Henadz Fiadynich and Ihar Komlik, leaders of the Belarusian REP trade union, have officially been charged with tax evasion. Civil Rights Defenders is deeply concerned about the recent actions of the B...
The trial against Belarusian human rights defender Tatciana Mastykina came to an end in the afternoon of 8 May, but no final verdict has yet been given. Civil Rights Defenders calls on the Belarusian ...
Today, we celebrate the fundamental principles of press freedom. Yet, all around the world, these freedoms are undermined, ignored and rejected. Journalists are targeted, harassed, jailed, and even mu...
Journalists and the independent media in Belarus risk being hit with new repressive legislation designed to curtail freedom of expression and silence critical voices. The draft amendments to the media...
Belarusian human rights defender and Natalia Project participant Nastja Lojka and four of her colleagues were released from custody this evening. One of her colleagues has still not been freed at the ...
Earlier today, on 25 March, human rights defender and Natalia Project participant Nasta Lojka was arrested in central Minsk, Belarus. At the time of her detention, she sent out a distress signal throu...
Civil Rights Defenders is deeply concerned by the recent actions of the Belarusian authorities and condemns the harassment of Henadz Fiadynich, the Chairman of the Belarusian Independent Trade Union o...
Background In a letter issued to the Oktyabrsky District Court of Vitebsk city in Belarus, Civil Rights Defenders calls for the immediate release of Pavel Levinov and for all administrative charges to...
During the weekend of 25–26 March 2017, a wave of peaceful protests took place across Belarus. They were met with mass arrests and police violence. Some eight hundred protesters were detained. This re...
One year ago, the EU lifted sanctions against Belarus in response to what was perceived as human rights improvements instigated by the regime. Almost one year later the Belarusian authorities have res...
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