
Human rights in Belarus
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Belarus: Sentencing Of Human Rights Defenders A ‘Blatant Retaliation’ For Their Work
March 3, 2023 | economic social and cultural rights

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Free Student in Belarus Jailed for 6.5 Years for Reposting Criticism of Ukraine War and Lukashenka
July 6, 2022 | Belarus

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New Evidence of Abuses in Poland & Belarus Highlights ‘Hypocrisy’ of Unequal Treatment of Asylum-Seekers
April 10, 2022 | ASYLUM

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New evidence of brutal violence from Belarusian forces against asylum-seekers and migrants facing pushbacks from the EU
December 20, 2021 | asylum seekers

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“Exceptional Measures” Normalize Dehumanization of Asylum Seekers in Europe
December 1, 2021 | asylum; asylum seekers; belarus; european commission

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Abuse of Protesters and Prisoners Highlights Urgent Need to Regulate Torture Tools
December 10, 2020 | abuses by law enforcement

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More than 1,000 people arrested in Belarus in a single day of peaceful protests
November 9, 2020

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Attacks on journalists in Belarus mount amid protest crackdown
August 12, 2020 | free speech



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Police in Belarus unleash appalling violence on peaceful protesters
August 10, 2020 | riot police



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Write For Rights: Amnesty International Launches Global Campaign Championing Youth Activists
November 17, 2019 | children’s rights


Report
It’s Enough for People to Feel it Exists: Civil Society, Secrecy and Surveillance in Belarus
July 6, 2016 | Belarus