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Olga Karach was sentenced to 12 years in prison and fined 170,000 euros

2024-07-09T19:55:30+02:00

On July 8, 2024 Brest Regional Court announced the verdict of human rights defender Olga Karach, head of the International Center for civil initiatives “Our House”. Olga Karach was sentenced to 12 years in prison and fined 600,000 Belarusian rubles (170,000 euros).   Together with her, Veranika Tsepkala, Yauhen Vilski, Anatoli Kotau and Vadzim Dzmitrenak received 12 years in prison each. Veranika Tsepkala also received a fine of

Olga Karach was sentenced to 12 years in prison and fined 170,000 euros2024-07-09T19:55:30+02:00

Human rights defender Olga Karach

2024-05-07T12:44:08+02:00

"As a human rights defender in exile, I have experienced death threats and assassination attempts, smear campaigns and pressure on close relatives." Bonn,  20. April 2024 This is the German transcript. You can find the video recording on our YouTube channel as well as linked in this article. Parliamentary elections were held in Belarus in February 2024, but the human rights situation continued to deteriorate during the election process. The

Human rights defender Olga Karach2024-05-07T12:44:08+02:00

Lukashenko on the road to totalitarianism: what can stop him?

2024-02-06T08:58:14+01:00

Over the past year, the development of Alexander Lukashenko's authoritarian regime has accelerated towards totalitarianism. Lukashenko preaches unity, but continues to divide his country / Foto © president.gov.by The government sees no reason to stop this development and is encroaching on all possible areas, including people's private lives, their employment, their travel abroad, their education or their historical memory. The Belarusian political scientist Artyom Shraibman analyses how the

Lukashenko on the road to totalitarianism: what can stop him?2024-02-06T08:58:14+01:00

Nationwide raids on family members of political prisoners

2024-01-25T12:15:04+01:00

Frankfurt a.M. – Belarus Nationwide raids on family members of political prisoners The Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenkо sends his Dementors into a psychological war against his own people. His aim is to personally punish and destroy the political prisoners - and with them the Belarusian democracy movement - with psychological terror. The International Society for Human Rights strongly condemns yesterday's arrests and repressions and describes Lukashenka's increasing isolation policy as

Nationwide raids on family members of political prisoners2024-01-25T12:15:04+01:00

Arbitrariness is the order of the day in Belarus

2023-08-08T16:27:46+02:00

More than 1,400 political prisoners are being held in Belarus - including candidates in the 2020 presidential election According to human rights activists, three years after the presidential elections in Belarus , arbitrary detentions and massive violence by security forces are the order of the day. The International Society for Human Rights (ISHR) announced on Tuesday in Frankfurt that more than 1,400 people are currently being held in Belarus for

Arbitrariness is the order of the day in Belarus2023-08-08T16:27:46+02:00

Beds for the Kherson Military Hospital

2023-03-08T11:32:11+01:00

Beds for the Kherson Military Hospital IGFM-Wittlich and the International Society for Human Rights handed over another batch of humanitarian aid to the Belarusian organisation "Nash Dom" in Lithuania. This time there were beds for an ambulance which will be sent to the Kherson Military Hospital.   8.03.2023 Photo: picture-alliance/dpa

Beds for the Kherson Military Hospital2023-03-08T11:32:11+01:00

Беларусь. Абурэнне не павінна застацца без увагі

2023-03-07T10:08:01+01:00

Беларусь. 10 гадоў пазбаўлення волі для 60-гадовага лаўрэата Нобелеўскай прэміі міру, д-ра філал. навук, праф. Алеся Бяляцкага. Ales Bialiatski, Dez. 2014, CC BY-SA 3.0 pl Яго апошнія словы ў судзе: "Гэта грамадзянская вайна павінна быць спынена! Спадзяюся, вы мяне пачуеце". Міжнароднае грамадства праў чалавека/IGFM настойліва заклікае ЕЗ узмацніць падтрымку беларускага дэмакратычнага руху. Гэта патрэбна не толькі па маральных меркаваннях, але і мацуе перамоўную пазіцыю Украіны супраць пуцінскай Расеі.

Беларусь. Абурэнне не павінна застацца без увагі2023-03-07T10:08:01+01:00

Daria Losik, wife of political prisoner Ihar Losik, detained in Belarus

2022-10-24T14:29:55+02:00

Photo: charter97.org Radio Liberty reported that law enforcers came to Daria Losik's flat at 7:30am on October, 18 to conduct a search. A criminal case may be opened against Daria for "promotion of extremist activity". The main claim against Daria may lie in the fact that she recently gave an interview to Belsat TV channel, currently based in Poland. Here is how the Telegram channel "Svodki Centra" reacted

Daria Losik, wife of political prisoner Ihar Losik, detained in Belarus2022-10-24T14:29:55+02:00

The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the Ukrainian Centre for Civil Liberties, Belarusian human rights activist Ales Bialiatski and Russian Memorial

2022-10-10T10:40:50+02:00

This year's Nobel Peace Prize 2022 laureates are human rights defenders: the Ukrainian Centre for Civil Liberties, Belarusian human rights defender and founder of the human rights organisation Viasna, recognised as an extremist organisation in Belarus, and the Russian human rights centre Memorial, liquidated in Russia. The Ukrainian Centre for Civil Liberties was founded in 2007. The main objectives of the Centre are protection of human rights and the establishment

The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the Ukrainian Centre for Civil Liberties, Belarusian human rights activist Ales Bialiatski and Russian Memorial2022-10-10T10:40:50+02:00

“Измена государству”: новый приговор политзаключённой журналистке Belsat Екатерине Андреевой в Беларуси

2022-07-14T16:06:13+02:00

"Измена государству": новый приговор политзаключённой журналистке Belsat Екатерине Андреевой в Беларуси   Начало политического преследования за профессиональную журналистскую деятельность Журналистки Belsat Екатерина Андреева и Дарья Чульцова были задержаны 15.11.2020 вовремя онлайн-стрима с акции памяти по убитому 12.11.2020 в своём дворе Роману Бондаренко. На глазах журналисток произошёл жестокий разгон акции памяти, уничтожение мемориала и жестокие задержания людей. Всё это попало в прямой эфир. Дарья Чульцова и Екатерина Андреева стали фигурантками дела

“Измена государству”: новый приговор политзаключённой журналистке Belsat Екатерине Андреевой в Беларуси2022-07-14T16:06:13+02:00
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