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Belarusians abroad may not vote in constitutional referendum
Belarusians abroad will not be able to vote in the constitutional referendum, which is scheduled for 27 February 2022.
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Clooney Foundation calls Viktar Babaryka’s trial unfair
According to the report by Clooney Foundation for Justice, the standards of a fair trial were violated in Viktar Babaryka's case, and its outcome was a foregone conclusion.
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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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Cyber Partisans attack Belarusian Railway
Cyber Partisans attacked the computer network of the Belarusian Railway, demanding the release of 50 political prisoners and a stop to the transfer of Russian troops.
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Cyber Partisans release recording of police officials’ conversation about tougher sentences
Cyber Partisans released an audio recording from September 2020, in which police officials express dissatisfaction with the lenient sentences for detained protesters and demand to change the situation.
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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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Tatsiana Batura: 46 days in jail, hunger strike, solitary confinement, and father’s death
Political prisoner Tatsiana Batura, who spent 46 days in the Akrestsina detention center, was allowed to attend her father's funeral. She was able to leave the country afterwards.
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Rechytsa resident dies after being detained by police
A 27-year-old Rechytsa resident died on New Year's Eve in a hospital, where he was brought from a police station. On 3 January, it was reported that several friends of…
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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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Belarusian autocrat named most corrupt person of 2021
Alexander Lukashenko has been named Person of the Year in the category "Organized Crime and Corruption" by the OCCRP investigative consortium.