Since 14 July 2021, authorities have conducted around 30 coordinated raids at the homes and offices of several prominent human rights defenders in Belarus. 12 activists from Viasna Human Rights Centre...
In March 2021, Civil Rights Defenders and other human rights organisations urged the UN to create a new mandate that would assist the process of accountability for human rights violations committed in...
Alexandr Lukashenka’s hijacking of a civilian plane and arrest of prominent independent journalist Raman Pratasevich and activistSofia Sapega stirred up large intern...
On Sunday 23 May, the Belarusian government forced a Ryanair flight from Athens to Vilnius to land in Minsk. The plane was diverted by a military jet on President Lukashenka’s orders. Upon landing, th...
We, the undersigned associations and human rights organisations, call on the Human Rights Council to create a new mechanism assisting the process of accountability for human rights violations in Belar...
On the morning of Tuesday 16 February, the Belarusian authorities unleashed a new brutal attack against the human rights and media community in the country. The authorities conducted searches in sever...
On 18 January, the Belarusian police detained Leanid Sudalenka, human rights activist and head of the Homiel branch of Human Rights Centre Viasna, and his ...
In early December, Belarusian democracy activist and 2014 Civil Rights Defender of the Year awardee Ales Bialiatski visited Stockholm to receive this year’s Right Livelihood Award. His message to the ...
In Belarus, the protest movement is still going strong. Every Sunday since the presidential election in August, tens of thousands of Belarusians have been taking to the streets to protest against Luka...
The popular independent news outlet NEXTA has been labelled “extremist” in Belarus. In a joint statement, we condemn this clear attempt to silence protesters and critics. Read the statement in full be...
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