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The campaign "Trade Union Activism Is Not Extremism!" has begun

On March 1, 2025, the international campaign "Trade Union Activism Is Not Extremism!" was launched to draw attention to the systematic repression of independent trade unions in Belarus. The campaign is organized by the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions (BKDP) and the association Salidarnast.

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About Salidarnast

Who we are

Salidarnast e.V. is an organization founded by trade union leaders and activists from Belarus, who were forced to leave the country because of repression and liquidation of democratic trade unions.

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New criminal case started against “Salidarnast” lawyer in Belarus

New criminal case started against “Salidarnast” lawyer in Belarus

The Investigative Committee of Belarus has initiated yet another case against the “Salidarnast” lawyer and a former political prisoner

Vatslau Areshka, a man with a spine

Vatslau Areshka, a man with a spine

In January this year, the political prisoner, renowned union activists turned 70.

Exiled and imprisoned, Belarusian trade unionists fight on

Exiled and imprisoned, Belarusian trade unionists fight on

Adapted from a talk given at the “Labour Movements Under Authoritarian Regimes” webinar hosted by Global Labour Column, Salidarnast e.V.,

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Imprisoned unionists

29

number of trade union leaders and activists illegally imprisoned

23

of them are men who fought for workers' rights and freedoms in Belarus

6

brave women who stood up for democratic values and the right to decent work

Our brothers and sisters who have been imprisoned by the regime because of their beliefs

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Hanna Ablab

Rabochy Rukh

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Artur Khlus

SPB

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Maksim Senik

BNP

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Vatslau Areshka

REP

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Aliaksandr Hashnikau

Rabochy Rukh

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Uladzimir Zhurauka

Rabochy Rukh

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Hanna Karneenka

SPM

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Aliaksandr Yarashuk

BKDP

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Siarhei Shametska

Rabochy Rukh

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Artsiom Zharnak

SPM

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Siarhei Dziuba

Rabochy Rukh

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Hennadz Fiadynich

REP

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