New law grants wider death penalty use in Belarus
The death penalty for attempted acts of terrorism was recently introduced in Belarus as the state is trying to smother any display of dissent.
May 21 declared Day of Political Prisoner in Belarus
Human rights activists designated May 21 the Day of the Political Prisoner in Belarus. Currently, over 1,200 people have been officially recognized as political prisoners in the country.
Six Belarusian fighters died fighting for Ukraine
Six Belarusian fighters have died fighting for the liberation of Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian invasion. Belarusians are fighting both as part of the separate Kastus Kalinouski battalion and in other units of the Ukrainian army.
Stories of Belarusian volunteers in Ukraine
Hundreds of Belarusians who moved to Ukraine seeking to escape from political repressions in Belarus decided to stay in Ukraine and help as volunteers.
Russian citizen Sofia Sapega sentenced to six years in prison
Russian citizen Sofia Sapega was sentenced to six years in a penal colony. She was arrested along with journalist Raman Pratasevich on 23 May 2021 at the Minsk airport after the Belarusian authorities had forced a Ryanair aircraft to land.
Are Russians, Belarusians and Ukrainians ‘one people’?
Belarusian journalist, historian and writer Siarhei Ablameika has published an open letter to Boris Akunin, the well-known historical fiction author, in response to his statement that Russians, Belarusians and Ukrainians are supposedly “one people”.
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya becomes laureate of Four Freedoms Award
The Roosevelt Foundation awarded Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya the Four Freedoms Award for her tireless work as the leader of the peaceful resistance against Lukashenko’s oppressive regime.
Belarusian commands international battalion in Ukraine
Ihar Yankou, a 26-year-old Belarusian, is fighting for Ukraine’s freedom. He has become a commander of the international battalion in Ukraine.
Two Wikipedia editors arrested in Belarus
In Belarus, Wikipedia contributors who wrote articles or made edits about the repressions in Belarus after the 2020 elections and the war unleashed by Russia against Ukraine are being persecuted.
Alesia Rudnik from Hrodna became European of the Year
Belarusian activist Alesia Rudnik received the prestigious Swedish “European of the Year” award for her contribution to cooperation between the peoples of Europe with the aim of promoting freedom and peace.