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Five years in prison for a teenager with epilepsy; investigations on torture of women and persecution of artists published; EU diplomats visit Viasna Human Rights Center 22 February 2021 | Voice of Belarus Five years in prison for a teenager Read more…


2 years of prison for BELSAT journalists and the reaction of the world to the legal chaos in Belarus; a criminal case in connection with the death of Raman Bandarenka was opened; Belarus may adopt a law on countering extremism; Read more…


10 February 2021 | Bogdana Aleksandrovskaya, Deutsche Welle Viktar Babaryka, ex-candidate for president of Belarus and former top manager of Belgazprombank, has been behind bars for almost 8 months. On the eve of the Belgazprombank case trial at Belarus’ Supreme Read more…


The first day of the All-Belarusian People’s Assembly is over; Lukashenko’s speech can be split into quotations; Aliaksandra Herasimenia wrote a powerful letter to Lukashenko; the European Parliament adopted a resolution against the BelNPP 11 February 2021 | Voice of Read more…


Official records show that 668 students and 454 minors were arrested during protests in Belarus; Latvia commented on the extradition request for Valery Tsepkalo; sociological research by Chatham House refutes the official Lukashenko statistics; Viktar Babaryka gave an interview from Read more…


Parents discuss the arrest of schoolchildren on the streets of Minsk 2 February 2021 | Rebenok.by On 31 January, people were again arrested in big numbers in Minsk. Many of them say that they have not participated in any rallies. Read more…


BYSOL Foundation officially registered as a charitable organization on Facebook; the Ministry of Internal Affairs is dissatisfied with the courts in the regions; the leadership of the Office for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities was arrested; in Stuttgart, a Read more…


How Belarusians reacted to the idea of declaring the white-red-white flag as extremist; the number of COVID-19 deaths could be 15 times higher than Belarusian officials report; Belarusian soldiers may be sent to Syria in September; Germany will come up Read more…


Muay Thai champion and paramedic Anastasiya Kalashnikava spoke about the arrest and going on trial for flowers 27 January 2021 | Nadzeya Filipchyk, BY.Tribuna.com For several years now, Anastasiya Kalashnikava, a native of Minsk, has been combining work as a Read more…


Thousands of Belarusians in different countries came out in protest; the authorities accuse a journalist and a doctor of social unrest; dozens of court hearings every day and arrests of activists – the situation is only getting worse 23 January 2021 Read more…