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Switzerland to send ambassador to Belarus
Switzerland is planning to send its ambassador to Belarus. One of the reasons may be an attempt to help political prisoner Natallia Hersche.
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Maria Kalesnikava transferred to penal colony
Prominent Belarusian opposition activist Maria Kalesnikava has been transferred to a women's penal colony near Homel. She was sentenced to 11 years in prison on unsubstantiated charges in September 2021.
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Tatsiana Batura: 46 days in jail, hunger strike, solitary confinement, and father’s death
Political prisoner Tatsiana Batura, who spent 46 days in the Akrestsina detention center, was allowed to attend her father's funeral. She was able to leave the country afterwards.
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Raman Pratasevich’s girlfriend files petition for pardon
Russian national Sofia Sapega, who had been detained along with her boyfriend, journalist Raman Pratasevich after the forced landing of a Ryanair plane in Minsk, submitted a petition for a…
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Maria Kalesnikava gives interview from behind bars
The opposition politician Maria Kalesnikava was able to respond in writing to the questions of a DW journalist, sharing her vision of the situation in Belarus.
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Mother of 5 sentenced to 4 years in prison
Volha Zalatar, a mother of five children and a political prisoner, was found guilty of forming an extremist group and sentenced to four years in a penal colony.
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Human rights activist faces 20 years in prison
NGO volunteer coordinator Marfa Rabkova is facing fresh charges linked to "managing a criminal organization" and “endangering national security” that could mean a prison sentence of up to 20 years.
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Women prisoners go on hunger strike in Akrestsina detention center
Women prisoners in the notorious Akrestsina detention center have announced a hunger strike in protest against harsh detention conditions.
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Spouses spent more than 100 days in prison for personal correspondence
The court has punished spouses Siarhei Krupenich and Nastassia Krupenich-Kandratsieva with administrative detention for the eighth time in a row. They will spend a total of 111 and 112 days…
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Political prisoner Natallia Hersche faces tougher punishment
A Swiss citizen and political prisoner, Natallia Hersche is transferred from the Homel colony to a prison.