Following Belarus’s shock release of a group of political prisoners in August and September, Index went to meet them
The trauma of being Lukashenka’s prisoner
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Jana Paliashchuk
Jana Paliashchuk was a Belarus researcher at Index on Censorship
How Lukashenka uses healthcare against political prisoners
On the International Day of Solidarity with Political Prisoners in Belarus, Index explores how healthcare is being used as a weapon to silence dissidents in the authoritarian state
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: “The people of Belarus are showing the dictator that they want him gone”
Following January’s sham election, political activists and journalists willing to challenge Aliaksandr Lukashenka face prison, exile or worse – but they refuse to stay silent
Lukashenka’s election plan is to shut down the internet – again
In the run up to the Belarusian presidential election, Index’s Belarus researcher reflects on her own experience during protest crackdowns in 2020
Lukashenka unexpectedly releases political prisoners
Despite the announcement, more than 1400 remain behind bars in Belarus leaving questions over leader’s motives
A chilling update from Belarus
Despite Lukashenka’s regime running trials in absentia for its critics overseas, the opposition remains vocal