The Belarusian poet wrote Body in Progress to expose how persecution has a profound impact on the body and mind
Hanna Komar explores the trauma of oppression through her new play
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CATEGORY: Belarus
Belarus is a prison for freedom
Freedom of expression in Belarus is costly and the price is years off your life
Human Rights Day 2024: A tribute to human rights defenders
Index on Censorship spotlights four people standing up for human rights around the world
The dangers of boycotting Russian science
As physics laboratory Cern ends co-operation with Russia and Belarus over the Ukraine war, Index talks to exiled scientists
Contents – Inconvenient truths: How scientists are being silenced around the world
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Belarus: If you want freedom, take it
Today marks the fourth anniversary of the disputed election in Belarus that saw Alyaksandr Lukashenka take a sixth term as president
How many letters can they shred?
The Belarusian president-elect in exile, denied her victory by Lukashenka, writes exclusively for Index on the country’s political prisoners
Undercover freedom fund
We talk to the founders of Bysol, a non-profit humanitarian foundation using cryptocurrency to help dissidents in Belarus and aid the Ukrainian war effort
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