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Human rights defender Marfa Rabkova sentenced to 15 years in prison
Marfa Rabkova, a coordinator of the volunteer service of the Viasna Human Rights Center, was sentenced to 15 years of imprisonment and a fine of almost $9,000 USD.
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Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya meets with Oleksiy Arestovych
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya thanked Oleksiy Arestovych for supporting Belarusians. Arestovych stressed that Ukrainians distinguish between the actions of Lukashenko and Belarusians.
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At least 98 people convicted in politically motivated cases in August 2022
The courts have not issued a single acquittal verdict. According to the Viasna Human Rights Center, as of September 1, 2022, there were 1,326 political prisoners in Belarusian prisons.
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Belsat journalist Darya Chultsova released after 2 years in prison
Political prisoner Darya Chultsova, who was detained during a live stream in the Square of Changes, has been released after serving her sentence.
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Eastern Orthodox priest sentenced to 14 days in jail
Uladzislau Bahamolnikau, a priest of the Eastern Orthodox Church, was detained in Minsk. He was among the priests of the Russian Orthodox Church who made an appeal against Russia's war…
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Renowned track and field athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya granted Polish citizenship
Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, a Belarusian athlete who refused to return to Belarus after a scandal at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, has been granted Polish citizenship. She has already performed at the…
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Svetlana Alexievich’s works inspire Hollywood, while in Belarus they are checked for “extremism”
The Unwomanly Face of War, a book by Belarusian writer and Nobel laureate Svetlana Alexievich, will be adapted into a TV series. The production is to take place in Hollywood.…
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Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: “For the regime, sovereignty was never a celebration or a value”
Democratic Belarus' leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya recorded an address to Belarusian people on Belarus' unofficial Independence Day and spoke about the priorities of the United Transitional Cabinet.
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Volodymyr Zelensky wears vyshyvanka shirt designed by Belarusian artist
On the eve of the important Ukrainian national holidays, Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky recorded another daily address to his people wearing a "vyzhyvanka" – a khaki-colored vyshyvanka shirt with the…
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Absurd or reality: one can be detained for speaking Belarusian in Belarus
One has to protect one's rights in our country. This is especially true when the right to use the Belarusian language is concerned as history shows that there will be…