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2022-01-14

Lithuania refuses to transport Belarusian potash

Starting from 1 February 2022, Lithuanian railways will cease to transport Belaruskali fertilizers.
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2022-01-11

Maria Kalesnikava transferred to penal colony

Prominent Belarusian opposition activist Maria Kalesnikava has been transferred to a women's penal colony near Homel. She was sentenced to 11 years in prison on unsubstantiated charges in September 2021.
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2022-01-10

Cuban deported from Belarus manages to get to Lithuania

Cuban expat Roberto Valdes Casanueva spent more than a year awaiting deportation in the Akrestsina detention center for participation in the peaceful protests. On 10 December 2021, he was deported but managed to get to Lithuania with the help of the BYSOL Solidarity Fund.
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2022-01-10

Yara to stop buying potash from Belaruskali by April 2022

Yara International has announced that it will wind down purchases of potash from Belarus by April due to international sanctions. The Belarusian diaspora regularly protested against Yara’s cooperation with the regime-owned enterprise.
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2022-01-08

Human rights situation in Belarus in 2021

In 2021 the number of political prisoners increased by 800 people. Human rights activists recorded 1,285 convictions in politically motivated criminal trials. However, this is only a small part of the largest crackdown in Belarus' recent history.
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2022-01-07

Political prisoner Dzmitry Dudoits committed suicide

Political prisoner Dzmitry Dudoits committed suicide in Mahiliou. He was sentenced to two years of open prison.
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2022-01-07

Statement by Tsikhanouskaya’s Office, Coordination Council, NAM on situation in Kazakhstan

A joint statement by Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Office, the Coordination Council, and National Anti-Crisis Management on the unacceptability of Belarusian troops deployment for operations abroad.
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2022-01-04

Tatsiana Batura: 46 days in jail, hunger strike, solitary confinement, and father’s death

Political prisoner Tatsiana Batura, who spent 46 days in the Akrestsina detention center, was allowed to attend her father's funeral. She was able to leave the country afterwards.

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“The Way to Freedom”: Belarusian Democratic Forces Conference in Kyiv

Solidarity without borders: a guide on supporting political prisoners from abroad

BYSOL launches Christmas campaign “Let’s Give Children a Miracle!”

Poland may change visa rules to protect Belarusians from persecution

Lithuania refuses to transport Belarusian potash

Maria Kalesnikava transferred to penal colony

Cuban deported from Belarus manages to get to Lithuania

Yara to stop buying potash from Belaruskali by April 2022

Human rights situation in Belarus in 2021

Political prisoner Dzmitry Dudoits committed suicide

Statement by Tsikhanouskaya’s Office, Coordination Council, NAM on situation in Kazakhstan

Tatsiana Batura: 46 days in jail, hunger strike, solitary confinement, and father’s death

Maria Kalesnikava transferred to penal colony

International Labor Organization toughens stance on Belarus over violations of convention on freedom of trade unions

Searches and arrests of BelaPAN news agency staff

“One can’t endure such conditions. He will die”: Repeated arrests and torture in Belarus