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“Black Week” for Belarusian NGOs
The Belarusian authorities have initiated liquidation of more than 40 human rights and non-governmental organizations.
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Regime forces another hostage to repent on camera
Pro-government channels disseminated a “repentant” video with the participation of the MMA fighter Alexey Kudin, who has been extradited to Belarus from Russia.
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Belarusian authorities seek to shut down Belarusian Association of Journalists
The Ministry of Justice of Belarus has filed a lawsuit to dissolve the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ).
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Kalesnikava, Tsikhanouskaya, Tsepkalo awarded Martin Luther Fearless Word Prize
Maria Kalesnikava, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, and Veronika Tsepkalo were awarded the Martin Luther Fearless Word Prize in Worms, Germany.
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9 years in prison for “intent” to cause damage to 3 kiosks
“Radical” chats' participants were sentenced in Minsk. They will be imprisoned for five to nine years in a medium-security correctional facility.
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Attack on media continues in Belarus
The Nasha Niva journalists are being held at the Akrestsina detention center for not paying utility bills. The journalists from Radio Svaboda have not yet been released despite the lack…
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Sunday events in support of political prisoners in Belarus
On Sunday, rallies of solidarity with political prisoners and detained human rights activists from the Viasna Human Rights Centre were held in various countries.
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Crackdown on media and civil society continues in Belarus
On the morning of 16 July, security officials again searched journalists and human rights activists in Minsk, Pinsk, Brest, Ivatsevichy, Homel, Rechytsa, and Hrodna.
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Verdict in “student case” announced
In Minsk, a verdict was announced for the defendants in the "student case". Eleven people who didn't plead guilty were sentenced to 2.5 years in a general regime penal colony.
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EU threatens Belarus with new sanctions
The EU is ready to consider new sanctions against official Minsk due to the searches and detentions in non-governmental organizations that took place across Belarus on 14 July 2021.