Olga Karach became a member of the most reputable organization helping conscientious objectors to military service

The good news for the Belarusians (and not only) who do not want to get into the Russian-Ukrainian war slaughterhouse: the head of the human rights organization Our House, Olga Karach, became a...

Repression against women activists: the story of Anna Skrigan

АNNA SKRIGAN Date of Birth: March 28, 1976 Arrested: Belarus, Mogilev; May 4, 2023 Charges: Incitement of enmity or discord Verdict: 2 years of imprisonment in a general regime penal colony Judge: Irina...

Children brought back from captivity: what Belarus has to do with that?

Belarus has been mentioned once again in the context of Ukrainian children kidnapped by Russia. The only thing is that this time everything ended well. However, the question remains: why exactly Lukashenka is...

Repression against women activists: the story of Svetlana Korol

SVETLANA KOROL Date of Birth: February 19, 1961 (age 62) Belarus, Gomel Arrested: Belarus, Gomel, September 2023 (exact date unknown) Charges: Defamation against the President of the Republic of Belarus Verdict: Verdict has...

Olga Karach became a member of the most reputable organization helping conscientious objectors to military service

The good news for the Belarusians (and not only) who do not want to get into the Russian-Ukrainian war slaughterhouse: the head of the human rights organization Our House, Olga Karach, became a...

Monitoring for August 2023: Situation with Belarusian Army after Start of Russian Aggression Against Ukraine

On September 21, 2022, Vladimir Putin made a statement that Russia had declared a partial mobilization of its population. Belarus did not formally join the war against Ukraine, although it did provide its...

PMC “Wagner” mercenaries teaching the trade of war to Belarusian children

Interior Ministry troops, constituting part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus, said that the PMC “Wagner” mercenaries had conducted master classes for Belarusian teenagers – members of the military patriotic club...

Monitoring for July 2023: Situation with Belarusian Army after Start of Russian Aggression Against Ukraine

Cooperating with Maisto Bankas to support Belarusian refugees in Vilnius

Since the beginning of our cooperation with the non-governmental organization Maisto Bankas in the May of 2022, our joint activity has benefited a lot Belarusian refugees living in the Lithuanian capital. Known for the mission...

“Our House” Organises “Dress Swap Party” for Belarusian and Ukrainian Refugees

Refugees from Belarus and Ukraine who love stylish and fashionable clothes, as well as those who were simply willing to socialize and get help with their looks, gathered on Saturday, September 30, in...

The Art of Kindness: Support and Integration for Refugees

For several years now, “Our House” has been providing support to people compelled to leave their homes due to political repression and war. Refugees often find themselves in unfamiliar surroundings, frequently encountering language...

Extending a Helping Hand to Refugees: Hope and Assistance through Humanitarian Aid from “Our House”

For the last three years, repression in Belarus has shown no signs of diminishing, and Belarusian citizens continue to leave their homeland, seeking refuge in Lithuania to escape persecution. Additionally, the number of...

Children-328: the regime continues arresting teenagers for drugs. Monitoring report covering January-December 2022

The issue of underage children dragged into drug trafficking and drug use remains pressing and of high relevance. The horrible trial conveyor has not stopped in 2022, and Belarusian children almost every day...

Slavery in Belarus: what «Our House» has been screaming about since 2019

Nowadays the Lukashenko‘s regime has been building a GULAG in Belarusian prisons – a copy of the same sadly known Soviet GULAG which actively exploited the free of charge labor of its prisoners....

A school for juvenile offenders opened in Gomel pre-trial isolation facility. What does it mean?

Children in detention, like their peers at liberty, need education and extra protection. But the reality is that children behind bars go through tortures, rights violations and forced slaver labor. Every single day...

Girls-328: The number of young Belarusian women hostages of the Lukashenko regime is growing

About 20 underage girls convicted under Article 328 of the Criminal Code are serving their sentences in Homel penal colony № 4. 17 girls were detained or convicted under this article in 2021....

Law Enforcer Shoots a Child in Minsk: the Criminal Case is Initiated Against the Boy

After the elections 2020, Lukashenka allowed the security forces to do literally everything: to break into flats, to beat people in the streets, to carry weapons, to shoot people. Impunity has untied their...

Summer As In The War: Belarusian Children Are Offered To Shoot From Guns And Listen To Veterans’ Stories

Belarusian children do not have much choice for summer holidays: European countries are closed, the flight time to Turkey and Egypt has increased, and the price has risen. So, children’s camps inside the...

Back to the USSR: Belarusian Children Forced to Observe Soviet Traditions

Marches with portraits of Lenin and Stalin, pioneer ties and propaganda speeches are a thing of the past. However, after more than 30 years, the Belarusian authorities decide to revive the traditions. Today,...

Soviet Dresses, War and Enforcement Operatives: How Belarusian Schoolchildren Spent Their Last Day of School

On 30 May, the academic year ended for Belarusian children. The childhood holiday with smiles, ice cream, farewell to classmates, and a taste of summer turned into a dictatorial benefit under police escort....

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