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Medical student receives 4-year prison sentence in Belarus
A 21-year-old student of the Belarusian State Medical University (BSMU) was sentenced to four years in prison for running the Belye Khalaty (White Robes) Telegram channel.
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Journalist faces up to 15 years in prison
A Hrodna journalist Dzianis Ivashyn was charged with state treason and now faces up to 15 years in prison.
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Detained human rights defender goes on hunger strike
Volha Harbunova, a Belarusian human rights defender detained for organizing women's marches, is on a hunger strike to protest the illegal detention.
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Journalist and activist Mikola Dziadok sentenced to 5 years in prison
Mikola Dziadok, a 33-year-old political prisoner, journalist and anarchist, was sentenced to five years behind bars. In his final speech, Dziadok said that no terror can stop human emancipation and…
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Women prisoners go on hunger strike in Akrestsina detention center
Women prisoners in the notorious Akrestsina detention center have announced a hunger strike in protest against harsh detention conditions.
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German Prosecutor General’s Office receives complaint against Belarusian security forces
Human rights organizations filed a criminal complaint against six high-ranking members of the Belarusian security forces. The complaint was filed with the Public Prosecutor General of Germany according to the…
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Nasha Niva’s editor-in-chief gives interview from prison
BBC News Russian was able to interview Nasha Niva's editor-in-chief Yahor Martsinovich who is currently in prison. "I was locked away in retaliation for my professional activities," he says.
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Memorial event Night of Executed Poets took place in dozens of cities around world
Belarusians held memorial actions in 38 cities around the world on the anniversary of the mass executions of Belarusian intelligentsia in 1937.
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Ministry of Information blocks access to Deutsche Welle website in Belarus
The Deutsche Welle website has been blocked in Belarus for allegedly posting links to "extremist" content.
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UN makes unprecedented decision on Belarus
The UN Economic Commission recognized the de-registration of the ecological organization Ecohome as a case of persecution and oppression of NGOs.