Human rights

Officials unveil losses of Belarusian oil refineries due to sanctions Belarusian refineries lost $80 million

EU envoy: 5th sanctions package to affect Belarusian firms, persons involved in fostering irregular migration The fifth package of sanctions against the Lukashenka regime will…

UNHRC on situation in Belarus: Continuing police raids against NGOs and media, arrests of journos and activists An interactive dialogue on the human rights situation in…

Number of political prisoners in Belarus reaches 645 Belarusian human rights activists have recognised another nine persons as political prisoners.

Rolls Royce ends cooperation with BelAZ BelAZ will remain without engines.

‘Torture, climate of fear, silencing victims’: 37 OSCE participating states issue statement on situation in Belarus On May 20, René Dinesen, Permanent Representative of Denmark…

Human rights defenders sum up human rights situation in Belarus in April The human rights situation in the country further deteriorated in April.

Belarus Energy Ministry threatens to fine Siemens for failure to follow agreements Swedish Export Credit Agency (EKN) freezes deal with Belarus

Imprisoned Belsat TV journo Darya Chultsova also listed as ‘person prone to extremism’ Camerawoman Darya Chultsova has been placed on the preventive register in…

Petition supporting the rights of Belarusians and Poles living in Belarus now online More than a hundred scientists, artists, public figures and journalists from…

Belarusian human rights defenders recognise arrested Polish minority activists as political prisoners On March 31, eight Belarusian human rights watchdogs issued a…

EU to support International Accountability Platform for Belarus ‘politically and financially’ The European Union is going to support the International Accountability…

Imprisoned lawyer Maksim Znak nominated for Trarieux human rights award Belarusian opposition politician Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya and the team of jailed presidential…

Moscow Mechanism OSCE rapporteur confirms election fraud, massive human rights violations in Belarus On November 5, the OSCE Moscow Mechanism rapporteur Wolfgang Benedek,…

Committee against Torture comes to defence of Belarusians hiding in Sweden’s embassy Sweden will not turn over two Belarusian citizens who are currently…