Belarus

A screenshot from Belarus' state Channel One shows the trial of human rights activists from Viasna, the country's oldest human rights advocacy group. Authorities outlawed it in 2003, but it continues to operate in exile. Viasna is one of the rights’ groups which has called on the Belarusian legislators not to pursue the withdrawal from a UN Human Rights body. © Belarus' state Channel One

Belarus to Leave UN Human Rights Body

Belarusian citizens denied justice at home may no longer be able to appeal to a last resort committee.

6 Oct 22

Political prisoners in Belarus infographic 1/8.

Belarus’ Political Prisoners

Even those who flee the country are liable to prosecution.

9 Aug 22

Belarusians in Ukraine Help Their Adopted Home

Tens of thousands fled over the border after the disputed 2020 elections. Now, many are volunteering to help the war effort.

17 Jun 22

Infographic on Belarusian media and extremism 1/9.

Belarus’ Crackdown on Media Continues

Regime uses accusations of extremism to silence dissenting voices – and intimidate news consumers.

14 Jun 22

A sign showing the entrance to Belarus is seen at the Ukraine-Belarus border crossing on February 13, 2022 in Vilcha, Ukraine. © Chris McGrath/Getty Images

Tensions on Ukraine-Belarus Border

Locals say that morale is high, despite intelligence warnings that a fresh invasion could be imminent.

29 Mar 22

How Media in Belarus and Russia Joined the Information Battlefield

Both countries have been flooded with incitement alongside deliberate confusion between fiction and historical facts.

24 Mar 22

Belarusians Weigh Cost of War

"I will leave or go to prison, but I will not shoot."

10 Mar 22

Natalia Hersche in a courtroom in Minsk during sentencing, 1 Dec 2020.

Belarus: Life as a Political Prisoner

Freezing cold cells and long stretches in solitary confinement for those who defy the Lukashenko regime.

8 Mar 22

Beatings and torture, long an issue of concern, have become commonplace in Belarus since people first rose up to protest the elections in August 2020. © Andrew Keymaster/Unsplash

Belarus: Police Violence Continues

Beatings and torture, long an issue of concern, have become commonplace since the August 2020 uprising.

22 Feb 22

Infographic 1/3: The disappearing of Belarusian – how Lukashenko’s rule is erasing Belarus' language.

Belarus’s Fading Mother Tongue

UNESCO lists Belarusian as vulnerable due to the domination of Russian in daily life.

21 Feb 22

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