HRC Viasna

Nearly 1K political prisoners now in Belarus On January 25, the Belarusian human rights community issued a joint statement on…

Political prisoner Mikita Yemelyanau prosecuted for disobedience in prison Young man sentenced to 4 years in prison faces a new…

Pro-Lukashenka police accuse political prisoner Marfa Rabkova of running criminal anarchist organisation The Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case under Parts…

‘Violating public order’: Reputed human rights defenders Leanid Sudalenka, Tatsyana Lasitsa get jail terms On November 3, Tsentralny district court of Homiel completed hearing…

Homiel human rights activist Maryia Tarasenka flees Belarus. She is facing 2.5 years in jail Maryia Tarasenka, a Homiel-based volunteer of the human rights centre…

Ales Byalyatski’s wife receives first letter from husband This is the only letter in two months that says he received…

Human Rights Center ‘Viasna’ founder Ales Byalyatski celebrates birthday behind bars He has turned 59.

Minsker gets 15 days in jail for sharing news story from TUT.BY Telegram in private messages On September 23, the police detained 36-year-old Minsk resident Pavel…

Action in support of political prisoners of Belarus held in Paris Ales Byalyatski, has been an honorary citizen of Paris since 2012.

Closing down news site or facing criminal case: Mahiliou journalists placed in dilemma The officers of the Main Department for Combatting Organised crime and…

Ales Byalyatski still in jail after 72 hours of detention. Three Viasna activists remain behind bars Human rights activists were detained on July 14 as part…

Mass detentions and searches across Belarus: Who became regime’s target on July 14 On July 14, Belarusian security forces made an unprecedented attack on…

En masse: Police raiding offices of Belarusian human rights organisations, flats of activists On Wednesday morning, security officers showed up at the places…

As many as 246 people were detained in Belarus in June The Human Rights Center "Vyasna" notes that in June the human rights…

Another sentence for ‘violence against police officers’ in Homiel The 35-year-old man was sentenced to three years in prison.