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2022-03-09

Anti-war protests in Belarus: first-hand account of beatings

More than 800 people were detained in Belarus on 27 February 2022 for participating in anti-war protests. Most of them were sentenced to 15 days in jail.

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2021-12-12

Detentions in Belarus spread to multinational companies

Several employees of Belarusian subsidiaries of multinational companies have been recently detained by Belarus authorities. They were forced to appear in "confessional" videos and apologize for their "dissent".

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2021-09-10

In Belarus, even hair color can be reason for detention and fines

A woman from Minsk was detained with the police report stating that “she was picketing with her white-red-white hairstyle”.

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2021-09-02

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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2021-08-11

Searches and arrests of people’s delegates of Skhod platform

Early on 11 August, reports of searches and detentions of Skhod delegates started to emerge.

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2021-07-28

Minsk residents detained for white sheets of paper on windows

Minsk residents received from 13 to 28 days of detention for white paper sheets on their windows.

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2021-07-02

BSU graduate sentenced to 15 days of detention for words of gratitude

Katsiaryna Vinnikava was sentenced to 15 days of detention for her speech during the graduation ceremony in which she thanked her instructors dismissed for political reasons.

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2021-06-30

Member of Coordination Council core group detained again

A member of the core group of the Coordination Council Vitali Krivko, who had collaborated with Viktar Babaryka's headquarters last year, was detained and taken into custody.

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