Repressions in Belarus

Antanina Kanavalava with her kids

Antanina Kanavalava with her kids / Euroradio

What is it like to adapt to freedom and life in exile after 4.5 years in prison?
Сергей Тихановский на свободе: первая пресс-конференция

Siarhei Tsikhanousky and Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya / tsikhanouskaya.org

“The accusation made against the executioner became a sentence for the victim.”
Banned encyclopedia for girls

Banned encyclopedia for girls / ЭКСМО

The Information Ministry’s “blacklist” has expanded to 110 titles.
A protest in front of a church building in Minsk in 2020

A protest in front of a church building in Minsk in 2020 / CNS / Reuters / Vasily Fedosenko

Activists report a new wave of repression against priests in 2025.
Repressions in Belarus

Repressions in Belarus / spring96.org

A 42-year-old man and two women, aged 37 and 43, have been taken into custody.
Mikalai Katsalapau 

Mikalai Katsalapau  / gameworldobserver.com

Mikalai Katsalapau is accused of “financing extremists and terrorists with hundreds of thousands of dollars.”
Books

Books / pixabay.com

There are now 92 books on the ministry’s blacklist.
International Criminal Court.

International Criminal Court. / Everett Collection / East News

Belarusian human rights defenders have submitted evidence collected by the National Anti-Crisis Management.
There are over 1,200 political prisoners in Belarus

There are over 1,200 political prisoners in Belarus / spring96.org

81 of them are in serious condition, according to human rights activists.