Aliaksandr Yarashuk Awarded the Arthur Svensson International Prize

On 11 June, the prestigious Arthur Svensson International Prize for Trade Union Rights was awarded in Oslo. This year’s laureate is Aliaksandr Yarashuk, Chairperson of the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions (BKDP) and member of the Governing Body of the International Labour Organization (ILO), who is currently imprisoned for his trade union activities.

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Salidarnast e.V. is an organization founded by trade union leaders and activists from Belarus, who were forced to leave the country because of repression and liquidation of democratic trade unions.

In Belarus, they fire people for reading “wrong” news

In today’s Belarus, subscription to independent mass media can cost a man not just their job but also their freedom. Lukashenka’s regime continues to pursue the policy of total control over information, qualifying the reading of alternative media sources as “extremist activity”.

Women’s rights in the focus of Future of Belarus discussions at Stockholm Forum

On June 16–17, 2025, Stockholm hosted a Forum on “Women’s Empowerment and Democracy for Belarus 2025” – an international platform bringing together female activists, researchers, politicians, and human rights defenders in order to discuss the role of Belarusian women in the struggle for democracy, dignity, and justice

“Belarusian authorities paint a different reality but they have practically no support”

The participants discussed measures proposed by the ILO Governing Body for the implementation of Article 33 of the ILO Constitution that has been applied to the Government of Belarus for violations of the right to freedom of association and the failure to comply with the Commission of Inquiry’s recommendations.

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