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Dec 11, 20232 min read
120 years of Belarusian Social Democracy
On December 9, Vilnius hosted an international conference dedicated to the 120th anniversary of the Belarusian Social Democracy. The event g


Dec 11, 20231 min read
A trade union activist became a laureate of the Human Rights Award
The laureates of the Human Rights Community Award for 2023 have been announced. The awarding ceremony took place on December 10th in Vilnius

Dec 5, 20231 min read
Solidarity action with imprisoned union leaders took place at the IG Metall conference
This year's IG Metall conference, which took place on November 23, attracted public attention with important discussions and adoption of res


Dec 4, 20232 min read
Around 40 former BNP activists detained in union leader's case
December 1, law enforcers detained a total of about 40 people in Polatsk and Navapolatsk in the case of the former head of the primary trade


Dec 1, 20231 min read
Trade union activists were shortlisted for the Human rights community award of Belarus
The Organizing Committee of the Human Rights Community Award for the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights in 2023 published the list of


Nov 29, 20231 min read
We are conducting a survey on forced labor of political prisoners in Belarus
Collecting and systematizing this information is very important:


Nov 27, 20231 min read
Law enforcers detained a participant of the strike at Minsk Electrotechnical Plant
Law enforcers detained a citizen of Minsk for negative comments and participation in protests. He was forced to confess to participation in


Nov 22, 20231 min read
The date of appeal against the sentence of the REP trade union activist is known
On October 9th , Judge Stanislau Ivanyutsenka found Palina Sharenda-Panasiuk guilty of "malicious disobedience to the colony administration"

Nov 22, 20232 min read
A conference on freedom of association and anti-harassment was held at EHU
On November 20, the European Humanities University (EHU) hosted a conference entitled "The Right to Strike, Protection from Harassment and F

Nov 17, 20231 min read
What awaits Belarusian independent trade unions?
On 20 November 2023, EHU will host the conference “The Right to Strike, Protection against Harassment and Freedom of Association: Public and

Nov 16, 20232 min read
A representative of Belarusian trade unions took part in the Eastern Partnership Forum
The 15th Annual Assembly of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum was held in Brussels on November 14-16, 2023.


Nov 13, 20231 min read
Fire at "Vitebskdrev". One worker is in serious condition
November 11, there was an emergency at the "Vitebskdrev". It is known that 35 people were evacuated, one worker is in serious condition.


Nov 3, 20232 min read
Exhibition in Hanover draws attention to the problem of trade union prisoners in Belarus
An exhibition dedicated to political prisoners in Belarus was opened at the headquarters of IG BCE


Nov 1, 20232 min read
The trade union leader of the REP was returned to the colony
Maksim Pazniakou, interim chairman of the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions (BKDP), told "Svaboda" about the situation with pol


Oct 31, 20231 min read
Political prisoner Volha Barushka will celebrate her birthday behind bars
On October 31, political prisoner and member of the Free Trade Union of Belarus Volha Barushka will celebrate her thirty-seventh birthday in


Oct 30, 20231 min read
Remembrance of the "Night of the Shot Poets" and the contemporary struggle for freedom of Belarus
Remembrance of the "Night of the Shot Poets" and the contemporary struggle for freedom of Belarus


Oct 27, 20234 min read
Bremen hosted international trade union conference on workers' rights in Belarus
On October 23-24, Bremen hosted an important event - an international trade union conference on workers' rights in Belarus. The event was at

Oct 19, 20231 min read
The government has plans to involve Belarusians in defense work
According to a new initiative, Belarus is considering the possibility of involving citizens in defense work in peacetime, before the introdu


Oct 16, 20232 min read
Belarusian trade union leader urged the ITUC to enforce the ILO resolution on Belarus
On October 12, Maksim Pazniakou, acting chairman of the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions (BKDP), spoke at the conference of th

Oct 16, 20231 min read
Former deputy head of the BNP trade union at Naftan arrested
On September 7th , Navapolatsk court judge Zinaida Balabolava sentenced Andrei Shkirenka to 15 days of arrest for distributing "extremist ma
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