torture in Belarus
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Is the autocracy winning? Why there is still hope for Belarus
How can the resilience and determination of Belarusians shape the country’s future? What is important to understand about the situation in the country and beyond? In a joint project, Voice…
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Human Rights Situation in Belarus: October 2023
As of late October, 1,473 political prisoners were deprived of their liberty in Belarus. Human rights defenders continue to document arbitrary arrests, convictions, torture and other types of prohibited treatment…
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Black Book of Belarus: What happened to detainees
A regime's spy infiltrated the Black Book of Belarus Telegram channel almost from the very beginning. The authorities sent at least 32 people to prison through his help. Malanka Media…
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High-ranking siloviki used “services” of pedophile crime gang created by other siloviki
There has been an increase in serious sex crimes in Belarus over the past decade. The upswing in the number of such crimes as pedophilia, whose victims are young children,…
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“Welcome to Gestapo”: How political prisoners were tortured in Belarus in 2022
The Viasna human rights defenders continue documenting all cases of torture and cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment with the belief that the perpetrators will eventually be brought to justice, and…
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“One can’t endure such conditions. He will die”: Repeated arrests and torture in Belarus
This has been a common practice in Belarus for more than a year now: after a person is sentenced to a few days of administrative detention, they are repeatedly detained…
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Death of Vitold Ashurak: What prison walls hide
Former political prisoners Viktar and Siarhei, who served time in Shklou, managed to obtain information about Vitold Ashurak's death in the penal colony and are now sharing it.
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Maria Kalesnikava admitted to intensive care
Political prisoner Maria Kalesnikava was taken to a hospital with a surgical condition and underwent surgery on November 28, according to the Telegram account of the opposition politician Viktar Babaryka.…
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“We understand everything, your cousin died, but you have to serve time”
Relatives of volunteers fighting in the Ukrainian Armed Forces are systematically detained in Belarus. Siarhei Bandarenka ended up in a hospital after being beaten up during interrogation. He managed to…
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Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya at UN: Belarus is under temporary military occupation
The national leader of Belarus Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with the ambassadors of the EU, the US, the UK, Mexico, and other countries in Geneva and called on the UN to…