10.08.2023 At least 3,645 people have criminal convictions three years after the 2020 election
Viasna tells in figures about the unprecedentedly terrible situation with human rights in Belarus.
08.08.2023 Rights advocate Leanid Sudalenka on his jail experience: “I was labeled a persistent violator”
Leanid Sudalenka on why he left Belarus, how political prisoners are discriminated against, and why solidarity is essential.
08.08.2023 “Who will defend us then?” Eight stories of human rights defenders about the crackdown on Viasna
February 16 and July 14, 2021, the authorities cracked down on non-governmental organizations and independent media outlets.
05.08.2023 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: July 2023
On July 11, Belarusian artist and political prisoner Ales Pushkin died in the intensive care unit of a hospital in Hrodna.
04.08.2023 Lech Wałęsa to Belarusian civil society: “Your suffering will pay off”
Viasna asked the prominent politician and freedom fighter to address the Belarusians on the Day of Solidarity with Civil Society in Belarus.
02.08.2023 July criminal trials: at least 52 people convicted on political grounds
The amount of group cases indicates that repression is list-based.
01.08.2023 New details of the persecution of artist Ales Pushkin: charges over iconic performance restaging and solitary confinement in pre-trial detention
Viasna continues to collect information about Pushkin's persecution, imprisonment, and death.
01.08.2023 Human rights defenders identify another 14 political prisoners
Human rights community demands the immediate release of all political prisoners and the end of political repression.
26.07.2023 #FreeViasna: Latest news about jailed Viasna human rights defenders
Leanid Sudalenka was released from jail while Viasna has been awarded another major human rights prize.
21.07.2023 Leanid Sudalenka: “My mother thought I was working abroad for 3 years”
First interview of the released human rights defender.
21.07.2023 Leanid Sudalenka released after serving jail term in full
Human rights defender has been held behind bars for two and a half years.
18.07.2023 Ales Puhkin's godmother Camilla Hansén: “I had really hoped that we should meet one day”
Viasna talked with Swedish MP about the life and works of Ales Pushkin and about her further actions.
14.07.2023 Pinchuk: “The painful ordeal fell not only on the human rights defenders, but also on the whole Belarusian people”
On the anniversary of the Viasna members' arrest, we publish the interview with Ales Bialiatski's wife.
11.07.2023 Political prisoner and artist Ales Pushkin dies in prison at 57
The human rights centre Viasna expresses condolences to Ales’ family and loved ones.
04.07.2023 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: June 2023
Human rights defender Nasta Loika was sentenced to seven years in prison on arbitrary politically motivated charges.
