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Technogenic catastrophe that caused political changes in Belarus
Today marks the 37th anniversary of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, which changed not only the environmental situation in
Apr 26, 20234 min read


The leadership of the BKDP is included in the "List of extremists"
According to the human rights organisation Viasna, on 21 April the Belarusian Interior Ministry compiled the traditional Friday update of th
Apr 25, 20231 min read


Freedom for trade unionists in Belarus. Join the campaign on LabourStart!
On 19 April, the LabourStart platform launched a campaign to collect signatures for a petition demanding the release of trade union leaders
Apr 21, 20231 min read


An action in support of Belarusian trade unions took place in the center of Berlin
On April 19, a picket was held in the center of Berlin, near the Brandenburger Tor, organized by the Association "Salidarnast" demanding the
Apr 20, 20232 min read


Belarus: support jailed trade unionists
On the anniversary of the imprisonment of Belarus’ union leadership, Europe must renew efforts for the release of political prisoners.
Apr 20, 20235 min read


Flashmob of Solidarity in Brazil in Support of Belarusian Workers
As part of an international campaign of solidarity with Belarusian workers imprisoned and persecuted by the Lukashenko regime, we held a fla
Apr 17, 20231 min read


Representatives of LIS from 18 countries demand the release of political prisoners in Belarus
Representatives of the International Socialist League (LIS) from 18 countries recorded a video appeal demanding the release of Belarusian po
Apr 14, 20231 min read


Picket in the center of Berlin on the anniversary of mass arrests of trade union activists
On April 19, 2023, we invite everyone to join our event demanding the release of the Belarusian trade union activists. On this day, we will
Apr 13, 20231 min read


Protesters in Argentina demand to stop persecution of workers in Belarus
Yesterday, April 12, protesting against the repression of the Belarusian authorities against trade union activists, was held near the embass
Apr 13, 20232 min read


Leftist parties in Argentina to hold protest action against repression in Belarus
The Socialist Workers' Movement (MST), the Workers' Left Front - Unity and the International Socialist League (LIS) announced a protest in f
Apr 12, 20232 min read


Trade union activity is not extremism!
The campaign "Trade Union Activity - Not Extremism!" was launched to draw international attention to the situation of workers' rights in Bel
Apr 11, 20233 min read


Pazniakou: "We are witnessing the logical end of relations between Lukashenka's regime and the ILO"
Chairman of the Belarusian Independent Trade Union (BNP) and Acting Chairman of the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions (BKDP) Ma
Apr 5, 20231 min read


Sentences for the leaders of the REP trade union were upheld
On 5 January political prisoners Hennadz Fiadynich, Vasil Berasneu and Vatslau Areshka, accused in the "REP trade union case", were sentence
Apr 3, 20231 min read


Bundestag deputy wrote an open letter to political prisoner Andrei Paheryla
"Godfathers" of political prisoners continue to publish open letters for their wards, because the administrations of Belarusian prisons deli
Apr 3, 20232 min read


Leanid Sudalenka has been behind bars for 800 days
Human rights defender and trade union lawyer Leanid Sudalenka has already served 800 days. He is now in a penal colony, where he is serving
Mar 30, 20231 min read


Belarusians "exposed" at the 2020 protests are not hired
Earlier we wrote that mass layoffs of “unreliable” workers who were seen in protests or independent trade unions do not stop in Belarus. How
Mar 29, 20234 min read


Esther Lynch: "We can't accept the fact that independent unions are being destroyed"
The Secretary General of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) reacted to the decision of the Supreme Court of Belarus, which on Mar
Mar 28, 20232 min read


REP trade union activist detained on the eve of Freedom Day
On 24 March, mass searches and detentions took place in Babruisk, the human rights centre Viasna reported. Some citizens were released after
Mar 27, 20231 min read


The AFL-CIO congratulated the workers of Belarus and activists of the BKDP on Freedom Day
The American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Trade Unions (AFL-CIO) supports trade unions and workers of Belarus in their struggl
Mar 27, 20232 min read


Bremen Belarusians celebrated Freedom Day with a quiz on the history of the BNR
On March 25, the day of the proclamation of the independence of the Belarusian People's Republic, Belarusians from Bremen, Germany, held a q
Mar 27, 20231 min read
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