repression in Belarus
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August 2020
Torture and abuse in 2020 – story of Masha M.
22 years old, journalist. "I didn't even know Akrestsina existed."
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News
Belarusian ex-investigator sentenced to 11 years of imprisonment
Yauhen Yushkevich, a former investigator and founder of the ByChange project aimed at retraining dismissed security forces officers and civil servants, was convicted on December 26.
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News
Married couple convicted of participating in protest march based on photo from book
Belarusians Darya and Mikhail Sudnik were sentenced to three years of home confinement with penal labor. They were charged with blocking the roadway at one of the 2020 protest marches.…
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August 2020
Torture and abuse in 2020 – story of Viachaslau
29 years old, traumatologist. "I have seen all kinds of wounds, but I've never seen such violence."
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August 2020
Torture and abuse in 2020 – story of Maksim M.
19 years old, student. "I was not afraid, I thought that whatever was going to happen would happen anyway. But all this was definitely a shock."
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August 2020
Torture and abuse in 2020 – story of Aliaksei B.
On the evening of August 10, the police beat Aliaksei up so hard that he fully regained consciousness only in a hospital emergency room after a surgery.
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Articles
Natallia Hersche: “I want to come to New Belarus!”
Ten months after her release, the former political prisoner talked to Gazetaby.com about how she hadn't given in while in detention despite the terrible conditions, how she was undergoing rehabilitation,…
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Articles
“One can’t endure such conditions. He will die”: Repeated arrests and torture in Belarus
This has been a common practice in Belarus for more than a year now: after a person is sentenced to a few days of administrative detention, they are repeatedly detained…
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News
Flag of Ukraine and 2021 calendar: What Belarusians were detained for in November 2022
According to the Viasna Human Rights Center, at least 354 Belarusians were detained in November 2022 for protesting against the dictatorship and war in Ukraine. This means an average of…
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Articles
Death of Vitold Ashurak: What prison walls hide
Former political prisoners Viktar and Siarhei, who served time in Shklou, managed to obtain information about Vitold Ashurak's death in the penal colony and are now sharing it.