Political prisoner Yana Pinchuk was sent to a punitive isolation cell (SHIZO) for 15 days at the Homiel women's penal…
Head of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Office in Lithuania Dzianis Kuchynski and lawyers from the Office met with Vytis Jurkonis, head of…
Belarusian human rights defenders have recognized lawyer Dzmitry Laeuski and 13 other people as political prisoners. As of September 10,…
Unknown individuals are contacting former political prisoners from the @dapamoga_pzk account and offering them a form to fill out, allegedly…
The Viasna Human Rights Centre published an overview of the human rights situation in Belarus in August. Human rights defenders…
Belarusian journalist and media manager Andrei Aliaksandrau, who is imprisoned in Belarus, has been named one of the winners of…
The Supreme Court panel will hear an appeal today against the in-absentia conviction of Pelageya Korsakova, who was convicted under…
Fifty-seven-year-old Mahiliou journalist Yauhen Hlushkou has been released after serving his sentence. “Pozirk” reported, citing a source. Shortly after returning…
Belarusian pediatric maxillofacial surgeon Andrei Liubetski, who spent more than five years in prison, published a post on Facebook after…
U.S. presidential envoy John Coale answered in the affirmative when asked about the possible release of political prisoners in Belarus…
Belarusian human rights organizations have called for the convictions of 20 former political prisoners to be reviewed and overturned and…
Political prisoner Vadzim Zdaravennau, who is already serving a sentence at the Shklou Correctional Colony, has been transferred to Detention…
Belarusian human rights organizations have recognized 10 more people as political prisoners. The joint statement was published by the Viasna…
Belarusian authorities continue to sell off property belonging to Catholic priest Henrykh Akalatovich from Valozhyn. In July 2026, three antique…
The legalisation process in Poland has been completed for virtually all Belarusian political prisoners deported from Belarus in December 2025,…
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya congratulated the American people on Independence Day and expressed gratitude to U.S. President Donald Trump and his special…
U.S. Special Envoy John Coale has backed a call by Valery Kavaleuski, head of the Euro-Atlantic Cooperation Agency, for European…
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya commented on the latest “pardon” of political prisoners in Belarus, reminding the public of those who remain behind…
U.S. presidential envoy John Coale has promised further releases of political prisoners in Belarus. He made the remark in response…
The head of the United Transitional Cabinet, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, and the president of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC),…
Human rights defender Leanid Sudalenka commented on a statement by propagandist Ihar Tur on the ONT television channel claiming that…
Diplomatic adviser to Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Dzianis Kuchynski, visited Paris, where he held a series of meetings with senior representatives of…
US President Donald Trump’s special envoy John Coale has responded to remarks by Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya that, according to available information,…
On the International Day of Solidarity with Belarusian Political Prisoners, more than 40 governments, parliamentarians, diplomats, international organizations and representatives…
On May 21, a Mass was held at the Church of the Resurrection in Rome to mark the International Day…
On the Day of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, observed on 21 May, the Viasna Human Rights Centre published updated data…
The Third Congress on Political Prisoners in Belarus, #WithoutJustCause, will take place in Vilnius on May 21–22. Chief adviser to…
The EU Special Representative for Human Rights, Kaja Ollongren, said she would spend the five days leading up to the…
Former political prisoner Siarhei Sparysh, released on Sept. 11, 2025, with U.S. assistance, appealed to U.S. presidential envoy John Coale…
The Mahiliou Regional Court has sentenced public activist Mikalai Vitkouski from Naroulia, Homielskaya Viasna reported. He was found guilty of…
Former Malady Front activist Yauhen Skachko, sentenced to three years in prison, is to be transferred from the Homiel pre-trial…
The United Transitional Cabinet welcomed the release of journalist and representative of the Polish minority in Belarus Andrzej Poczobut, according…
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, speaking at the 5th Conference of Belarusians Worldwide in Warsaw, outlined expectations for the upcoming visit of US…
The Viasna Human Rights Centre reported that a criminal case has been opened against 70-year-old human rights defender from Mazyr…
Former political prisoner and activist of the Union of Poles in Belarus Anzhalika Borys told LRT about her meeting with…
At its 57th session today, the Polish Senate unanimously adopted a resolution marking the fifth anniversary of the detention of…
Mikhail Lapunou, the father of expelled former political prisoner Mikita Zalatarou, has been sentenced to five years in a medium-security…
A coalition of Belarusian human rights organizations has issued a statement regarding the cancellation of passports belonging to former political…
U.S. presidential envoy for Belarus John Coale spoke at the CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference) 2026 in Dallas, outlining backchannel…
In Belarus, 12 more people have been recognized as political prisoners, the human rights center Viasna reports. Among them is…
Political prisoner Stsiapan Latypau has attempted suicide for the third time, the human rights center Viasna reports. According to human…
Released Belarusian political prisoners — journalist Katsiaryna Andreyeva and human rights defenders Valiantsin Stefanovich and Nasta Loika — applied today…
According to the human rights centre Viasna, following the release of 250 political prisoners, their total number in Belarus has…
The initiative Dissidentby has commented on reports circulating in the media about alleged restrictions imposed on pardoned political prisoners who…
Belarusian political prisoners have arrived in Vilnius. Earlier it was reported that 15 people would be brought to Lithuania. Among…
The human rights centre Viasna reports that some pardoned political prisoners have not yet been released. According to the organisation,…
Dzianis Kuchynski, head of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Office in Lithuania, said that 15 released Belarusian political prisoners are arriving in Lithuania…
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya commented on the release of another group of Belarusian political prisoners, thanking US President Donald Trump, his special…
Several former political prisoners who were released and forcibly expelled from Belarus have begun receiving draft notices from military enlistment…
Eleven more people have been recognized as political prisoners in Belarus, the Human Rights Center Viasna reported. They are Dzmitry…