News
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New BYPOL investigation into torture in detention centers
BYPOL has published the results of an investigation revealing identities of those responsible for the conditions "political" detainees were kept in in detention centers.
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Danish photojournalist wins prestigious award for covering protests in Belarus
The photographs were taken by Asger Ladefoged during his work trips to Belarus during the protests following the 2020 presidential elections.
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Hard of hearing person imprisoned for insulting Lukashenko and “inciting violence”
A man with a hearing impairment was sentenced to two years in a penal colony for insulting Lukashenko and “inciting violence”. He was taken into custody right in the courtroom.
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Ihar Losik appeals to the Pope
Darya Losik, the wife of political prisoner Ihar Losik, told the media that her husband had written a letter to Pope Francis.
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2 years of home confinement with penal labor for comment about assistant prosecutor
A Minsk resident was sentenced to two years of home confinement with penal labor for her comment about assistant prosecutor Alina Kasyanchyk.
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Andrzej Poczobut awarded medal “For Freedom of Speech”
The Grand Press Foundation in Gdańsk has awarded Andrzej Poczobut, journalist and activist of the Union of Poles in Belarus, with a prestigious media prize.
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Poster with portraits of Belarusian political prisoners expands to 15 square meters
Belarusians of Germany have compiled portraits of political prisoners in Belarus into one poster. The poster size has reached 15 square meters.
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Solo picket of Belarusian in Washington can be heard as far as White House
On 20 August, Belarusian Masha Zabara went to a solo picket near the IMF building in Washington DC to protest the IMF's decision to allocate $900 million USD to Belarus.
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National Anti-Crisis Management to hold legal conference in Nuremberg
The purpose of this conference is to speed up the work on recognizing Alexander Lukashenko as a terrorist and bringing to justice those who are guilty of torture.
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Relatives of political prisoners are being detained in Belarus
Activist of the European Belarus civil campaign, political prisoner Maksim Viniarski was sentenced to five years in prison. It became known that his sister had been recently detained.