Russia-Ukraine war
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Viasna
Ales Bialiatski’s Nobel speech: “Today the entirety of Belarus is in prison”
The human rights activist Ales Bialiatski was unable to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in person because he has been imprisoned by the Belarusian regime for 17 months. On December…
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News
Cyber Partisans and Kastus Kalinouski Regiment announce decision to unite
The Kastus Kalinouski Regiment and Cyber Partisans announced that they were planning to unite and carry out joint work. Vadzim Kabanchuk, the Regiment's deputy commander, made a statement regarding this…
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Belarus’ Foreign Minister Makei dies suddenly: How he will be remembered
Foreign Minister of Belarus Uladzimir Makei died suddenly on November 26. A heart attack was cited as the probable cause of death.
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Articles
20 European countries profit from torture of political prisoners in Belarus
The British non-profit organization Earthsight conducted an investigation which proves that Europe's largest furniture retail chains have been profiting from the torture of political prisoners and tree harvesting in primeval…
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Articles
“We understand everything, your cousin died, but you have to serve time”
Relatives of volunteers fighting in the Ukrainian Armed Forces are systematically detained in Belarus. Siarhei Bandarenka ended up in a hospital after being beaten up during interrogation. He managed to…
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News
Young artist from Minsk sentenced to 4 years in prison
A 20-year-old artist from Minsk Andrei Raptunovich was sentenced to four years of imprisonment for his intention to join the Kastus Kalinouski Regiment, which fights on the Ukrainian side, and…
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Kalinouski Regiment soldiers speak about liberation of Kherson: “It will be the same in Belarus”
"Everyone has probably already seen footage of soldiers being greeted with flowers and carried by people. Everything was literally like this! All these people displaying Ukrainian symbols – it was…
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Zelensky: “Why should Russia decide how people in Belarus should live?”
In an interview with El Pais, Volodymyr Zelensky said that "Russia is not a subject of the civilized world, it is a terrorist organization" and expressed his fear that Belarus…
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“They put a gun to his head and said that he was done for”
Illia Verameyeu, an 18-year-old Belarusian, was sentenced to 6.5 years of imprisonment for his anti-war stance. His sister Yana tells the political prisoner's story to the Viasna Human Rights Center.
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Explosions on railway block military transport from Russia to Belarus
On the evening of October 23, news surfaced about explosions on a section of the Russian railway track located about 20 kilometers from the Belarusian border. Railway tracks were damaged,…