Belarusians can’t protest to support jailed Nobel prize nominee, but you can

August 3rd, 2012

One year after heroic human rights activist Ales Bialiatski was arrested and jailed on politically-motivated charges, Index asks you to take action in solidarity
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Belarus: Activists arrested for laying flowers at Minsk metro station

April 12th, 2012

Activists in Minsk have been arrested for laying flowers and detained by police at Kastrychnitskaya metro station during a ceremony to open a memorial sign “River of Memory” near the station entrance. They were then taken to the Leninski district police department. Viasna Human Rights Centre reported the names of two of the individuals as Anastasia Shuleika and Yury Khodus, while other reports say the activists were accused of swearing.

Human rights defender Ales Bialiatski sentenced to 4.5 years in prison

November 24th, 2011

The founder of one of Belarus’ leading human rights organisations has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison for alleged tax evasion. 

Index calls on the UK Foreign Office to press for Ales Bialiatski’s freedom
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Belarus: Viasna leader arrested

August 5th, 2011

Ales Bialiatski, head of Viasna, Belarus’s leading human rights group, has been arrested on suspicion of “concealment of income” and tax evasion. Tatsiana Reviaka, A member of Vesna, told Human Rights House Belarus that she believed “the reason behind these charges is the fact that our organisation has been providing different assistance to victims of political repressions in Belarus.”