By this article we want to draw attention to the problem of systemic state slavery in Belarus. Officially slavery is prohibited by Belarusian Criminal Code (art. 181-1 of the CC «Use of slave labour»). The Belarusian...
On December 31, 2021, at about 23.00, police detained a resident of Rechitsa, Dmitry Uskhopov, who was standing with a friend at a public transport stop and was going to go to celebrate the...
Last year brought fresh ideas to «Our House» — we were the first independent source to launch voice chats in Telegram. The first chat took place on July 21, 2021, and political scientist Pavel...
After the repressions that began in the country, a considerable burden fell on the country’s human rights defenders. It was necessary to fix the injuries of the security forces, provide psychological and legal assistance,...
Athletes were among the first Belarusians to oppose Lukashenka in August 2020. They even created a letter for fair elections, signed by members of the Belarusian national team and Olympic champions, coaches, former athletes,...
The Belarusian revolution is called a women revolution. Women walked in the front ranks at protest marches, stood in couplings, and at night ran out into the streets with bandages to treat the wounded...
A resident of Smorgon, who was 43 years old, died in an open-type correctional facility No. 43 in Mogilev. Here he was to spend two years, to which he got sentenced for insulting the...
The cultural platform became one of many non-governmental organizations that closed after the repression against NGOs began. It opened in Minsk in 2011 to popularize the Belarusian language and culture. At first, it worked...
The pressure on the independent press does not stop even after the new year. On January 3, by the decree of the Brest region Prosecutor, access to the website of the «Pershy Region» portal...
After the New Year holidays, the repressive flywheel restored work. On January 3, Stanislav Mochalov and Dmitry Grishchenko heard their verdict for participating in a protest on September 20, 2020. The men received three...