The legalisation process in Poland has been completed for virtually all Belarusian political prisoners deported from Belarus in December 2025,…
Some of the people pardoned ahead of July 3 had been serving sentences under so-called "home chemistry," the human rights…
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…
Thirty-two people have been pardoned in Belarus, including 28 who had been convicted of what the authorities describe as “extremist…
Belarusian human rights organizations have recognized eight more people as political prisoners. They are Dzmitry Vialau, Andrei Siarheyeu, Aleh Stefanovich,…
Deputy Head of the United Transitional Cabinet Pavel Latushka held a meeting with the PACE Special Rapporteur on Political Prisoners,…
The Minsk City Court on June 26 sentenced journalist Kiryl Pazniak to 3.5 years in prison and a fine of…
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),…
Political prisoner Aliaksandra Kasko underwent surgery while serving her sentence in Correctional Colony No. 4. The information was reported by…
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…