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New BYPOL investigation into torture in detention centers
BYPOL has published the results of an investigation revealing identities of those responsible for the conditions "political" detainees were kept in in detention centers.
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Hard of hearing person imprisoned for insulting Lukashenko and “inciting violence”
A man with a hearing impairment was sentenced to two years in a penal colony for insulting Lukashenko and “inciting violence”. He was taken into custody right in the courtroom.
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Ihar Losik appeals to the Pope
Darya Losik, the wife of political prisoner Ihar Losik, told the media that her husband had written a letter to Pope Francis.
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2 years of home confinement with penal labor for comment about assistant prosecutor
A Minsk resident was sentenced to two years of home confinement with penal labor for her comment about assistant prosecutor Alina Kasyanchyk.
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Poster with portraits of Belarusian political prisoners expands to 15 square meters
Belarusians of Germany have compiled portraits of political prisoners in Belarus into one poster. The poster size has reached 15 square meters.
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National Anti-Crisis Management to hold legal conference in Nuremberg
The purpose of this conference is to speed up the work on recognizing Alexander Lukashenko as a terrorist and bringing to justice those who are guilty of torture.
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Relatives of political prisoners are being detained in Belarus
Activist of the European Belarus civil campaign, political prisoner Maksim Viniarski was sentenced to five years in prison. It became known that his sister had been recently detained.
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Belarusian Association of Journalists shut down
The Supreme Court of Belarus upheld the claim of the Ministry of Justice to liquidate the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ).
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No criminal proceedings to be launched against Belarusian police officers
The Investigative Committee of Belarus has refused to open criminal cases based on complaints from the victims of the security forces' violence in August 2020.
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Independent media and NGOs are being liquidated in every region of Belarus
The court ordered closure of the independent internet portal Hrodna.life that had been covering Hrodna city events.