Belarus
Civil society activists, lawyers, rights groups, and independent media face government harassment and pressure. Authorities have arbitrarily prosecuted dozens of journalists on a variety of grounds and in June 2018 the government adopted further restrictions on internet freedoms.
Belarus is the only European country to use the death penalty. Those condemned to death are executed by a shot to the head. Authorities do not inform families of the execution date or the burial place.
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Refugees and Migrants
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Belarus: Crackdown on Political Activists, Journalists
Arrests, Criminal Charges, Police Beatings Ahead of August 9 Presidential Vote
News
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Asylum Rights Thrown into a Frozen Ditch on Poland-Belarus Border
European Commission Proposes Measures “To Apply the Fiction of Non-Entry”
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Belarus’s Political Crackdown Affects Everyday Life
Residents of Hrodna Speak of “Destroyed” Livelihood
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Joint Statement on the Sentencing of Two Members of Human Rights Group Viasna in Belarus
Rights Organizations Call on Belarusian Authorities to End Politically Motivated Prosecutions
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Belarusian Authorities Retaliate Against Lawyers Defending Human Rights
Four Attorneys of Jailed Former Presidential Contender Banned from Profession
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Belarus Authorities ‘Purge’ Human Rights Defenders
Criminal Charges, Raids, Closure of Organizations
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Belarus: Authorities Target Top Human Rights Group
Justice Ministry Suing to Liquidate Belarusian Helsinki Committee
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Joint Statement on Belarus: End Attacks Against the Viasna Human Rights Group
International human rights groups demand release of Viasna members on first anniversary of crackdown
