human rights crisis in Belarus
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“This is our war for justice and memory of August 2020”
9 August 2020, the day when the rigged presidential election was held, has become the point of no return in the history of modern Belarus. The Viasna Human Rights Center…
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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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Human rights situation in Belarus in 2021
In 2021 the number of political prisoners increased by 800 people. Human rights activists recorded 1,285 convictions in politically motivated criminal trials. However, this is only a small part of…
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New wave of police raids across Belarus
The crackdown on Belarusian mass media and non-governmental organizations continues with a new wave of searches and detentions across several Belarusian cities and towns.
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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.
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“Black Week” for Belarusian NGOs
The Belarusian authorities have initiated liquidation of more than 40 human rights and non-governmental organizations.
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EU threatens Belarus with new sanctions
The EU is ready to consider new sanctions against official Minsk due to the searches and detentions in non-governmental organizations that took place across Belarus on 14 July 2021.
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Mass persecution of human rights defenders in Belarus does not stop
On 14 July 2021, another wave of searches and detentions of journalists, activists, and human rights defenders took place all over Belarus.
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UN Human Rights Council discusses case of Belarus
The 47th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council discussed the crisis in Belarus. Special Rapporteur Anaïs Marin presented another report on the situation in the country.
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UN collects information on human rights violations in Belarus
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights is interested in receiving information regarding human rights violations in Belarus.