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Maria Kalesnikava awarded Stuttgart Peace Prize
The German civil society organization Die AnStifter has awarded Maria Kalesnikava for her courageous struggle against the autocratic regime of Alexander Lukashenko and her human rights activities.
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17-year-old political prisoner accused of violence against police
A new trial of political prisoner Mikita Zalatarou has begun. According to the investigators, he tripped up an employee of the pre-trial detention center and threatened its another employee.
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Political prisoner Raman Pratasevich opens Twitter account
Political prisoner Raman Pratasevich has a new Twitter account despite being formally under house arrest.
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Viktar Babaryka sentenced to 14 years in prison
Viktar Babaryka, a politician and former head of Belgazprombank, was sentenced to 14 years of imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony and a fine of 46 million Belarusian rubles "to…
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UN Human Rights Council discusses case of Belarus
The 47th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council discussed the crisis in Belarus. Special Rapporteur Anaïs Marin presented another report on the situation in the country.
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Belarusian political prisoners spent 103,095 days behind bars in total
534 people recognized as political prisoners spent 103,095 days behind bars, or 282.5 years in total. At the same time, the total number of those who are behind bars for…
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Journalist and athlete Ivulin becomes suspect in criminal case
The Tribuna.com journalist and forward of the Krumkachy football club Aliaksandr Ivulin has become a criminal suspect and is to be transferred to a pre-trial detention center.
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246 people detained in Belarus in June 2021
According to the Viasna Human Rights Center, at least 246 people were detained in Belarus for participating in peaceful protests and for displaying white-red-white symbols, including on private premises, in…
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Political prisoner Mikola Dziadok reveals details of threats and torture
During the second court session, blogger and anarchist movement activist Mikola Dziadok said that officers of the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption had beaten and tortured him…
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Media manager Andrei Aliaksandrau faces up to 15 years in prison
A journalist and media manager Andrei Aliaksandrau was charged with state treason, which could lead to 7 to 15 years in prison.