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Articles

2024-01-24

“Who is helping you?” Mass KGB raids target political prisoners and their families

Throughout Belarus, on January 23, KGB officers conducted mass searches, interrogations and detentions of political prisoners' relatives. At least 100 people were affected.
Articles

2024-01-17

In 2023, 62 organizations were labeled “extremist”, 11 of them are media outlets

Currently, there are 169 “extremist formations” in Belarus, 62 of them were put on the list in 2023. Viasna reports the organizations that were recognized as “extremist formations” in 2023 and reminds about security measures.
Articles

2024-01-09

Political prisoners of Belarus in 2023. Infographics

Repressions have continued in Belarus for over three and a half years since the start of the 2020 election campaign. At least 1,430 political prisoners are currently in custody. Viasna provides a review of the situation with political prisoners in 2023.
Videos

2023-12-28

Belarusians’ struggle to save their language despite discrimination

Why are Belarusian speakers faced with daily discrimination in their home country, ranging from verbal abuse to arrests? Can Belarusian be saved in spite of systemic discrimination? The new film by Voice of Belarus, Malanka Media and Human Rights Center Viasna examines the challenges and complexities surrounding the use of Belarusian in Belarus.
Videos

2023-12-28

War in Ukraine: Is Belarus a co-aggressor?

In 2022, Russia has used the territory of Belarus to wage war against Ukraine with full knowledge and consent of Alexander Lukashenko’s regime. However, thousands of Belarusian citizens stepped forward as volunteers and combatants, contributing to the fight for Ukraine’s freedom.
News

2023-12-26

Belarusian business association holds large Christmas event

Belarusians abroad met in Warsaw for a large Christmas event, at which the Association of Belarusian Business Abroad held a charity auction to support the children of political prisoners.
Articles

2023-12-19

Torture in stress positions, beatings, unsanitary conditions: what Belarusian women face in prisons

The Human Rights Center Viasna has submitted information to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, providing details on instances of cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment, as well as torture, inflicted upon women in Belarus.
Articles

2023-12-16

The BYSOL Evacuation Department wins the “Human Rights Initiative of the Year” award

The BYSOL Foundation's Evacuation Department was announced the winner of the “Human Rights Initiative of the Year” award. It has helped hundreds of people fleeing political persecution.