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Political prisoner Dzmitry Dudoits committed suicide
Political prisoner Dzmitry Dudoits committed suicide in Mahiliou. He was sentenced to two years of open prison.
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Authorities label Radio Svaboda as extremist
Belarusian authorities added Radio Svaboda to its registry of extremist organizations, which means that Belarusians who subscribe to it online could face up to six years in prison.
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Film about Belarusian protests longlisted for Oscar
Aliaksei Paluyan's film about the Belarusian protests was included in the Oscar Awards long list.
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Chancellor Merkel calls Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya exchanged views on the political situation in Belarus and the difficult situation on the EU-Belarus border.
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New charges brought against BelaPAN leadership
BelaPAN agency was recognized as an "extremist formation". The BelaPAN leaders now face up to seven years in prison.
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Appeal to UN regarding violations of detainees’ rights in Zeltsar case
Viasna human rights defenders sent an appeal to the UN Special Rapporteurs on the human rights situation in Belarus regarding the issue of torture and other forms of inhuman and…
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Medical student receives 4-year prison sentence in Belarus
A 21-year-old student of the Belarusian State Medical University (BSMU) was sentenced to four years in prison for running the Belye Khalaty (White Robes) Telegram channel.
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Journalist faces up to 15 years in prison
A Hrodna journalist Dzianis Ivashyn was charged with state treason and now faces up to 15 years in prison.
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Journalist and activist Mikola Dziadok sentenced to 5 years in prison
Mikola Dziadok, a 33-year-old political prisoner, journalist and anarchist, was sentenced to five years behind bars. In his final speech, Dziadok said that no terror can stop human emancipation and…
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Invocation of Vienna Mechanism on Belarus
Thirty-five OSCE states decided to invoke the Vienna Mechanism on Belarus due to serious human rights violations.