On the first anniversary of Belarus’ unprecedented crackdown on the Human Rights Center Viasna (“Viasna”), 20 international and Belarusian human rights organisations including Amnesty International are launching a campaign to demand the release of seven detained Viasna members and raise awareness of the plight of hundreds of others who have been prosecuted and imprisoned solely for exercising their right to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression
The Belarus Government’s Crackdown On Demonstrators In August 2020 Is The Subject Of The Russian-Estonian Film “Minsk.” The Entire 90-Minute Film Was Shot In One Take, And It Will Be Released On The One-Year Anniversary Of The Atrocities
Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya, An Exiled Belarusian Presidential Candidate, Says European Leaders Would Do More For Her Nation
After Hearing That His Family And Neighbours Would Face Prosecution If He Did Not Plead Guilty, A 41-Year-Old Belarusian Man Attempted To Cut His Own Neck At A Court Hearing In Minsk On June 1. Last Year, As Major Protests Erupted In Belarus Over The Disputed Presidential Election Results, Stsyapan Latypau Was Imprisoned As Part Of A Violent Crackdown On Dissent