repression in Belarus
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Prison sentences for rail guerrillas
Three rail guerrillas from Babruisk were sentenced to prison term: Dzmitry Klimau and Uladzimir Auramtsau received 22 years in a penal colony each, and Yauhen Minkevich was sentenced to 18…
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At least 58 Belarusians detained at border when entering Belarus
The Viasna Human Rights Center tells why law enforcement agencies prosecute Belarusians returning home from abroad, what kinds of sentences the detainees receive, and what conditions people who'd like to…
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Belarusians in exile: Invisible problem
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) estimates that some 200,000 to 500,000 Belarusians were forced to flee the country due to political repression in the wake of the 2020…
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Another criminal case launched against mother of Kalinouski Regiment soldier killed in action
One more criminal case was opened against Natallia Suslava, mother of the deceased Pavel "Volat", for participation in combat operations on the territory of a foreign state.
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War in Ukraine
“Until the very last moment, I could not believe that Kyiv would be bombed…”
Thousands of Belarusians, forced to flee the Lukashenko regime's repression and find a new home in Ukraine, became refugees for the second time because of the Russia-Ukraine war.
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Articles
“A busload of Ukrainian women defended me”: Artsiom’s story of being refugee twice over
Thousands of Belarusians, forced to flee the Lukashenko regime's repression and find a new home in Ukraine, became refugees for the second time because of the Russia-Ukraine war.
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Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya “tried” in absentia in Belarus
On January 17, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and other defendants in the Coordination Council case Maryia Maroz, Pavel Latushka, Volha Kavalkova, and Siarhei Dyleuski went on "trial" in absentia. They are charged…
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August 2020
Torture and abuse in 2020 – story of Viachka K.
33 years old, musician. "They command you to run, but you don't know where, and they laugh and beat you and pass you around from one person to another"
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August 2020
Torture and abuse in 2020 – Ivan’s story
"Should we take him to the woods or turn him into a cripple?" The reply was: "We don't have much time, so let's make him a cripple!"
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Sofia Sapega’s request for pardon denied
The political prisoner Sofia Sapega's request for a pardon passed the first stage of the pardon process but was rejected by the commission for pardons under Lukashenko. In May 2022,…