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Kastus Kalinouski Regiment participated in battles for Bakhmut
The Kastus Kalinouski Regiment volunteer fighters took part in two major military operations in the Bakhmut suburbs on December 31 and January 3 and 4. Eleven Belarusian volunteer fighters were…
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Sofia Sapega’s request for pardon denied
The political prisoner Sofia Sapega's request for a pardon passed the first stage of the pardon process but was rejected by the commission for pardons under Lukashenko. In May 2022,…
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Rail guerrilla shot in knees during arrest, sentenced to 13 years of imprisonment
Belarusian Vital Melnik, recognized as a political prisoner, was sentenced to 13 years in a maximum security penal colony and property confiscation. In addition, he has to pay a fine…
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Belarusian political prisoners in 2022: Infographics
The repressive totalitarian regime in Belarus has been working hard to stamp out any dissent. In 2022, politically motivated detentions and torture continued, new criminal cases were opened, and the…
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Maria Kalesnikava has been in hospital for over one month
According to the information the Viasna Human Rights Center received from other prisoners, Maria is yet to be transferred from the hospital back to the Homel penal colony: "As of…
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Nobel Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski pleads not guilty at sham trial
The trial against Viasna human rights defenders, including the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski, commenced on January 5 in Minsk. The defendants face 7 to 12 years of imprisonment.
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Belarusian ex-investigator sentenced to 11 years of imprisonment
Yauhen Yushkevich, a former investigator and founder of the ByChange project aimed at retraining dismissed security forces officers and civil servants, was convicted on December 26.
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Married couple convicted of participating in protest march based on photo from book
Belarusians Darya and Mikhail Sudnik were sentenced to three years of home confinement with penal labor. They were charged with blocking the roadway at one of the 2020 protest marches.…
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Brest resident convicted for wanting to become volunteer fighter in Ukraine
A state television channel aired a segment about the first Belarusian who had been convicted for wanting to join Ukraine's fight against Russian aggression. Eight Belarusians have already been convicted…
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Belarus is unlikely to invade Ukraine in foreseeable future, says ISW
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) considers an invasion of Ukraine by the Belarusian army "extraordinarily unlikely".