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'We will not stop our human rights activities.' - Viasna

Belarus

EPDE strongly condemns attacks against human rights defenders

Belarus

Human Rights Situation in Belarus: May 2021

Belarus

Human Rights Situation in Belarus: April 2021

Belarus

Human Rights Situation in Belarus: March 2021

Belarus

Human Rights Situation in Belarus: February 2021

EPDE statement

EPDE condemns repressions against independent election observers in Belarus and Russia

Belarus

Viasna statement on the unprecedented attack on Belarusian human rights defenders

Belarus

Journalists and human rights defenders under attack

Belarus

Hands off Marfa, hands off Viasna, hands off human rights defenders!

Belarus

Human Rights Situation in Belarus: January 2021

Belarus

What are the minimal conditions under which a free and fair presidential election could be conducted in Belarus?

Belarus

Human Rights Situation in Belarus in 2020

Belarus

Final observation report shows electoral process did not comply with international standards

Belarus

Post-election detainees deprived of the right to a fair trial - finds new report

EPDE Publication

Money and politics – need for new rules of the game

Belarus

Human Rights Situation in November 2020

Belarus

380 detained on Day 106 of post-election protests

Belarus

Viasna journalist gets 15 more days in prison

Belarus

Over 1,000 detained again in Sunday protests

Belarus

Immediately release Viasna members and activists! Stop criminal proceedings against protesters!

Belarus

Human Rights Situation in October 2020

Belarus

Human rights coalition adds more persons to political prisoners list

Belarus

20 new names on list of political prisoners

Belarus

Human Rights Situation in Belarus: September 2020

Belarus

Convicted protesters in Maladziečna are political prisoners

Belarus

Viasna receives Alternative Nobel Prize

Belarus

Call for donations - Help Defend Human Rights and Free Elections in Belarus

Belarus

Belarus: What would be needed to hold new elections?

On 24 September, EPDE co-hosted an online debate with Democracy Reporting International inviting a dozen election experts from Belarus and beyond to discuss conditions for future elections. 

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Belarus

300 detained in protests across Belarus

Belarus

Over 250 criminal cases opened since launch of election

Belarus

Viasna activist Marfa Rabkova is political prisoner

Belarus

List of political prisoners detained over “rioting” charges increases

Belarus

Lukashenko’s offer: What to think of constitutional reform in Belarus?

On 18 September, EPDE co-hosted an online debate with Democracy Reporting International inviting a dozen constitutional experts from Belarus and beyond to discuss the country’s constitution.

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Belarus

Kalesnikava, Znak and Salei are new political prisoners

Belarus

Human Rights Situation in Belarus: August 2020

Belarus

EaP CSF Belarus Monitoring Mission Report

Belarus

Financial police arrest another member of opposition coordination council

Belarus

150 detained in weekend protests

Belarus

Police go back to arrests of peaceful protesters, strikers and opposition figures

Belarus

What can the OSCE do in Belarus?

Belarus

Protesters detained in dozens again, several sentenced to prison sentences

Belarus

EPDE welcomes EU, US, and the Russian Federation's call for OSCE facilitation in Belarus

Belarus

HRDs call to release political prisoners held on rioting charges

Belarus

44 protesters still in detention, 13 missing, one more reported dead

Belarus

Hundreds of protesters released from prisons. Torture reports mount

Belarus

EPDE members show solidarity with colleagues in Belarus

Belarus

Call for an end to violence in Belarus and need for political dialogue with mediation of the OSCE

Belarus

Preliminary report on the presidential election

Belarus

Belarus Election Alert #6

Belarus

'Worst election ever': Domestic observers sum up their disrupted monitoring campaign

Belarus

Human rights activists call to end arrests, violence and use of weapons against peaceful civilians

Belarus

'Lukashenka used every trick in his outdated playbook to survive'

Belarus

Hundreds detained in post-election protests. Multiple injured. One reported dead

Belarus

Weekly report: early voting

Belarus

Belarus Election Alert #5

Belarus

Weekly report: election campaigning

Belarus

An analog campaign in a digital age: Lukashenka falters in the face of social media

Belarus

“Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections” demand transparency in voting and vote count

Belarus

Independent observers banished from polling stations