The undersigned organisations call for the Belarusian authorities to drop their criminal defamation lawsuit against editor-in-chief of Nasha Niva, Yahor Martsinovich, and to immediately release him fr...
In a joint letter, 16 human rights organisations call on the United Nations Human Rights Council to convene a special session to address the human rights violations committed in the leadup, during and...
On Sunday, 9 August, thousands of people went to the streets across Belarus. Official exit polls had announced another landslide victory for President Lukashenka, the sixth in a row. The protests were...
Large protests erupted in Belarus following Sunday’s presidential election. Thousands of people took to the streets to protest the election results that appear to be heavily falsified. The prote...
On Sunday 9 August, presidential elections will be held in Belarus. While no one doubts that President Lukashenka will use all means to keep his grip on power, the dissatisfaction with the president h...
As Belarus is well into the campaign ahead of the presidential election on 9 August, we witness both old practices and some surprising changes compared to previous presidential elections. The co...
Homophobia and transphobia remain widespread in Belarus. Following a recent statement by the country’s Ministry of Health, the LGBTI+ community now worries that Belarus will follow the same path as Ru...
The opposition won no seats in the parliamentary election in Belarus on 17 November. Election observers claim the election had significant shortcomings and highlight an overall disregard for fundament...
On 17 November, parliamentary elections will be held in Belarus. They will be followed by presidential elections next year. Civil Rights Defenders recently spoke to two human rights defenders about th...
Civil Rights Defenders and several other human rights organisations urge Belarus to free Tajik journalist and activist Farhod Odinaev. He was detained by Belarusian migration authorities, under a Taji...
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