Tatsiana Khomich

Exactly one month after a historic visit to Minsk of US delegation headed by @generalkellogg agreeing with Aliaksandr Lukashenka on freeing 14 people from prisons, our coalition for the release of political prisoners in Belarus met with Deputy Assistant Secretary Chris Smith -…

After purging the media space, dissolving dozens of civil society organizations, and persecuting thousands of people for political reasons, the Belarusian regime moved on to a new phase of social control, the "quiet" repression. As human rights activist Pavel Sapelka notes,…

🤯 In Belarus, 300 entities now carry the label of "extremist formations." This includes media outlets such as @DeutscheWelle, #humanrights groups like @viasna96, trade unions, youth and environmental projects, solidarity networks supporting #politicalprisoners, a theatre…

#Belarus has begun prosecuting individuals linked to so-called “neighborhood chat groups.” Human rights defenders report that several trials have already started, with more scheduled to follow. The cases involve people detained earlier in #2024 for their activity in private group…

Belarus has added 11 more people to its “terrorist list.” The list now includes 1326 individuals — over 630 of them are Belarusian citizens. #Belarus

"Live location sharing and phone checks." Ordinary prisoners in an open-type correctional facility are put on the preventive register spring96.org/en/news/118320

The Ministry of Internal Affairs updated the "lists of citizens of #Belarus, foreign citizens or stateless persons involved in extremist activities." Another 32 people have been added to the "list of extremists." Now there are 5543 people in it.

Hundreds of people in #Minsk are still being prosecuted over participation in the 2020 protests. Human rights defenders report a shocking new wave of repression — likely tied to the upcoming deadline for charges under Article 342. #Belarus

UN experts are calling for urgent and transparent investigations into deaths of political prisoners in #Belarus.

More than 40 organizations, including @fidh_en, are calling for the release of Viasna’s imprisoned human rights defenders — 4 years since their arrest.

Today marks the 5th birthday behind bars for Liudmila Chekina — sentenced to 12 years just for running an independent media outlet

😢 Two years ago, prominent artist Ales Pushkin died after being transferred from prison to intensive care. Known for his bold performances and constant criticism of the Lukashenka regime, he was sentenced to five years simply for expressing his views. Even behind bars, Pushkin…

Last week, the coalition for the release of political prisoners in Belarus worked in Geneva during @UN_HRC session. Grateful to US Ambassador Tressa Finerty and to the heads of missions of key partners for reviewing ways to facilitate further releases amidst a changing context in…

This week we worked in Berlin - our first engagements with public offices of Germany after the new government has been formed. Grateful to partners at @bundeskanzler @AuswaertigesAmt and @Bundestag for in-depth discussions about the ways to release political prisoners and to…

As part of #WeStandBYyou campaign, Chantal Kopf, Ricarda Lang and Sandra Stein (Alliance 90/The Greens, Germany), along with Vula Tsetsi (European Green Party, Greece), are becoming the godparents of Dzmitry Ivashkou, Yuliya Yurhilevich, Dzmitry Kuchuk and Hanna Ablab #Belarus

Mikita Losik has been sentenced in connection with the “Belaruski Hajun” case. He was reportedly detained in April for allegedly sharing several photos of military movements from 2022. #Belarus

📉 The regime in #Belarus continues its crackdown — and works hard to conceal it. In June alone, @viasna96 documented 67 cases of politically motivated criminal and administrative persecution. Since the beginning of the year, over 1,700 political detentions have been reported.…

Political prisoner Valeryia Kastsiuhova’s health is deteriorating in prison. She suffers from hypothyroidism, adrenal issues, and has fainted during forced labor. Prison conditions in Belarus put people's health in danger. Valeryia and all political prisoners must be released!

Today, there are +7 political prisoners in Belarus There are 1172 political prisoners in total.

🗣 “We urge the international community to take all available measures to ensure accountability and justice for the crimes against humanity committed by the Belarusian authorities.” This was the message delivered by @fidh_en, @omctorg, and @viasna96 at the @UN Human Rights…