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Belarus arrests a prominent journalist in its continued crackdown on dissent

Authorities in Belarus have arrested a prominent journalist working with the U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, the latest step in a yearslong crackdown on opposition figures, independent journalists and human rights activists

The Independent UK

Belarus artist who put manure at Lukashenko’s office dies in jail

Artist and political activist Ales Pushkin, 57, has died in a prison in what his wife said were ‘unclear circumstances’.

Al Jazeera

Artist who dumped manure at Belarusian president's office dies in prison, wife says

A Belarusian artist who dumped manure outside an office of President Alexander Lukashenko has died in a prison, where he was serving a five-year sentence

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Belarus opposition leader says anonymous note alleges that her husband died in prison

Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya says she received an anonymous note alleging that her imprisoned husband, also an opposition figure, died behind bars

The Independent UK

Belarus human rights activist gets 7-year prison term for work documenting police crackdown

A court in Belarus has convicted a prominent human rights activist of “inciting social hatred” for her work documenting alleged police abuses against political opposition groups

The Independent UK

Nobel winners demand release of Belarusian peace laureate Ales Bialiatski

Open letter condemning the detention of the human rights activist, who won the 2022 prize, signed by more than 100 laureates including Kazuo Ishiguro and JM Coetzee

The Guardian - UK

Anti-Russia guerrillas in Belarus take on 'two-headed enemy'

After Russia invaded Ukraine, guerillas from Belarus began carrying out acts of sabotage on their country’s railways

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Belarus sentences exiled critic Tikhanovskaya to 15 years in jail

MOSCOW: Belarus on Monday sentenced exiled opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya to 15 years in prison for spearheading historic protests against the former Soviet country's authoritarian leader.

Bangkok Post

Who is Belarusian Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski?

Bialiatski, Belarus’s top human rights advocate, was sentenced to 10 years in prison. We take a look at his trajectory.

Al Jazeera

Belarus Nobel Peace Prize laureate sentenced to 10 years in prison

Ales Bialiatski was one of the leaders of Belarus' pro-democracy movement, inspiring protests against what activists maintained were fraudulent presidential elections in 2020.

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Nobel laureate Bialiatski sentenced to 10 years in Belarus

A Belarusian court has sentenced Ales Bialiatski, Belarus’ top human rights advocate and one of the winners of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, to 10 years in prison

The Independent UK

Belarus jails Nobel winner for 10 years

MOSCOW: Belarus on Friday handed a 10-year jail term to veteran activist Ales Bialiatski, a Nobel Peace Prize winner and founder of the authoritarian country's most prominent rights group.

Bangkok Post

Belarus jails Nobel peace prize-winning dissident Ales Bialiatski

Pro-democracy activist sentenced to 10 years as part of Alexander Lukashenko’s purge of opponents

The Guardian - UK

Belarus sentences Nobel laureate Bialiatski to 10 years in prison

Bialiatski and three top figures of the human rights centre he founded convicted of financing anti-government protests.

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Belarus sentences Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski to 10 years in prison

A court in Belarus on Friday sentenced Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski to 10 years in prison, Russian state-owned news agency TASS reported, a verdict likely to be strongly condemned by Western human rights groups.

Reuters

Nobel laureate calls for national reconciliation at trial in Belarus

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Byalyatski called for "national reconciliation" between the Belarus authorities and opposition on Monday, in his final statement at a trial he said was politically motivated.

Reuters

Belarusian court sentences railway saboteurs to 22 years in prison - rights group

A Belarusian court on Friday sentenced two men to 22 years in prison for their roles in acts of sabotage of the railway network intended to slow the movement of Russian forces through the country, rights group Viasna said.

Reuters

Belarus prosecutor requests 12-year jail term for Nobel winner Byalyatski

A Belarusian prosecutor asked a Minsk court on Thursday to sentence Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Byalyatski to 12 years in prison, Byalyatski's human rights organisation said, in a case allies see as political retribution.

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Trial of Belarusian Nobel peace laureate opens

A Belarusian court on Thursday opened the trial of jailed human rights activist Ales Bialiatski, one of the winners of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize.

The Independent UK

Belarus opens trial of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Bialiatski

A Belarusian court has opened the trial of jailed human rights activist Ales Bialiatski, one of the winners of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize

The Independent UK

Nobel Prize-winning human rights advocate Ales Byalyatski goes on trial in Belarus

Allies say charges against Mr Byalyatski are politically motivated. He is among hundreds detained during protests against the re-election of president Alexander Lukashenko in 2020

The Conversation

Ales Bialiatski, a life of peaceful struggle for human rights in Belarus

A co-laureate of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, the human rights activist Ales Bialiatski is the fourth person in the history of the Nobel to receive this award while in prison. With this symbolic yet powerful gesture, the Nobel committee recognised Bialiatski’s 35 years of work upholding human rights in…

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Nobel Peace Prize jointly awarded to Belarus rights activist, Russian and Ukrainian groups

Human rights advocates in the former Soviet neighbors of Belarus, Ukraine and Russia won the Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to fight authoritarian regimes as Europe’s worst military confrontation since World War II is roiling the region.

Al Jazeera

Who are the winners of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize?

This year’s prestigious award was given to Ales Bialiatski, the Memorial and the Center for Civil Liberties.

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Belarus stands alone as Europe’s last defender of the death penalty

Belarus is an outlier, as the last European state to maintain the death penalty. And, with a recent amendment, they’re doubling down.

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