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...
Yevgeny Prigozhin and Dmitry Utkin, leaders of the PMC “Wagner”, have just moved to Belarus with their mercenaries, but they already have their own “household” here. More precisely: they are registering their own firms....
In Belarus, suicides among law enforcement officers are not uncommon. Reflecting on these incidents, one is compelled to contemplate the such twist of fate, as past actions of suppressing the Belarusian Revolution and persecuting...
In the evening of July 12, 2023, a high-ranking local official, committed suicide in the city of Mosty (Grodno Region). He shot himself with a hunting rifle right in the city, practically in a...
The fact that a significant number of the PMC “Wagner” mercenaries (over 3000 people according to different estimates) moved to Belarus, undoubtedly has become a huge destabilizing issue both for the Republic of Belarus...
In Belarus, it has become tragically apparent that showing empathy for the victims of political repression can be just as dangerous as falling victim to it yourself. A resident of Grodno lost her life...
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...
A 20-year-old young man was sentenced to one and a half years in prison for tearing down four state flags. This incident highlights many of the problems within contemporary Belarusian society. It is particularly...
At the beginning of this summer, a prisoner died in the Detention Center for Offenders (DCO) at Okrestina Street in Minsk.The official cause of death remains undisclosed, but witnesses claim that he passed away...