Human Rights Center Viasna
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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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Paris mayor writes letter to arrested Belarusian human rights activist
The Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo expressed her support for the arrested head of the Viasna Human Rights Center Ales Bialiatski.
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New wave of detentions at state-owned enterprises
Detentions of employees at a number of state enterprises have been going on for several days. The workers who previously announced a strike are being detained.
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Local history organization Talaka has been liquidated
The Homel regional court ruled to liquidate the local public organization Talaka. Talaka was aimed at studying, preserving, and making Belarusian national culture, history and study of local lore popular…
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Minsk resident sentenced to 12 days of detention for child’s drawing on window
A Minsk resident hung a child's drawing on the window without the local authorities' permission. The man was handed a sentence of 12 days of administrative detention.
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Belarusian activist found hanged in Kyiv
Vital Shyshou, the head of the Belarusian House in Ukraine, did not return from a run yesterday morning and was found hanged in a Kyiv park.
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More than 100 people convicted on political charges in July
According to the Viasna Human Rights Center, at least 107 people were convicted under “protest” criminal articles in Belarus in July.
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Lukashenko’s regime earned 1 million dollars in fines for protests
Belarusians have paid about a million US dollars in fines for protests.
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Political prisoners are denied medical care in Belarusian prisons
The leader of the Belarusian National Front party Ryhor Kastusiou needs urgent hospital care. He might have cancer.
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Sunday events in support of political prisoners in Belarus
On Sunday, rallies of solidarity with political prisoners and detained human rights activists from the Viasna Human Rights Centre were held in various countries.