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“I’ve defended what I believe in”: fate of political prisoner Aliaksandr Kashpul
Today, there are 29 union leaders and activists doing time in Belarusian prisons and penal colonies.”Salidarnast” continues its cycle of pub
Apr 2, 20254 min read


New criminal case started against “Salidarnast” lawyer in Belarus
The Investigative Committee of Belarus has initiated yet another case against the “Salidarnast” lawyer and a former political prisoner
Mar 28, 20252 min read


Vatslau Areshka, a man with a spine
In January this year, the political prisoner, renowned union activists turned 70.
Mar 27, 20253 min read


Exiled and imprisoned, Belarusian trade unionists fight on
Adapted from a talk given at the “Labour Movements Under Authoritarian Regimes” webinar hosted by Global Labour Column, Salidarnast e.V.,
Mar 17, 20255 min read


The campaign "Trade Union Activism Is Not Extremism!"
On March 1, 2025, the international campaign "Trade Union Activism Is Not Extremism!"
Mar 10, 20251 min read


Sign the petition to support independent trade unions in Belarus
The LabourStart platform has started collecting signatures under the petition as part of the “Trade Union Activism - Not Extremism!” campaig
Mar 10, 20251 min read


Contract work — a tool for pressure and discrimination in Belarus
Leanid Sudalenka, the Salidarnast lawyer, is convinced that then system of fixed-term contract employment in Belarus contradicts at least
Mar 10, 20254 min read


PERC Youth Committee calls for release of Belarusian unionists
On March 3–4, 2025, the ITUC Headquarters hosted an ordinary meeting of the Youth Committee of the Pan-European Regional Council (PERC).
Mar 10, 20251 min read


When fighting for rights is seen as crime: what charges did Yarashuk face
These days, the Governing Body of the International Labour Office (ILO) holds its meeting in Geneva.
Mar 10, 20256 min read


Siarhei Antusevich: “In jail and after jail political prisoners are non-persons for the State”
Vice-President of the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions (BKDP) Siarhei Antusevich has shared with “Salidarnast” a story of livi
Mar 4, 202513 min read
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