Rechitsa: public trial of a conscientious objector
Another public trial of a young man who does not desire to serve in the army, was held in Belarus. This story is notable for the fact that while conducting the case, the officials...
Trials of conscientious objectors: the turn of Dzyarzhynsk
In May of the current year, a resident of Dzyarzhynsk was subject to a month of arrest for evading military service. That story started in November, 2022, when a 19-year-old resident of Dzyarzhynsk began...
Lithuanian Court Imposes €100 Fine on Lithuanian Migration Service for Delayed Reply
Between the two countries: experience of a conscientious objector This is what happened with a conscientious objector from Belarus, Vitali Dvarashyn, who is under threat of a long term of imprisonment in Belarus for...
Monitoring for June 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 territory...
Ivan Strashkevich, Belarusian conscientious objector: innocent, but still behind bars
As of today, the Belarusian conscientious objector, Ivan Strashkevich, is still behind bars in the refugee camp in Pabradė. This is how his case is proceeding. The court made an inquiry to the State...
The Sentence for Ignoring the Enlistment Office
July of this year has turned out to be particularly “fruitful” for the state’s reprisals against draft evaders. A resident of Chashniki District (Vitebsk Region) was convicted under criminal charges solely for refusing to...
Trial of a Draft Dodger: The “Lida Precedent”
On July 6, 2023, in Lida (Grodno region), a 28-year-old man was sentenced to one and a half years of imprisonment for draft evasion. This may seem to be nonsense, because in Belarus, individuals...
Month-Long Extension of Detention for Ivan Strashkevich
Ivan Strashkevich, a Belarusian who previously left the Belarusian army to distance himself from military structures, will be staying in Lithuania for another month. However, just like the previous month, he will spend it...
Lithuanian Migration and the State Security Department of Lithuania filed an appeal against the judgment of the Lithuanian court of first instance’s
The Migration is requesting to uphold their decision on the Belarusian conscientious objector, Vitali Dvarashyn. Let us remind you, that on April 26, 2023, the Lithuanian Migration took a decision based on the reference...
Belarusians stood up for Ivan Strashkevich, a Belarusian conscientious objector
About 10 Belarusians wrote to the Lithuanian migration service requesting to reconsider the case of a Belarusian conscientious objector, Ivan Strashkevich, and to release him from detention in a refugee camp. To remind, the...
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