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The president of the European Parliament was offered to become Palina Sharenda-Panasiuk's godmother
On January 13th , Belarusan leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola met in Vilnius.
Jan 16, 20241 min read


Harassment of workers continues at Naftan
A series of administrative arrests of employees disloyal to the authorities continues. After serving 15 days of arrest, Aliaksandr Liashkou,
Jan 15, 20241 min read


Results of political persecution in Belarus for 2023
According to the Human Rights Center "Viasna", last year at least 6386 people faced various types of repressions, including 1776 women and 4
Jan 12, 20242 min read


Women trade unionists in Belarusian prisons
Women trade unionists in Belarusian prisons
Jan 10, 20246 min read


Bundestag deputy congratulated the Belarusian political prisoner with the upcoming holidays
Helge Limburg, a deputy of the German Bundestag and representative of the party "Union 90/Greens," wrote another letter to his political pri
Dec 21, 20232 min read


The defendant in the Rabochy Rukh case was transferred to prison regime
Vladimir Zhurauka is a former operator of the remote control panel of the Amiak-3 shop of Grodno Azot OJSC and a member of the Belarusian In
Dec 14, 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 11, 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
Dec 1, 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, 20231 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 3, 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
Nov 1, 20232 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 31, 20231 min read


Leanid Sudalenka: I stood my ground, did not betray my conscience and I am proud of it!
A unique look at Belarusian prison reality from the inside, thanks to an interview with Leanid Sudalenka. This human rights defender and tra
Oct 13, 202318 min read


Political prisoner-activist Sharenda-Panasiuk was sentenced to another year of imprisonment
The trial, which started on October 2nd in the court of Rechytsa district, became a new stage in the difficult fate of this public activist
Oct 10, 20232 min read


The imprisoned trade union leader was hospitalized, he needs a kidney transplant
Vasil Berasneu, a political prisoner in the "case of independent trade unions", serving his sentence in Mahiliou penal colony No. 15, was ur
Oct 6, 20232 min read


The public and trade union activist is tried again
The trial of political prisoner Palina Sharenda-Panasiuk from Brest will start on October 2 at 10 am. Palina is charged under Part 1 of Arti
Sep 21, 20231 min read


Bundestag deputy addresses political prisoner and his family
Helge Limburg, a deputy of the German Bundestag and representative of the Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, recorded a video message on the second anni
Sep 19, 20231 min read


Aliaksandr Yarashuk's detention conditions are tightened
The chairman of the BKDP, political prisoner Aliaksandr Yarashuk, is being transferred to the prison regime in Mahileu - Maksim Pazniakou, t
Sep 12, 20231 min read


Political prisoner Hanna Ablab was transferred to Gomel colony
Former employee of the Belarusian Railway and political prisoner in the «Rabochy Rukh» case Hanna Ablab was transferred to Gomel colony No.
Sep 5, 20231 min read


One more trade union activist is included in the "list of terrorists"
The State Security Committee of the Republic of Belarus (KGB) has updated the list of "persons involved in terrorist activities" - it includ
Sep 1, 20231 min read
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