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Mass persecution of human rights defenders in Belarus does not stop
On 14 July 2021, another wave of searches and detentions of journalists, activists, and human rights defenders took place all over Belarus.
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Detentions of independent media journalists continue
Editorial offices and homes of employees of independent media in Brest, Homel, and Mahiliou have been searched, equipment confiscated.
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Volunteers who helped political prisoners with food face prison time
Repressions against civil society activists continue in Belarus. This time, the target is volunteers who collected and distributed food aid for political prisoners.
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Maria Kalesnikava awarded Stuttgart Peace Prize
The German civil society organization Die AnStifter has awarded Maria Kalesnikava for her courageous struggle against the autocratic regime of Alexander Lukashenko and her human rights activities.
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Labor standards are being violated in Belarus
The International Labor Organization has strongly criticized the blatant violations of international labor standards in Belarus.
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European Parliament to discuss repressions against independent media in Belarus
On 12 July, a discussion of the situation with the independent press in the light of mass political repressions in Belarus will take place.
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Nasha Niva editor-in-chief beaten during detention
Yahor Martsinovich, editor-in-chief of Nasha Niva newspaper, was beaten during his detention on 8 July. After the searches at his home and office Martsinovich was taken to the Investigative Committee…
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Crackdown on media outlets and civil society activists continues
On 8 July, at least 15 media representatives and public activists were detained in Belarus. According to the official statement of the KGB Investigations Department, "a large-scale operation to clean…
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TUT.BY team launches its new website Zerkalo.io
A part of the team of the TUT.BY portal announced the launch of a new website Zerkalo.io. The new project would focus on social, political, and economic news in Belarus.
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Viktar Babaryka sentenced to 14 years in prison
Viktar Babaryka, a politician and former head of Belgazprombank, was sentenced to 14 years of imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony and a fine of 46 million Belarusian rubles "to…