The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus recognizes the initiatives not supported by Lukashenko as an extremist with enviable regularity. Now it’s turned for “Our House” as well, for the 6th time. On May...
The war in Ukraine has been going on for over 70 days now – and we have been hard at work helping not only the repressed Belarusians but also our neighbouring Ukrainians. In Vilnius,...
Last year, we wrote about how the illegitimate state represses those who wear red and white. The persecution of people who use combinations of white and red continues, and Belarusians have become more cautious....
In Belarus, therapeutic and labour preventive centres (LTPs) are places where alcoholics are sent for “rehabilitation”. However, this rehabilitation consists of poor-quality food, labour therapy with zero wages, and the use of violence. At...
Despite the queues at visa centres and consulates, the falling incomes and numerous bans, and, most importantly, the state propaganda claiming we live in a beautiful country, Belarusians keep leaving. Lithuania and Georgia keep...
On April 29, Strasbourg (France) hosted the PACE hearing on the problem of human rights in Belarus. Olga Karach, head of the ICCI “Our House”, was invited to the hearings as a speaker. She...
Belarusians, sentenced to imprisonment, are forced to work in low-paid jobs in the enterprises under the colonies. The Department of Corrections of the Ministry of Internal Affairs includes 15 enterprises (one agricultural), four branches...
The last week of April was rich for events in “Our House”, both in Vilnius and Warsaw. We continued to help refugees from Belarus and Ukraine, organized new activities for children in hobby groups...
How to combine business with pleasure? Come and join us – we’ll teach you! It is often the best part of working in our team – business trips easily turn into exciting excursions, and...
At the end of March, Belarusian media wrote about the detention of about 30 orthopaedic traumatologists all over the country. Many Belarusians, who had planned operations, examinations and consultations found themselves without help. The...