political persecution in Belarus
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Maria Kalesnikava gives interview from behind bars
The opposition politician Maria Kalesnikava was able to respond in writing to the questions of a DW journalist, sharing her vision of the situation in Belarus.
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Mother of 5 sentenced to 4 years in prison
Volha Zalatar, a mother of five children and a political prisoner, was found guilty of forming an extremist group and sentenced to four years in a penal colony.
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Human rights activist faces 20 years in prison
NGO volunteer coordinator Marfa Rabkova is facing fresh charges linked to "managing a criminal organization" and “endangering national security” that could mean a prison sentence of up to 20 years.
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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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Medical student receives 4-year prison sentence in Belarus
A 21-year-old student of the Belarusian State Medical University (BSMU) was sentenced to four years in prison for running the Belye Khalaty (White Robes) Telegram channel.
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Journalist and activist Mikola Dziadok sentenced to 5 years in prison
Mikola Dziadok, a 33-year-old political prisoner, journalist and anarchist, was sentenced to five years behind bars. In his final speech, Dziadok said that no terror can stop human emancipation and…
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Nasha Niva’s editor-in-chief gives interview from prison
BBC News Russian was able to interview Nasha Niva's editor-in-chief Yahor Martsinovich who is currently in prison. "I was locked away in retaliation for my professional activities," he says.
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Memorial event Night of Executed Poets took place in dozens of cities around world
Belarusians held memorial actions in 38 cities around the world on the anniversary of the mass executions of Belarusian intelligentsia in 1937.
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Spouses spent more than 100 days in prison for personal correspondence
The court has punished spouses Siarhei Krupenich and Nastassia Krupenich-Kandratsieva with administrative detention for the eighth time in a row. They will spend a total of 111 and 112 days…
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Lawyer of Tsikhanouski, Babaryka suspended from work
The Ministry of Justice suspended Tsikhanouski’s lawyer Natallia Matskevich. The disciplinary action against the lawyer is related to her defense of the ex-presidential candidate Viktar Babaryka.