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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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Alesia Rudnik from Hrodna becomes European of the Year
Belarusian activist Alesia Rudnik received the prestigious Swedish "European of the Year" award for her contribution to cooperation between the peoples of Europe with the aim of promoting freedom and…
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Detained human rights defender goes on hunger strike
Volha Harbunova, a Belarusian human rights defender detained for organizing women's marches, is on a hunger strike to protest the illegal detention.
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Belarusian authorities suspends work of office of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Minsk
Michelle Bachelet, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, noted that the human rights situation in Belarus continues to deteriorate.