Siarhei Antusevich, Deputy Chair of the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions (BKDP), took part in the international conference Solidarity Without Borders — Historical Traditions and Contemporary Challenges, held on 30 September in the historic hall of the Gdańsk Shipyard.

Uladzimir Habrau, founder of the pro-Russian militarist club Skif, works as a specialist in ideological work, social and youth policy at the Rechytsa Department of Technological Transport, which is part of PA Belorusneft. According to Flagshtok, he has held the position since at least September 2025.

On 25–26 September, Vilnius hosted the conference Medicine and Healthcare of the Future: From Current Problems to a New Model. The main organisers included the Salidarnast Association and the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions (BKDP). The independent medical workers’ trade union Panacea, the Medical Solidarity Foundation, the White Coats media project and Doctors for Truth and Justice also took part in organising the event.

Belarusian Interior Minister Ivan Kubrakou has said that workplaces should become one of the priority areas for the security forces’ “preventive” work. He made the statement on 23 September during Interior Ministry command-and-staff exercises in the Homiel region.

A member of the German Bundestag Helge Limburg, who has taken on a symbolic partnership with a Belarusian political prisoner and trade union activist Andrei Paheryla, has once again sent him a letter. In it, the MP wished Andrei a happy birthday and reminded him that he has not been forgotten in Germany.

The pro-government Federation of Trade Unions of Belarus (FPB), already firmly integrated into the state system, is increasingly turning into an ideological structure far removed from its original purpose. It is no longer even making much effort to conceal this formally. Siarhei Antusevich, Deputy Chair of the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions (BKDP), comments on the FPB’s growing activity on the ideological front.

An event dedicated to political repression in Belarus, imprisoned trade union activists and the role of international solidarity was held in Hanover. The meeting was organised by the German trade union IG BCE and Salidarnast e.V.

On 1 September, three employees of the Kalinkavichyvodokanal branch died in Kalinkavichy, Belarus: a 44-year-old site manager and two fitters aged 43 and 37.

German television has aired the documentary “Belarus – Geschäfte mit einer Diktatur?” (“Belarus – Doing Business with a Dictatorship?”), examining how European companies continue to do business with Belarus, directly or indirectly, despite the EU’s sanctions policy.

According to the official Telegram channel of Belaruskali, a mining foreman, Dzmitry Piatrovich, was injured at Mine No. 2 while inspecting longwall workings after a roof fall. He later died in hospital.

The 71-year-old activist of Belarus’s independent trade union movement, like many of his colleagues, was detained on 19 April 2022. Nine months later, he was convicted under three articles of the Criminal Code and sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment in a high-security penal colony. During his time behind bars, Vatslau Areshka’s eyesight has deteriorated severely: alongside other health problems, he has now almost completely lost his sight.

Lukashenka has decided to use the army as a tool of punishment for failures in agriculture. After instructing the authorities to send “negligent” participants in the harvest campaign to serve as ordinary soldiers on the southern border, Defence Minister Viktar Khrenin reported on how his ministry intended to carry out the order. Siarhei Antusevich, Deputy Chair of the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions (BKDP), described the initiative as absurd.

The new Regulation on the National Council on Gender Policy reveals how the Belarusian authorities understand public dialogue. Put simply, they are discussing gender equality with themselves.

Former political prisoner and journalist Andrzej Poczobut, who was released on 28 April 2026 as part of an exchange of Belarusian and Polish prisoners, spoke in the European Parliament on 17 June and mentioned Vatslau Areshka.

On 17 June in Brussels, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with the President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), Seamus Boland. During the meeting, the sides discussed the situation in Belarus and support for civil society. Particular attention was given to the state of the trade union movement in Belarus.

The 30th Constitutional Convention of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) took place in Minneapolis, USA, bringing together thousands of trade union leaders and activists from around the world. The forum was held under the banner of strengthening the unity of the labour movement amid growing authoritarian trends, attacks on workers’ rights, and profound changes in the labour market.

Maksim Pazniakou, Deputy Chair of the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions, took part in a conference of the Fédération générale du travail de Belgique (FGTB), where he spoke about the situation of workers and the independent trade union movement in Belarus.

Belarusian trade union leader Aliaksandr Yarashuk is currently in Norway, where he is taking part in the ceremony for the Arthur Svensson International Prize for Trade Union Rights. Last year, the prize was awarded to Yarashuk himself, when he was still imprisoned in Belarus.

5 June, 2026On 4 June 2026, trade union activists and delegates at the 114th ILC gathered in front of UN Palace of Nations near the Broken Chair monument in Geneva, demanding the immediate release of imprisoned Belarusian trade unionists. Among them was Aliaksandr Yarashuk, BKDP president, free after three and a half years in prison.

On 7 June, the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions (BKDP) received the George Meany–Lane Kirkland Human Rights Award. This award is one of the most prestigious international trade union honours.