The Viasna Human Rights Center stated on X that 64-year-old Father Henrykh Akalatovich has denied “all charges.” ...

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 20 individuals convicted of "extremist crimes," a term often used to describe political prisoners. Among those pardoned are 11 women, with 14 ...

The organization is committed to documenting and investigating attacks on health care through an online surveillance system ...

The President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, extended New Year’s and Christmas greetings to leaders of numerous countries, including Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, Turkish President ...

In October 2024, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko issued a grave warning to Vladimir Putin during a conversation ...

The coming 12 months can’t promise the bumper crop of elections we saw during 2024, when countries home to about half the ...

The raid on a gay couple's home is part of a larger, ongoing campaign in Belarus to criminalize sharing information about ...

A Catholic priest in Belarus on Monday was convicted on charges of high treason for criticizing the government and handed an ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday extended his heartfelt greetings on Christmas and the New Year 2025 to heads of ...

Stand-up comedian Slava Komissarenko, 39, has been sentenced in absentia to 6 years in prison in Belarus. Source: Viasna ...

Billed as “the year of democracy,” 2024 may ultimately be remembered as the year voters sent incumbents packing. What might ...

Alexander Lukashenko, the authoritarian leader of Belarus, has granted pardons to 20 individuals described by rights ...