protests in Belarus
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Human Rights Situation in Belarus: October 2023
As of late October, 1,473 political prisoners were deprived of their liberty in Belarus. Human rights defenders continue to document arbitrary arrests, convictions, torture and other types of prohibited treatment…
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Tor Band musicians sentenced to 9 years in prison
Members of the Belarusian rock group Tor Band, whose songs became a symbol of the protest movement in 2020, were sentenced to imprisonment for a term of 7.5 to 9…
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Black Book of Belarus: What happened to detainees
A regime's spy infiltrated the Black Book of Belarus Telegram channel almost from the very beginning. The authorities sent at least 32 people to prison through his help. Malanka Media…
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Kneecapped and incarcerated for years: How Belarusians face prosecution for their anti-war stance
In total, at least 1,630 Belarusian men and women were arrested for manifesting their anti-war position. The human rights center Viasna reports on the persecution of Belarusians for their anti-war…
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Boris Johnson stands for freedom of Siarhei Tsikhanouski and freedom of Belarus
Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson recorded an appeal on X in support of the campaign organized by Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya in an attempt to obtain information from the authorities regarding…
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Aliaksandr Milinkevich: What can bring democratic changes in Belarus closer?
"If a nation feels united, loves its country and knows what they love it for, that nation is invincible". This is what Aliaksandr Milinkevich, a public figure and presidential candidate…
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Minsk Forum in Warsaw: discussions on war and gender equality
Since 1997, the German-Belarusian Society has hosted the Minsk Forum in the Belarusian capital. This year, the Minsk Forum began in Vilnius, followed by a meeting in Warsaw and upcoming…
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Swiss court acquits man accused of kidnapping and killing Lukashenko’s opponents
The Rorschach District Court in Switzerland has acquitted Yury Harauski, a former member of the Belarusian Special Rapid Response Unit (SOBR). Previously, he faced allegations of killing and kidnapping opposition…
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Thousands of criminal cases: three years after rigged presidential election
Three years ago, on August 9, 2020, yet another presidential election was rigged in Belarus. Malanka Media talks about three years of unprecedented repression using numerical data.
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August 2020
Torture and abuse in 2020 – story of Ihar K.
22 years old, election observer. "The riot police officer threw me back and said, "It's no fun to beat him, he doesn't scream"