Thank you Hanna Liubakova for continuing to bring attention to the plight of political prisoners unjustly held by the Lukashenka regime in Belarus, including Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalists Ihar Losik and Andrey Kuznechyk. #FreeIhar #FreeAndrey atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainea…

August marked 4 years of repression in #Belarus. IFEX members marked this dark milestone by putting the spotlight on Lukashenka's nearly 1,400 political prisoners, and promoting the voices of the exiled opposition. For more 👇 Hanna Liubakova ow.ly/OjT350T85a2

In a public group about Minsk, where people share photos of my hometown, someone posted a comment about how, in December 2020, he called a taxi from this exact spot to the airport. It was just a few days after his release from the notorious Akrescina detention center. I still

On the Department of State's website, under the campaign to release political prisoners #WithoutJustCause, three individuals are from #Belarus: Ales Bialiatski, Maria Kalesnikava, and Ihar Losik. Let us focus on advocating for their release. They endure terrible conditions in jail.

#Ukraine The images coming from Poltava are heartbreaking. These are not just numbers - at least 53 real people have been killed, and 298 others injured in just one attack. There have been thousands of such attacks. My friends from other cities keep saying that no one even

My X account has been recognised as extremist in #Belarus. The Ministry of (dis)information has published an updated list that includes my account, along with the accounts of prominent organisations such as Libereco – PHR. This serves as a reminder for me to be more active here.

Please don't forget that repression in #Belarus never stopped. Human rights defenders know about 53 political prisoners that have been released. But only in August, 52 new people were recognised as political prisoners. Let us focus on the release of everyone.

#Belarus My appeal will be reviewed by the Supreme Court on October 8, as per its schedule. I don’t anticipate a different outcome or any changes to my 10-year sentence. However, the court & the regime must be made aware of the illegal and repressive measures taken in this case.

#Belarus Why am I pursuing all these appeals, even though I already know the outcome and understand that the regime is blatantly perverting the legal system? What’s fascinating is the psychology behind it. Most of the enablers are just officials - ordinary people. They don’t

#Belarus All drones that entered Belarusian airspace on the night of September 5 were destroyed, reported the Минобороны Беларуси. How do you feel about your ally, Russia, endangering our fellow citizens? The fall of a drone can be deadly, as we've sadly witnessed in #Ukraine.

#Belarus This is the aftermath of the downed Shahed drone in Homiel. A brick warehouse building caught fire as a result. According to official reports, no one was injured, although the fire damaged 5 square meters of the roof. This is one of three known crash sites of the drone

Without waiting for any official release, our independent media are already sharing instructions on how to stay safe during drone attacks. The regime will continue to conceal such information. The longer it censors media, the more difficult it becomes for people to stay safe.

Трэба было неяк больш бадзёра каменціць, скажыце?

We strongly condemn the acts of vandalism against the Belarusian community carried out according to the KGB playbook. The perpetrators will be held accountable. We wholeheartedly support freedom-loving people fighting for democratic Belarus and their European future.

Belarus: 🇪🇺 takes note of the pardoning of 30 political prisoners yesterday. But around 1400 still remain imprisoned in inhumane conditions. We are alarmed by the reported health situation of Maria Kalesnikava & Palina Sharenda-Panasiuk. All political prisoners must be released.