Voice of Belarus

August 2020

2022-12-22

Torture and abuse in 2020 – story of Maksim M.

19 years old, student. "I was not afraid, I thought that whatever was going to happen would happen anyway. But all this was definitely a shock."
News

2022-12-22

Brest resident convicted for wanting to become volunteer fighter in Ukraine

A state television channel aired a segment about the first Belarusian who had been convicted for wanting to join Ukraine's fight against Russian aggression. Eight Belarusians have already been convicted on similar charges. All of them have been recognized as political prisoners.
August 2020

2022-12-18

Torture and abuse in 2020 – story of Aliaksei B.

On the evening of August 10, the police beat Aliaksei up so hard that he fully regained consciousness only in a hospital emergency room after a surgery.
Articles

2022-12-16

Natallia Hersche: “I want to come to New Belarus!”

Ten months after her release, the former political prisoner talked to Gazetaby.com about how she hadn't given in while in detention despite the terrible conditions, how she was undergoing rehabilitation, and what she would wish for in the new year.
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2022-12-12

Belarus is unlikely to invade Ukraine in foreseeable future, says ISW

The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) considers an invasion of Ukraine by the Belarusian army "extraordinarily unlikely".
Articles

2022-12-11

Ales Bialiatski’s Nobel speech: “Today the entirety of Belarus is in prison”

The human rights activist Ales Bialiatski was unable to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in person because he has been imprisoned by the Belarusian regime for 17 months. On December 10, his wife Natallia Pinchuk attended the award ceremony in Oslo in Ales's stead and gave a speech on his behalf. For the first time in the history of the prize, a Nobel speech was delivered in Belarusian.
News

2022-12-10

Viasna receives Human Rights Tulip prize

On December 8, 2022, the Human Rights Tulip award ceremony was held in The Hague. The Viasna Human Rights Center has won the prize this year.
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2022-12-08

Cyber Partisans and Kastus Kalinouski Regiment announce decision to unite

The Kastus Kalinouski Regiment and Cyber Partisans announced that they were planning to unite and carry out joint work. Vadzim Kabanchuk, the Regiment's deputy commander, made a statement regarding this matter at a press conference in Kyiv.