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Svetlana Alexievich’s works inspire Hollywood, while in Belarus they are checked for “extremism”
The Unwomanly Face of War, a book by Belarusian writer and Nobel laureate Svetlana Alexievich, will be adapted into a TV series. The production is to take place in Hollywood.…
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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…
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5 Babruisk residents receive harsh sentences for “acts of terrorism”
A group of local "terrorists" was handed down draconian sentences in the Babruisk city court. Ihar Kazlou, Kanstantsin Yermalovich, Vital Minkevich, Natallia Ked, and Nadzeya Polkina were the defendants on…
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Belarusians in Sweden ask to stop deportation of refugees from Belarus
Despite the risk of the death penalty, the Swedish Migration Agency continues deporting asylum seekers from Belarus. Anders Ygeman, Minister for Integration and Migration, must act now and stop the…
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Representatives of European embassies call for release of Belarusian political prisoners
This call was supported by representatives of the diplomatic missions of the EU, Austria, Czechia, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden, and the United States. As…
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Why Belarus matters
Exactly two years ago, unprecedented protests unfolded in Belarus in opposition to the rigged elections. Protests and demonstrations did not subside for months, but the supporters of change were unable…
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300 European parliamentarians take on godparenthood for political prisoners in Belarus
Britta Hasselmann, a member of the German Bundestag, has become the 300th symbolic "godmother" of a political prisoner in Belarus. Three hundred "godparents" from 17 European countries illustrate the unwavering…
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Singer detained in Minsk after performing Ukrainian song
Minsk singer Meriem Herasimenka was detained after a street concert where she had performed a song by a Ukrainian band.
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At least 76 people convicted in “protest” criminal cases in July 2022
In July 2022, the Viasna Human Rights Center observed a continuing trend toward politically motivated criminal prosecution of citizens. Viasna is aware of at least 76 people convicted for political…
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Vacations in Germany for Belarusian refugee children
Sixteen children from families that had been forced to flee from Belarus to Poland due to the repressions, and two teachers came to Germany for a vacation.