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...
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...
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...
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...
Principles, procedure, rights, consequences The aim of this review is to provide understanding of the procedure of deportation and what sort of defence is available for a person who is under the risk of...
As of today, more and more political prisoners leave jails in Belarus after having served their full term of imprisonment. Most often, they have to leave Belarus, since the risks of initiation of new...
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...
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...
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...
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...