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Viasna Human Rights Center wins 2022 Albie Award for defending democracy
The Viasna Human Rights Center received the 2022 Albie Award from the Clooney Foundation for Justice for its "brave campaign for freedom and democracy against Lukashenko's regime".
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At least 98 people convicted in politically motivated cases in August 2022
The courts have not issued a single acquittal verdict. According to the Viasna Human Rights Center, as of September 1, 2022, there were 1,326 political prisoners in Belarusian prisons.
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Representatives of European embassies call for release of Belarusian political prisoners
This call was supported by representatives of the diplomatic missions of the EU, Austria, Czechia, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden, and the United States. As…
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Singer detained in Minsk after performing Ukrainian song
Minsk singer Meriem Herasimenka was detained after a street concert where she had performed a song by a Ukrainian band.
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At least 76 people convicted in “protest” criminal cases in July 2022
In July 2022, the Viasna Human Rights Center observed a continuing trend toward politically motivated criminal prosecution of citizens. Viasna is aware of at least 76 people convicted for political…
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Cyber Partisans publish recordings of phone calls wiretapped by government
Last year, a group of hacktivists known as Cyber Partisans breached the Belarus' Interior Ministry databases and found a secret government wiretapping system. Now, they've started posting the recordings, including…
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After 21 months in Swedish Embassy father and son flee Belarus
It is a real-life thriller with a happy ending: two Belarusians managed to escape to Latvia after spending more than a year and a half in the Swedish embassy in…
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Already 129 verdicts in biggest political case in Belarus
Hearings in the biggest criminal trial since the 2020 Belarusian protests continue in Brest. One hundred and twenty-nine people have already been convicted.
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New law grants wider death penalty use in Belarus
A death penalty for attempted acts of terrorism has been recently introduced in Belarus as the state is trying to smother any display of dissent.
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May 21 declared Day of Political Prisoner in Belarus
Human rights activists designated May 21 the Day of the Political Prisoner in Belarus. As of now, more than 1,200 people have been officially recognized as political prisoners in the…