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 spoke at Luxembourg’s Chamber of Deputies on October 22 during a joint meeting with parliamentary leaders and the…
Eight more people have been recognised as political prisoners in Belarus, the Viasna Human Rights Centre reports. They are Halina…
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…
Psychological torture or ill-treatment was experienced by 98.6% of former Belarusian political prisoners who participated in a study after emigrating…
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…
Belarusian political prisoners who were released on September 16, taken to Lithuania and decided to legalize their status in Poland…
The Office for Social Policy of the United Transitional Cabinet is in contact with human rights organizations and, together with…
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya held a series of meetings with representatives of European countries, the United States and international organisations on the…
Political prisoner Yury Bialko, who was sentenced to nine years in prison, is being held under prison conditions in poor…
Political prisoner and artist Aksana Shaliapina, 48, has been diagnosed with cancer at a prison in Homiel, the Viasna Human…
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…
The “Belarusian Media: Quality, Trust, Standards” conference began in Vilnius on Sept. 18. One of the participants was Andrei Aliaksandrau,…
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.…
The United States will continue easing sanctions, while Belarusian authorities will continue releasing prisoners, U.S. President’s Special Envoy John Coale…
Since the last major pardon of political prisoners on March 19, 2026, another 224 people have been recognized as political…
Aliaksandr Lukashenka once again denied the existence of political prisoners in Belarus during talks with U.S. President’s Special Envoy John…
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…
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…
Belarusian human rights defenders have recognized another 16 people as political prisoners: Alena Arshanskaya, Raman Basalai, Maksim Bialkevich, Viktar Huryn,…
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 defenders have recognized eight more people as political prisoners. They are Vital Musilovich, Vadzim Sarakavik, Andrei Sudzibor,…
The Hrodna Regional Court on July 24 sentenced civic activist Valiantsina Navumava to seven years in a general-regime penal colony, matching…
At least 29 political prisoners in Belarus have been sentenced to 20 years or more in prison. The figures, current…
Belarusian human rights organizations have recognized 10 more people as political prisoners. The joint statement was published by the Viasna…
Belarusian human rights organisations have recognised seven more people as political prisoners. They are Alena Svirydzenka, Ihar Svirydzenka, Pavel Kucheryn,…
Belarusian authorities continue to sell off property belonging to Catholic priest Henrykh Akalatovich from Valozhyn. In July 2026, three antique…
Political prisoner Tatsiana Kolas, who was convicted in the "Black Book of Belarus" case, has been diagnosed with cancer. This…