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New trial of Palina Sharenda-Panasiuk began
Palina Sharenda-Panasiuk was again put in disciplinary cell after transfer to Homyel pre-trial detention facility
New trial of union activist Volha Brytsikava started in Vitsebsk
8 workers detained on “extremism dissemination” charges in Smargon
Palina Sharenda-Panasiuk is in prison with life-threatening diagnosis
Security forces uncovered subscribers to “extremist resources” in Sennenskaya hospital
Mass polygraph testing for Belarusian workers
Union leader Volha Brytsikava listed as “extremist”
Female trade union activist waits for new trial having spent 70 days in punitive isolation ward
Activist of independent union at BMZ faces harsher custodial conditions
9 workers detained at the Haver & Boecker subsidiary
Union lawyer sentenced in absentia to 5 years in jail
Law enforcement and security agencies boast “purging a Lida plant of extremists”
Trial of Belarusian union lawyer began in absentia
Closed court hearing of the trade union leader Volha Brytsikava’s case to take place in Vitsebsk
Another Birthday Behind Bars
BMZ employee sentenced to one year in prison
Detentions of workers after the transfer of Tsikhanouskaya' in Minsk subway
A BMZ employee will be tried for "inciting social hatred"
Gazprom Transgaz Belarus employees detained