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Repression is escalating: 114 people convicted in politically motivated cases in Belarus in September 2022
At least 114 people were convicted in politically motivated cases in Belarus in September 2022, 79 of them were sent to prison.
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Belarusian human rights activist Ales Bialiatski wins Nobel Peace Prize
Ales Bialiatski, the founder and head of the Viasna Human Rights Center, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, along with the Russian center Memorial and the Ukrainian Center for Civil…
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Programmer sentenced to 8 years in prison for creating BelScan mobile app
Political prisoner and programmer Artsiom Mazanik, who created the mobile app BelScan in 2020, was sentenced to 8 years in a medium-security penal colony. The app contained personal information of…
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Viasna Human Rights Center wins 2022 Albie Award for defending democracy
The Viasna Human Rights Center received the 2022 Albie Award from the Clooney Foundation for Justice for its "brave campaign for freedom and democracy against Lukashenko's regime".
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Legendary human rights activist Ales Bialiatski spends his 60th birthday behind bars
Political prisoner Ales Bialiatski, the founder and head of the Viasna Human Rights Center, is spending his 60th birthday behind bars, awaiting trial.
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Human rights defender Marfa Rabkova sentenced to 15 years in prison
Marfa Rabkova, a coordinator of the volunteer service of the Viasna Human Rights Center, was sentenced to 15 years of imprisonment and a fine of almost $9,000 USD.
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At least 98 people convicted in politically motivated cases in August 2022
The courts have not issued a single acquittal verdict. According to the Viasna Human Rights Center, as of September 1, 2022, there were 1,326 political prisoners in Belarusian prisons.
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Belsat journalist Darya Chultsova released after 2 years in prison
Political prisoner Darya Chultsova, who was detained during a live stream in the Square of Changes, has been released after serving her sentence.
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“Political prisoners are treated worse than murderers”
Aksana Kaspiarovich was detained at her workplace in September 2021 in connection with the so-called "Zeltsar case": she made comments on Instagram about the murder of the IT professional Andrei…
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“This is our war for justice and memory of August 2020”
9 August 2020, the day when the rigged presidential election was held, has become the point of no return in the history of modern Belarus. The Viasna Human Rights Center…