Thirty years after the Beijing Declaration, war in Ukraine and authoritarianism across Eastern Europe are erasing decades of progress on gender equality. This report exposes how women are objectified, excluded, and silenced — and...
On April 6, 2025, a funeral was held in Warsaw for Belarusian political refugee and activist Maksim Chernyavsky. He had been involved in protest movements in Belarus since 2011, faced state repression, and was forced...
The Lithuanian Migration Department has begun the process of deporting Belarusian journalist Oleg Borshchevsky, husband of Nobel Peace Prize nominee and human rights activist Olga Karach, to Belarus where he will be imprisoned and...
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 based...
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 Our...
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 and...
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 Ukrainian...
European Bureau for Conscientious Objection (EBCO) was founded in 1979 as an umbrella organization for national associations of conscientious objectors. The aim of EBCO is to promote collective campaigns for the release of the...
The Forum of Democratic Forces of Belarus, as a platform that promotes expression of every opinion by all political and civil initiatives with no exception, expresses bewilderment with the fact of deportation of Belarusian...
On September 4, 2023, at the meeting of the Justice and Civil Liberties Committee of the European Parliament (LIBE) views were exchanged on the issue of access to the political asylum in Latvia and...