The website povestka.org, which provides commercial services for conscripts who do not want to serve in the army, was blocked in Belarus. The Brest Region Prosecutor’s Office recognised the site as a threat, accusing...
In Lida, a court sentenced a lieutenant colonel to four years in a penal colony for abuse of power with the use of violence. In Belarus, it is common for soldiers to be used...
In the Belarusian city of Slutsk, a show trial was held over a 19-year-old young man, accused of evading conscription, reports Euroradio with reference to ‘Slutskiy Krai’. The trial took place right in the...
The war in Ukraine has not only intensified geopolitical tensions but has also deepened the ongoing crisis of masculinity. The romanticization of militarism, coupled with the glorification of aggression and controla, has cemented an...
Recently in Ostrovets, on an open house day dedicated to the 85th anniversary of military unit №7434, children from kindergarten No. 5 were honored guests, experiencing a glimpse of military life. Some children, by...
Recently, the Belarusian regime permitted a rare visitation between Belarusian political prisoner Maria Kalesnikava and her father. Maria, one of the leaders of the 2020 Belarusian revolution, is currently serving an 11-year sentence. Maria...
The Belarusian human rights defender and head of the “Our House” Human Rights Center was once again added to the Ministry of Internal Affairs’ list of “extremists,” now as part of a registry of...
On November 1, 2024, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus unexpectedly added Karach to the list of “persons involved in extremist activities.” This led to some unusual consequences for the human rights defender....
On November 1, 2024, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus updated its list of individuals involved in extremist activities, adding human rights defender Olga Karach, director of the human rights organization “Our House”...
On October 25, 2024, the Supreme Court of Belarus rejected the appeal in the “case of conspiracy to seize state power through unconstitutional means.” The defendants in this case included Anatol Kotau, Olga Karach,...