An open letter from a group of former political prisoners calling on European leaders to work towards the release of…
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya took part in the Igrzyska Wolności (“Freedom Games”) ideas festival in Łódź, Poland, on October 25. The discussion…
Former political prisoner Pavel Belavus has posted an emotional video of his first reunion with his family following his release…
Poland’s Internal Security Agency (ABW) has released footage of a prisoner exchange between Poland and Belarus that resulted in the…
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met in Lithuania with former political prisoners who were released on September 16 and forcibly deported from Belarus.…
71-year-old political prisoner and activist of the independent REP trade union Viachaslau Areshka has completely lost his sight in Penal Colony…
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met in Warsaw with released Belarusian political prisoners, members of the “Volnyja” team, mentors and volunteers who help…
Several dozen political prisoners in Belarus were prepared for release on September 16, but at the last moment they remained…
Among the 12 people recognized as political prisoners on October 2 was 52-year-old Czech citizen Vital Dziamidchyk, who holds both…
Another 12 people have been recognized as political prisoners in Belarus, the Viasna Human Rights Center reported. They are Maksim…
The Belarusian KGB has updated its list of individuals allegedly involved in "terrorist activities." Viktar Huryin, first deputy director general…
Belarus is ready to restore military communication channels with NATO if alliance countries show a willingness to reciprocate. Belarusian Foreign…
The Office for Social Policy of the United Transitional Cabinet is in contact with human rights organizations and, together with…
US Special Envoy for Belarus John Coale thanked Poland for receiving 10 released Belarusian political prisoners who arrived in Warsaw…
A group of 10 former Belarusian political prisoners, released on September 16 with U.S. assistance, is expected to arrive in…
Thirteen Belarusian political prisoners released the previous day will remain in Lithuania, 10 will go to Poland and two more…
The EU's lead spokesperson for foreign affairs and security policy, Christian Wigand, welcomed the release of 25 political prisoners in…
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda said he had met with U.S. President's Special Envoy John Coale and pledged continued support for…
U.S. Special Envoy for Belarus John Coale said that wars are complicating negotiations over the release of Belarusian political prisoners.…
Damon Wilson, president and chief executive officer of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), commented on the release of Belarusian…
Advisor to Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Franak Viačorka, believes that the release of 25 political prisoners following the visit of U.S. President's…
Political prisoners released today have arrived in Vilnius, the Viasna Human Rights Center reports. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya came to meet them.…
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…