Another Birthday Behind Bars
On March 21, Palina Sharenda-Panasiuk, a Belarusian political prisoner, will have her next birthday in prison.
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Mar 72 min read
More Bundestag MPs have chosen to become symbolic godparents for political prisoners
As a part of the solidarity campaign #WeStandByYou, Ottmar von Holtz (Alliance 90/The Greens), Luiza Licina-Bode (SPD), Michael Sacher (Alli
Jan 301 min read
The activist of the REP trade union is at liberty
According to Brest newspaper "Viasna," Zinaida Mikhniuk, a 62-year-old trade union leader of the democratic Trade Union of Radioelectronic I
Jan 231 min read
Birthday of political prisoner Aliaksandr Gashnikau
Political prisoner, member of the Belarusian Independent Trade Union Aliaksandr Gashnikau celebrates his birthday in prison today. Aliaksand
Jan 221 min read
Vasil Berasneu turns 74 today
Trade unionist and political prisoner Vasil Berasneu turns 73 today, which he celebrates behind bars in SIZO-1, where he has been held sinc
Jan 181 min read
Political prisoner Vatslau Areshka turns 69 today
Trade union activist and editor of the bulletin of the Belarusian trade union of workers of the radio-electronic industry Vatslau Areshka is
Jan 161 min read
The president of the European Parliament was offered to become Palina Sharenda-Panasiuk's godmother
On January 13th , Belarusan leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola met in Vilnius.
Jan 151 min read
Harassment of workers continues at Naftan
A series of administrative arrests of employees disloyal to the authorities continues. After serving 15 days of arrest, Aliaksandr Liashkou,
Jan 122 min read
Results of political persecution in Belarus for 2023
According to the Human Rights Center "Viasna", last year at least 6386 people faced various types of repressions, including 1776 women and 4
Jan 106 min read
Women trade unionists in Belarusian prisons
Women trade unionists in Belarusian prisons
Dec 21, 20232 min read
Bundestag deputy congratulated the Belarusian political prisoner with the upcoming holidays
Helge Limburg, a deputy of the German Bundestag and representative of the party "Union 90/Greens," wrote another letter to his political pri
Dec 14, 20231 min read
The defendant in the Rabochy Rukh case was transferred to prison regime
Vladimir Zhurauka is a former operator of the remote control panel of the Amiak-3 shop of Grodno Azot OJSC and a member of the Belarusian In
Dec 11, 20231 min read
A trade union activist became a laureate of the Human Rights Award
The laureates of the Human Rights Community Award for 2023 have been announced. The awarding ceremony took place on December 10th in Vilnius
Dec 1, 20231 min read
Trade union activists were shortlisted for the Human rights community award of Belarus
The Organizing Committee of the Human Rights Community Award for the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights in 2023 published the list of
Nov 22, 20231 min read
The date of appeal against the sentence of the REP trade union activist is known
On October 9th , Judge Stanislau Ivanyutsenka found Palina Sharenda-Panasiuk guilty of "malicious disobedience to the colony administration"
Nov 3, 20232 min read
Exhibition in Hanover draws attention to the problem of trade union prisoners in Belarus
An exhibition dedicated to political prisoners in Belarus was opened at the headquarters of IG BCE
Nov 1, 20232 min read
The trade union leader of the REP was returned to the colony
Maksim Pazniakou, interim chairman of the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions (BKDP), told "Svaboda" about the situation with pol
Oct 31, 20231 min read
Political prisoner Volha Barushka will celebrate her birthday behind bars
On October 31, political prisoner and member of the Free Trade Union of Belarus Volha Barushka will celebrate her thirty-seventh birthday in
Oct 13, 202318 min read
Leanid Sudalenka: I stood my ground, did not betray my conscience and I am proud of it!
A unique look at Belarusian prison reality from the inside, thanks to an interview with Leanid Sudalenka. This human rights defender and tra
Oct 10, 20232 min read
Political prisoner-activist Sharenda-Panasiuk was sentenced to another year of imprisonment
The trial, which started on October 2nd in the court of Rechytsa district, became a new stage in the difficult fate of this public activist
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