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“This is our war for justice and memory of August 2020”
9 August 2020, the day when the rigged presidential election was held, has become the point of no return in the history of modern Belarus. The Viasna Human Rights Center…
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5 Babruisk residents receive harsh sentences for “acts of terrorism”
A group of local "terrorists" was handed down draconian sentences in the Babruisk city court. Ihar Kazlou, Kanstantsin Yermalovich, Vital Minkevich, Natallia Ked, and Nadzeya Polkina were the defendants on…
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Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya announces creation of United Transitional Cabinet
The New Belarus conference resulted in the establishment of a new collective executive body that will work to carry out the de facto de-occupation of Belarus.
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Representatives of European embassies call for release of Belarusian political prisoners
This call was supported by representatives of the diplomatic missions of the EU, Austria, Czechia, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden, and the United States. As…
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300 European parliamentarians take on godparenthood for political prisoners in Belarus
Britta Hasselmann, a member of the German Bundestag, has become the 300th symbolic "godmother" of a political prisoner in Belarus. Three hundred "godparents" from 17 European countries illustrate the unwavering…
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Singer detained in Minsk after performing Ukrainian song
Minsk singer Meriem Herasimenka was detained after a street concert where she had performed a song by a Ukrainian band.
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At least 76 people convicted in “protest” criminal cases in July 2022
In July 2022, the Viasna Human Rights Center observed a continuing trend toward politically motivated criminal prosecution of citizens. Viasna is aware of at least 76 people convicted for political…
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US military analyst: Participation of Belarus in Russia-Ukraine war is unlikely
A military analyst at the US-based Institute for War Studies (ISW) considers Belarus' participation in Russia's war against Ukraine unlikely due to the small number of its combat groups and…
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ICAO Council condemns Belarus for forced landing of Ryanair flight
The UN's aviation watchdog ICAO has issued a new report, which condemns Belarus authorities over the 2021 fake bomb threat and the subsequent forced landing of Ryanair flight FR4978.
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Vacations in Germany for Belarusian refugee children
Sixteen children from families that had been forced to flee from Belarus to Poland due to the repressions, and two teachers came to Germany for a vacation.