People's Embassies of Belarus

Day of Solidarity with Ales Bialiatski and Belarusian human rights defenders

Nov 12, 2022 | All news

On Human Rights Day, December 10, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, together with Belarusian human rights organizations, asks you to express solidarity with Belarusian human rights defenders, including Ales Bialiatski, founder of “Viasna” human rights center, 2022 Nobel Peace...

Switzerland will impose sanctions against Lukashenka and support Belarusian human rights defenders

Mar 16, 2022 | All news

On March 16, in Geneva, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with the State Secretary of the Swiss Confederation Livia Leu. The Secretary of State announced Switzerland’s synchronization with the EU sanctions, including against Lukashenka, his henchmen, and...

There are more than 1,000 political prisoners in Belarus

Feb 1, 2022 | All news

The number of political prisoners in Belarus exceeded 1,000 people. According to “Viasna” human rights center, today there are 1022 of them in the country. The number of people held in prisons for political reasons is even higher because many refuse such...

FIDH report: Supplying the Means for Repression in Belarus

Jan 15, 2022 | All news

FIDH releases a briefing paper analysing foreign-made less lethal weapons and firearms employed by the Belarusian security forces to crack down on peaceful protesters, provides an overview of their procurement and application, and outlines possible avenues for state...

Political prisoners in Belarus in 2021. Statistics

Jan 7, 2022 | All news

At the end of 2021, there were 969 political prisoners in Belarus. This is the largest number of political prisoners in the history of independent Belarus. There are people of all ages, professions and social status among the prisoners, but they are united by one...

International Conference “European Human Rights Dialogue: How to Help Civil Society in Russia and Belarus”

Dec 13, 2021 | All news, News of People’s Embassies

The conference European Human Rights Dialogue: How to Help Civil Society in Russia and Belarus took place on 10-12 December in Berlin. The conference was organised by human rights organisations from Poland, Germany, Belarus and Russia and became a platform for...