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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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300 European parliamentarians take on godparenthood for political prisoners in Belarus
Britta Hasselmann, a member of the German Bundestag, has become the 300th symbolic "godmother" of a political prisoner in Belarus. Three hundred "godparents" from 17 European countries illustrate the unwavering…
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Political prisoner with stage IV cancer sentenced to 5 years in prison
Pavel Kuchynski, a political prisoner with stage IV cancer, was sentenced to five years in prison. He was charged with insulting Lukashenko and representatives of the authorities, as well as…
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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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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…
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Russian citizen Sofia Sapega sentenced to 6 years in prison
Russian citizen Sofia Sapega was sentenced to six years in a penal colony. She was detained along with journalist Raman Pratasevich on 23 May 2021 at the Minsk airport after…
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Former security and military officers persecuted for speaking out against regime
Over the past two years, control over security officers in Belarus has been tightened in order to prevent them from supporting the democratic movement. Human rights defenders are aware of…
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Chronicle of repressions in Belarus: Persecution a daily reality
While the war unleashed by Putin with Lukashenko's help rages on, repressions against citizens who openly speak out against the war continue in Belarus.
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Philosopher Uladzimir Matskevich ends his hunger strike
Political prisoner Uladzimir Matskevich stopped his hunger strike after 14 days and hopes that he will not have to repeat it.
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Incarcerated students do not receive correspondence
Twelve political prisoners convicted in the "student case" are blocked from receiving any correspondence apart from that sent by close relatives.