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Repression at National Academy of Sciences: scientists give lectures to one another in prison
Security forces detained at least 44 scientists during a "raid" on the National Academy of Sciences in early November. Criminal cases were launched against some of them. Now all the…
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Political prisoner Kseniya Lutskina receives no medical care in prison
The father of journalist Kseniya Lutskina, who had been sentenced to eight years of imprisonment, told the Narodnaya Volya newspaper that her health had deteriorated significantly: her asthma had flared…
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2 years passed since Raman Bandarenka’s death. Who was held accountable for it?
Raman Bandarenka was abducted from the Square of Changes and beaten up by security officers on November 11, 2020. He succumbed to his injuries at the hospital the next day.…
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6 defendants in “Tsikhanouski case” are to pay 8.5 million euros to policemen
The six people convicted in the so-called "Tsikhanouski case" will have to pay police officers 22 million Belarusian rubles (about 8,450,000 euros) "for overtime duty during the post-election protests". The…
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114 people sentenced to 425 years of imprisonment in October alone
At least 114 people were convicted in politically motivated criminal cases in Belarus in October 2022, reports the Viasna Human Rights Center.
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Maria Kalesnikava becomes honorary professor of Mozarteum University Salzburg
Maria Kalesnikava, a flutist and one of the Belarusian opposition leaders sentenced to 11 years in prison, became an honorary professor of Mozarteum University in Salzburg.
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Number of “extremists” in Belarus increased almost threefold in October 2022
The Viasna Human Rights Center reports that the human rights crisis in Belarus is deepening. In October 2022, 72 more people were recognized as political prisoners in the country, and…
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6 more people recognized as political prisoners in Belarus
The Viasna Human Rights Center reports about six new political prisoners in Belarus and explains why it considers the cases against them politically motivated.
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39 events took place worldwide to commemorate executed poets
The Belarusian diaspora held events in 20 countries to pay tribute to Belarusian poets, novelists, translators, and critics who were executed during Stalinist repressions in 1937.
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Former political prisoner from Belarus detained in Ukraine
Ivan Krasouski, a former political prisoner from Belarus, has been detained in Ukraine. He now faces deportation.