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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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Natallia Hersche free after 17 months in prison
After behind-the-scenes diplomatic negotiations, Natallia Hersche, a political prisoner with Swiss-Belarusian citizenship, was released from prison.
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Businessman Aliaksandr Vasilevich released
Political prisoner Aliaksandr Vasilevich was released in the courtroom after more than 17 months of imprisonment. He participated in the meeting of political prisoners with Alexander Lukashenko in October 2020.
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Switzerland to send ambassador to Belarus
Switzerland is planning to send its ambassador to Belarus. One of the reasons may be an attempt to help political prisoner Natallia Hersche.
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Clooney Foundation calls Viktar Babaryka’s trial unfair
According to the report by Clooney Foundation for Justice, the standards of a fair trial were violated in Viktar Babaryka's case, and its outcome was a foregone conclusion.
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Cyber Partisans release recording of police officials’ conversation about tougher sentences
Cyber Partisans released an audio recording from September 2020, in which police officials express dissatisfaction with the lenient sentences for detained protesters and demand to change the situation.
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Sports journalist Aliaksandr Ivulin sentenced to 2 years in prison
A well-known sports journalist and football player, Aliaksandr Ivulin was sentenced to two years in prison. Many Belarusian athletes have shown support for him.
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Maria Kalesnikava transferred to penal colony
Prominent Belarusian opposition activist Maria Kalesnikava has been transferred to a women's penal colony near Homel. She was sentenced to 11 years in prison on unsubstantiated charges in September 2021.
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Draconian sentences in “anarchists’ case”
Activists of the Belarusian anarchist movement Ihar Alinevich, Siarhei Ramanau, Dzmitry Dubouski, and Dzmitry Rezanovich were sentenced to exceptionally long jail terms ranging from 18 to 20 years in medium-…
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Raman Pratasevich’s girlfriend files petition for pardon
Russian national Sofia Sapega, who had been detained along with her boyfriend, journalist Raman Pratasevich after the forced landing of a Ryanair plane in Minsk, submitted a petition for a…