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Human rights activist Rabkova facing new charges Including membership in a criminal organization

Human rights activist Sudalenka charged and kept in custody He remains in custody in pre-detention center in Homiel.

Human rights activists Leanid Sudalenka, Maryia Tarasenka recognised as political prisoners On January 18, the local police arrested Leanid Sudalenka, human…

33K detainees, 900 criminal cases: Human rights watchdog calls 2020 repressions ‘unprecedented’ From the start of the election campaign in May to…

Minsk: Woman with epilepsy gets 25-day jail term On Monday, Viktoryia Krepskaya, a judge of Frunzenski district court of Minsk, sentenced…

Young people convicted for clashing with police recognized as political prisoners They were sentenced to three years each

380 Belarusians detained during Sunday’s rallies At least 380 persons were detained during the protest rallies held in a…

HRC Viasna: Over 250 criminal cases opened after start of election campaign Since early May, the Belarusian authorities have initiated over 250 criminal…

58 political prisoners in Belarus, Kalesnikava, Znak, Saley among them On September 10, Belarusian human rights defenders recognised Maryia Kalesnikava and Maksim…

Raped with truncheons, beaten and insulted: peaceful protesters suffered for their views Human rights activists believe the repression against protesters were planned.

Human rights defenders: Authorities limit presidential wannabes’ right to campaign In the run-up to the 2020 presidential vote, the number of…

Nearly 200 Belarusians fined or arrested for month – human rights watchdog Human rights center Viasna (Spring) has made a report on persecuting…

Belarusian human rights defenders consider blogger Tsikhanouski political prisoner On May 31, human rights centre Viasna (Spring) recognised popular blogger…

Over 100 persons detained in Belarus since last week Last week’s detention of popular vlogger Syarhei Tsikhanouski was the beginning of…

Viasna as Democracy Defender: Belarusian human rights watchdog wins OSCE award Human Rights Centre Viasna has received the 2020 Democracy Defender Award.