political prisoners in Belarus
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Offender detention center on Akrestsina Street is Auschwitz of 21st century
Dzianis Urbanovich describes conditions in the Akrestsina offender detention center as genocide: any person who gets there is “simply destroyed”.
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9 years in prison for “intent” to cause damage to 3 kiosks
“Radical” chats' participants were sentenced in Minsk. They will be imprisoned for five to nine years in a medium-security correctional facility.
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Sunday events in support of political prisoners in Belarus
On Sunday, rallies of solidarity with political prisoners and detained human rights activists from the Viasna Human Rights Centre were held in various countries.
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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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TUT.BY journalist gives interview after release from prison
TUT.BY journalist Katsiaryna Barysevich gave an interview to Deutsche Welle and talked about her trial, conviction, and the situation with journalism in Belarus.