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Political analyst Valeryia Kastsiuhova faces up to 12 years in prison
Belarusian political scientist Valeryia Kastsiuhova has been charged with conspiracy to seize the power. She faces 12 years in prison.
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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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Detentions of independent media journalists continue
Editorial offices and homes of employees of independent media in Brest, Homel, and Mahiliou have been searched, equipment confiscated.
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Volunteers who helped political prisoners with food face prison time
Repressions against civil society activists continue in Belarus. This time, the target is volunteers who collected and distributed food aid for political prisoners.
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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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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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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…