Ex- director of the Platform Innovation human rights group was convicted to three years of prison. Judge Ala Abakunchyk found him guilty in three different cases of crimes.
13.08.2014 | 11:12
On August 13 Belarusan political prisoner turned 58. He is celebrating his birthday in the Mahilieu prison, but people from all over Belarus congratulate him.
13.08.2014 | 09:05
“In Belarus one has the list of duties everyone should follow and can make no changes; and innovations are that you personally create or test a program to know which elements work and which don’t”.
11.08.2014 | 10:23
According to the media, Kurmanbek Bakiev has been awarded with the Belarusian Peoples' Friendship Order, while he is sentenced to the capital punishment in his homeland.
07.08.2014 | 11:07
Since 2005 Belarus made the fight against the human trafficking its key foreign policy initiative. Belarusan diplomats spared no effort at various international forums to promote this strategic idea.
06.08.2014 | 11:06
Belarusan human rights fighters voice solidarity with the imprisoned Azerbaijan colleagues, and demand immediate release of all political prisoners from Aliev’s regime.
05.08.2014 | 11:28
Human rights activist is charged of malicious hooliganism. The article presupposes up to 10 years in prison. Bandarenka publicly apologized before the victims.
30.07.2014 | 10:32
Representatives of the UN, Council of Europe, Belarus Foreign Ministry, state structures and civil society had a perfunctory discussion about the introduction of an ombudsman’s institution in Belarus.
22.07.2014 | 08:42
Though the international human rights organisation voiced its happiness about the release of Ales Bialiatski, it promised to continue struggling for political prisoners, who still remain in prison.
21.07.2014 | 10:17
The organization, which is working in the production of the Internet accessibility standards, stated about its willingness to share its products with Belarusan colleagues.
16.07.2014 | 12:50
On the last day of his visit to the Polish capital the head of the Human Rights Center "Viasna" took part in an international conference, where he talked about the human rights situation in Belarus.
16.07.2014 | 11:33
Belarusan human rights fighter Ales Bialiatski met Meeting with the European Parliament President Martin Schulz exchanged information on the situation in Belarus.
07.07.2014 | 09:56
Belarus’ systematically restrictive regulations in regard to civil society organizations must be reviewed without delay, the Special Rapporteur said.
26.06.2014 | 08:29
Former Soviet dissident and political prisoner has written a letter to the Human Rights Center “Viasna”, congratulating Ales Bialiatski on his release from the prison.
24.06.2014 | 11:04
Though the state didn’t manage to neutralize Russia’s aggressive propaganda campaign, Belarus’ state media are developing mechanisms to reduce the influence of Russian media in shaping public opinion.
23.06.2014 | 11:17
Speaking in Geneva on June 18, Miklos Haraszti told about the “systematic character of the serious repression of all human rights in Belarus”.
22.06.2014 | 10:08
Belarus is reintroduced in a special paragraph of the International Labour Organization again as a country that grossly violates the trade unions’ rights.
05.06.2014 | 09:51
The state made every effort to showcase ice-hockey, Belarus’ national pride. Yet Belarusan human rights fighters managed to reach western audiences, making important topics visible for foreign media.
02.06.2014 | 12:38
The repressive machine starts on a certain occasion and works flawlessly performing its tasks, assumes the deputy chairman of the Human Rights Center “Viasna”.
29.05.2014 | 11:32
He said Belarus would likely face economic tightening not only as a result of the coronavirus pandemic but also a Russian trade oil crisis that worsened this past winter.
In his report, philosopher Gintautas Mažeikis discusses several concepts that have been a part of the European social and philosophical thought for quite a time.
It is impossible to change life in cities just in three years (the timeline of the “Agenda 50” campaign implementation). But changing the structure of relationships in local communities is possible.