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What is known about the raid on those expressing support for political prisoners?
Throughout Belarus, on January 23, KGB officers conducted mass searches, interrogations and detentions of political prisoners' relatives. Even those who simply wrote letters to political prisoners were reportedly rounded up.
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Solidarity event for victims of repression in Belarus held in Vilnius
Several dozen people lined up in a chain in the center of Vilnius to express their solidarity with the relatives of political prisoners who were searched and detained.
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Articles
“Who is helping you?” Mass KGB raids target political prisoners and their families
Throughout Belarus, on January 23, KGB officers conducted mass searches, interrogations and detentions of political prisoners' relatives. At least 100 people were affected.
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In 2023, 62 organizations were labeled “extremist”, 11 of them are media outlets
Currently, there are 169 “extremist formations” in Belarus, 62 of them were put on the list in 2023. Viasna reports the organizations that were recognized as “extremist formations” in 2023…
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From dictatorship to democracy: What is the strategy of transition to New Belarus?
Only the fall of the regime will give Belarusians a chance to establish democracy and protect human rights. The democratic forces have developed a strategy for transition to the New…
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Five reasons why concept of human rights still works
Activists from the Human Rights Center Viasna shed light on why, in their perspective, the concept of human rights endures, what gives them strength and motivation to defend human rights,…
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Palina Sharenda-Panasiuk: Winner of the Human Rights Solidarity Award
The laureates of the 2023 Human Rights Society of Belarus Award have been announced. The award ceremony, marking International Human Rights Day, took place in Vilnius on December 10, 2023.
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Videos
Nina Bahinskaya, an icon of the Belarusian protest movement
Nina Bahinskaya is a prominent figure in the Belarusian pro-democracy movement. In this short film, she speaks about her principles, motivation, background and the future of Belarus.
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“Children of the dandelions”: Belarusian teenagers sing about their feelings in emigration
The Belarusian rock band Atesta has released a video titled "Dandelions" that portrays teenagers' emotions stirred by the forced departure from their homeland.
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Mass detentions and dismissals: how doctors are persecuted in Belarus
Despite the disastrous shortage of doctors in the country, the authorities continue to carry out "clean-ups" both in public medical institutions and in private clinics. Hundreds of doctors have been…