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Volha Harbunova honored with the International Women of Courage Award
The U.S. Department of State announced 2024 International Women of Courage Award recipients. On March 4, Antony J. Blinken and First Lady Jill Biden hosted the annual International Women of…
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What is known about the raid on those expressing support for political prisoners?
Throughout Belarus, on January 23, KGB officers conducted mass searches, interrogations and detentions of political prisoners' relatives. Even those who simply wrote letters to political prisoners were reportedly rounded up.
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Solidarity event for victims of repression in Belarus held in Vilnius
Several dozen people lined up in a chain in the center of Vilnius to express their solidarity with the relatives of political prisoners who were searched and detained.
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Political prisoners of Belarus in 2023. Infographics
Repressions have continued in Belarus for over three and a half years since the start of the 2020 election campaign. At least 1,430 political prisoners are currently in custody. Viasna…
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Torture in stress positions, beatings, unsanitary conditions: what Belarusian women face in prisons
The Human Rights Center Viasna has submitted information to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, providing details on instances of cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment,…
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Palina Sharenda-Panasiuk: Winner of the Human Rights Solidarity Award
The laureates of the 2023 Human Rights Society of Belarus Award have been announced. The award ceremony, marking International Human Rights Day, took place in Vilnius on December 10, 2023.
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Mass detentions and dismissals: how doctors are persecuted in Belarus
Despite the disastrous shortage of doctors in the country, the authorities continue to carry out "clean-ups" both in public medical institutions and in private clinics. Hundreds of doctors have been…
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Independent media hold marathon of solidarity with Belarusian political prisoners
On July 29, Belarusian media are holding an online solidarity marathon under the motto "We Care!" to raise funds for political prisoners and their families. Bloggers, politicians, artists, athletes, and…
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What Lukashenko’s regime persecutes Belarusian women for
On International Women's Day, the Viasna Human Rights Center tells how and why Lukashenko's regime persecutes Belarusian women.
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Women political prisoners of Belarus through prism of art
The Politvyazynka project tells about Belarusian women political prisoners: the initiative posts their portraits and stories of their lives before and after imprisonment so that the society does not forget…