human rights in Belarus.
22.11.2023 "We will have an expert mission." Human rights activists explained how they will conduct an election monitoring campaign
Representatives of the Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections campaign and its expert Pavel Sapelka answered a number of topical questions about the upcoming election campaign.
