lawlessness in Belarus
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August 2020
Torture and abuse in 2020 – story of Maksim M.
19 years old, student. "I was not afraid, I thought that whatever was going to happen would happen anyway. But all this was definitely a shock."
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August 2020
Torture and abuse in 2020 – story of Aliaksei B.
On the evening of August 10, the police beat Aliaksei up so hard that he fully regained consciousness only in a hospital emergency room after a surgery.
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Viasna
Ales Bialiatski’s Nobel speech: “Today the entirety of Belarus is in prison”
The human rights activist Ales Bialiatski was unable to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in person because he has been imprisoned by the Belarusian regime for 17 months. On December…
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Articles
“One can’t endure such conditions. He will die”: Repeated arrests and torture in Belarus
This has been a common practice in Belarus for more than a year now: after a person is sentenced to a few days of administrative detention, they are repeatedly detained…
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News
Flag of Ukraine and 2021 calendar: What Belarusians were detained for in November 2022
According to the Viasna Human Rights Center, at least 354 Belarusians were detained in November 2022 for protesting against the dictatorship and war in Ukraine. This means an average of…
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News
10 political prisoners convicted in the “student case” are now released
On November 30, almost all of those who had been illegally arrested on November 12, 2020, and subsequently convicted in the "student case", were released. They have served their sentences…
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News
Maria Kalesnikava admitted to intensive care
Political prisoner Maria Kalesnikava was taken to a hospital with a surgical condition and underwent surgery on November 28, according to the Telegram account of the opposition politician Viktar Babaryka.…
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News
Maria Kalesnikava is in solitary confinement
It is unknown when and for how long she was placed there. The fact of Maria Kalesnikava's placement in solitary confinement, also known as punishment cell, came to light on…
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Articles
Ales Bialiatski: What will happen to Belarus?
November 25 marks the 500th day of the human rights defender Ales Bialiatski's imprisonment. On this day, Libereco, a German-Swiss human rights NGO, will hold events in Zürich and The…
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News
36-year-old Minsk resident named Aliaksandr, born under Taurus zodiac sign: Portrait of typical Belarusian ‘extremist’
The Belarusian police have already declared more than 1,880 people "extremists". Siarhei Besarab, a Belarusian scientist, analyzed information available on these people and compiled it into a "portrait" of a…