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"Solidarność" asks for support from the Polish authorities in the case of Belarusian unionists
The leader of the Polish trade union "Solidarność" Piotr Duda appealed to the President of Poland and the head of the Polish government with
Jan 18, 20232 min read


Political prisoner Vatslau Areshka turns 68 today
Trade union activist and editor of the bulletin of the Belarusian trade union of workers of the radio-electronic industry Vatslau Areshka is
Jan 18, 20232 min read


BNP activist Aliaksandr Kapshul keeps hunger strike for 14 days
BNP activist Aliaksandr Kapshul keeps hunger strike for 14 days
Jan 13, 20231 min read


IKEA demands compensation from Belarusian activist for protest action
he transnational furniture corporation IKEA demands to recover from the Belarusian activist Peter Markelov 8.5 thousand euros for the damage
Jan 13, 20231 min read


The UN Human Rights Committee has begun considering complaints about strikes in Belarus
The first complaint concerns the strike at Belaruskali in August 2020, when the strike committee of Belaruskali went on strike and made legi
Jan 13, 20231 min read


64 years in prison for all
January 5, 2023 will go down in the recent history of Belarus as one of the dramatic episodes of trade unions. On this day, the Minsk City C
Jan 11, 20234 min read


Bjørnar Moxnes: "We will continue to fight for Aliaksandr Yarashuk by the means available
The leader of the Norwegian Red party, who recently became Aliaksandr Yarashuk's "godfather" in the #WeStandBYyou solidarity campaign, made
Jan 9, 20231 min read


Rights defenders demand the release independent trade union leaders
Belarusian human rights organizations strongly protest against the repression of independent trade unions.
Jan 9, 20234 min read


The leaders of the REP trade union received harsh sentences
Today, January 5, Minsk City Court passed a sentence on the leaders of the trade union of radio-electronic industry workers (REP) Hennadz Fi
Jan 5, 20232 min read


Maksim Pazniakou: Nobody did anything illegal
On 26 December Minsk City Court sentenced Aliaksandr Yarashuk, chairman of the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions. Judge Valiant
Dec 29, 20223 min read


All defendants in the Rabochy Rukh case refused to testify in court
The trial in the Rabochy Rukh case, in which ten political prisoners are involved, has been taking place since 9 November in the Gomel Regio
Dec 28, 20222 min read


Trial of REP union leaders postponed indefinitely
Yesterday, December 27, the Minsk City Court was supposed to pass a sentence on the activists of the Belarusian Trade Union of Radio-Electro
Dec 28, 20221 min read


The International Trade Union Confederation condemned the sentencing of BKDP leaders
A statement by the International Trade Union Confederation on the matter noted that Boris Kravchenko, deputy general secretary of the Intern
Dec 27, 20221 min read


Sentence handed down to the leadership of the BKDP
The Minsk City Court passed a verdict in the criminal case of the leaders of the Association of Trade Unions "Belarusian Congress of Democra
Dec 27, 20221 min read


The latest defendant in the "student case" has been released
Tatsiana Yakelchyk was arrested later than the others, so she was released only today, after serving the entire term of imprisonment. This w
Dec 23, 20221 min read


Prosecutor demands prison terms for BKDP leadership
A full week of court hearings in the case of the leadership of the Association of Trade Unions "Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unio
Dec 23, 20222 min read


Aliaksandr Yarashuk, the jailed leader of the BKDP, now has a «Godfather»
In July 2020, when a series of arrests had just begun in Belarus, Libereco launched the #WeStandBYyou solidarity campaign. In this campaign,
Dec 22, 20222 min read


Dozens of trade union associations demand the release of trade union leaders in Belarus
Trade unions, trade union associations and public organizations from all over the world, which unite tens of millions of people, sent words
Dec 22, 20225 min read


European Trade Union Confederation appealed to the Prime Minister of Belarus
The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) sent an open appeal to the Prime Minister of Belarus Roman Golovchenko. In it the secretary ge
Dec 22, 20222 min read


In Berlin, in The Hague and in Istanbul activists demanded the release of Belarusian trade unionists
Yesterday a protest action organized by the association “Salidarnast” was held in front of the embassy of the Republic of Belarus in Berlin
Dec 21, 20222 min read
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