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Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya becomes laureate of Four Freedoms Award
The Roosevelt Foundation awarded Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya the Four Freedoms Award for her tireless work as the leader of the peaceful resistance against Lukashenko's oppressive regime.
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Two Wikipedia editors detained in Belarus
In Belarus, Wikipedia contributors who wrote articles or made edits about the repressions in Belarus after the 2020 elections and the war unleashed by Russia against Ukraine are being persecuted.
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Freedom Day celebrations in Belarus and abroad
On March 25, Belarusians celebrate Freedom Day – the day the Belarusian Democratic Republic first declared its independence. Although the regime banned this holiday, Belarusian citizens both in Belarus and…
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Chronicle of repressions in Belarus: Persecution a daily reality
While the war unleashed by Putin with Lukashenko's help rages on, repressions against citizens who openly speak out against the war continue in Belarus.
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Are Belarusians accomplices of Russian military aggression?
Belarusian writer Andrei Zhvaleuski wrote an article about the nation's situation during Russia's military aggression against Ukraine from the territory of their country.
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Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya calls for protests at polling stations
National leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya urges Belarusians to go to the polls on the main day of the referendum and actively protest against the war in Ukraine.
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Political prisoner on hunger strike for 6 days
Uladzimir Matskevich, a philosopher, methodologist, and well-known public figure, went on a hunger strike on 3 February. If his demands are not met, he will refuse water and go on…
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Number of political prisoners in Belarus exceeds 1,000
Belarus now has more than 1,000 officially recognized political prisoners. But the number of those persecuted for dissent is much higher.
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Maria Kalesnikava transferred to penal colony
Prominent Belarusian opposition activist Maria Kalesnikava has been transferred to a women's penal colony near Homel. She was sentenced to 11 years in prison on unsubstantiated charges in September 2021.
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Cuban deported from Belarus manages to get to Lithuania
Cuban expat Roberto Valdes Casanueva spent more than a year awaiting deportation in the Akrestsina detention center for participation in the peaceful protests. On 10 December 2021, he was deported…