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Zelensky: “Why should Russia decide how people in Belarus should live?”
In an interview with El Pais, Volodymyr Zelensky said that "Russia is not a subject of the civilized world, it is a terrorist organization" and expressed his fear that Belarus…
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Maria Kalesnikava becomes honorary professor of Mozarteum University Salzburg
Maria Kalesnikava, a flutist and one of the Belarusian opposition leaders sentenced to 11 years in prison, became an honorary professor of Mozarteum University in Salzburg.
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Number of “extremists” in Belarus increased almost threefold in October 2022
The Viasna Human Rights Center reports that the human rights crisis in Belarus is deepening. In October 2022, 72 more people were recognized as political prisoners in the country, and…
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“They put a gun to his head and said that he was done for”
Illia Verameyeu, an 18-year-old Belarusian, was sentenced to 6.5 years of imprisonment for his anti-war stance. His sister Yana tells the political prisoner's story to the Viasna Human Rights Center.
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6 more people recognized as political prisoners in Belarus
The Viasna Human Rights Center reports about six new political prisoners in Belarus and explains why it considers the cases against them politically motivated.
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39 events took place worldwide to commemorate executed poets
The Belarusian diaspora held events in 20 countries to pay tribute to Belarusian poets, novelists, translators, and critics who were executed during Stalinist repressions in 1937.
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Explosions on railway block military transport from Russia to Belarus
On the evening of October 23, news surfaced about explosions on a section of the Russian railway track located about 20 kilometers from the Belarusian border. Railway tracks were damaged,…
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Former political prisoner from Belarus detained in Ukraine
Ivan Krasouski, a former political prisoner from Belarus, has been detained in Ukraine. He now faces deportation.
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Darya Losik detained for an interview with Belsat TV
Darya Losik, the wife of political prisoner Ihar Losik, was detained after police had searched her apartment in the early morning hours of October 18. Pro-regime channels reported that Darya…
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12 people in “Autukhovich case” sentenced to 197 years in prison
Political prisoner Mikalai Autukhovich was sentenced to 25 years in prison. This is an unprecedentedly harsh sentence in a politically motivated case in Belarus. Along with Autukhovich, 11 more people…