Human rights defender Leanid Sudalenka commented on a statement by propagandist Ihar Tur on the ONT television channel claiming that…
Propagandist Ihar Tur said on the ONT television channel that 196 people included on the list of political prisoners maintained…
US presidential special envoy John Coale said that he did not take part in the May visit to Belarus by…
US President Donald Trump’s special envoy John Coale has responded to remarks by Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya that, according to available information,…
Aliaksandr Aranovich, 43, the driver of the motorhome used by Siarhei Tsikhanouski’s YouTube channel “A Country for Life,” has been…
Human rights defenders have recognized 16 people as political prisoners after they were prosecuted for interacting with “extremist formations” and…
Imprisoned journalist Kiryl Pazniak has been transferred from the intensive care unit of Minsk’s emergency hospital to the medical unit…
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…
There should not be a single political prisoner in Belarus, and the country must stop being a prison for its…
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…
Nine more people have been recognised as political prisoners in Belarus. They are Ivan Tsybulski, Dzmitry Hrachou, Yahor Krakasevich, Aliaksandr…
Belarus continues to open criminal cases against political prisoners under Article 411 of the Criminal Code (“persistent disobedience to prison…
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…
Former political prisoner and journalist Andrzej Poczobut has updated his Facebook profile photo following his release from a Belarusian penal…
The Viasna Human Rights Centre reported that a criminal case has been opened against 70-year-old human rights defender from Mazyr…
Belarusian human rights defenders have recognised another 10 individuals as political prisoners. They are Maksim Siamitka, Sviatlana Anhaleyka, Yauhen Fiadasenka,…
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…
Belarusians convicted on political charges are being threatened with expulsion from Belarus, human rights center Viasna reported. According to human…
A coalition of Belarusian human rights organizations has issued a statement regarding the cancellation of passports belonging to former political…
Human rights defenders have recognised another 17 people as political prisoners, the human rights centre Viasna reports. They are Mikhail…
Some people included in the published list of pardoned political prisoners have still not been released. The Dissidentby initiative said…
TV presenter and singer Katsiaryna Vadanosava will donate $10,000 to political prisoners who were released on March 19. The money…
Belarusian human rights defenders have recognized six more individuals as political prisoners. They are Aliaksandr Karmanovich, Dzmitry Kalinouski, Artsiom Batischeu,…
U.S. presidential envoy for Belarus John Coale spoke at the CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference) 2026 in Dallas, outlining backchannel…
Leanid Marozau, legal adviser to Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, said that the third suicide attempt by political prisoner Stsiapan Latypau is a…
In Belarus, 12 more people have been recognized as political prisoners, the human rights center Viasna reports. Among them is…
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has commented on reports of a third suicide attempt by political prisoner Stsiapan Latypau and called for the…
Political prisoner Stsiapan Latypau has attempted suicide for the third time, the human rights center Viasna reports. According to human…
Another nine people have been recognized as political prisoners in Belarus, the Viasna human rights center reported. Among them are…
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…
U.S. Special Envoy John Coale said that during negotiations with Alyaksandr Lukashenka on March 19, he raised the issue of…
Alyaksandr Lukashenka said that among the released political prisoners who remained in Belarus, 30–40 individuals may pose a threat and…
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,…
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya commented on the release of another group of Belarusian political prisoners, thanking US President Donald Trump, his special…
On March 18, some political prisoners were removed from at least two Belarusian penal colonies, the human rights centre Viasna…
Alyaksandr Lukashenka, during the protocol part of talks with US President’s Special Envoy for Belarus John Coale, said Belarus is…
Mikalai Statkevich remains at home in Minsk without documents. According to him, his passport is still in the colony, whose…
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…