Kremlin pushes harder against Russian civil society
On Christmas Day, it was announced that the Russian government had issued an order to block the website of Russian NGO OVD-Info. OVD-Info is a renowned organisation in the Russian civil society, mainly focusing on following and monitoring persecution of anti-Kremlin protesters.After being declared as a foreign agent in September of 2021, the organisation has […]
Siarhei Tsikhanouski sentenced to 18 years in prison
The leading Belarusian opposition figure Siarhei Tsikhanouski was today sentenced to 18 years in Belarusian prison. Tsikhanouski, who was arrested in May 2020 shortly after announcing his candidacy for the presidency of Belarus, was convicted of “organizing mass unrest”, a sweeping claim put forward by the Lukashenka controlled court. After the arrest of Tsikhanouski last […]
EU condemns the closure of Russian civil rights group
As the Russian aggression towards Ukraine is continuously increasing, as the support to Belarus dictator Lukashenko, the Kremlin crackdown on the civil society and the democratic forces of Russia is also increasing. After years of suppressing whats is left of the democratic institutions in the country, the main target of the Kremlin this week is […]
Continuous crackdown on democratic movement of Belarus
The crackdown on the Belarusian democratic movement, which dictator Aleksandr Lukashenko accelerated after last years stolen elections in the country, is accelerating. With further international sanctions aimed at the dictatorship, Lukashenko keeps responding by punishing his own people. According to Franak Viacorka, senior advisor to leader of democratic Belarus Sviatala Tsikhanouskaya, a woman was detained […]
New report calls for further support for Belarusian diaspora
In a recent report published by Alesia Rudnik, chair of the organization Belarusians in Sweden, she calls for further actions against the dictatorship in Belarus. The report, published Monday November 8th by Stockholm Free World Forum, highlights the important role that the Belarusian diasporas play in advocating freedom in Belarus. Rudnik argues that the stolen […]
Six years in Belarusian prison for “Learning a rhythm” with street drummers
31-year- old Alyaksey Sanchuk joined a street drummer group during mass protests after election. He also went for several rehearsals to learn drum rhythm but eventually turned out as supporter without playing. During a rehearsal Alyaksey Sanchuk together with the whole group got arrested and detained because of hanging around with them. He […]
Employees of the private news agency BelaPAN detained by Belarusian police
On August 18th Belarusian police detained several employees of the agency that has distributed news on the continuously vibrant opposition movement after the crucial election one year ago. BelaPAN’s websites can no longer be reached after police searched both agency’s office and homes. Director and chief editor Iryna Leushyna, accountant katsyaryna Boyeva and former director […]
MEP’s McAllister and Tobé express concern over developments in Afghanistan
Today the chairs of the European parliament committees on foreign affairs and development, David McAllister and Tomas Tobé, issued the following statement on the recent developments in Afghanistan: “We deeply deplore the recent political, military and moral calamity in Afghanistan and express our deep concerns about the situation. The hasty withdrawal of US and NATO […]
Moscow court in spirit of the recently assumed extremist-law
The Russian authorities are zealously to follow the recently assumed extremist-law that judge out citizens supporting a so called “extremist organizations” – such as the Anti-corruption organization jailed opposition-leader Aleksei Navalny started. In the case of Kira Yarmysh, the spokeswomen of named organization, Moscow court has sentenced her to “restricted freedom” for 18 months. The […]
Firing of Russian head of school standing up for civil rights
After students and teachers had taken part in anti-government protest and the head of school Nr.24 in Nizhny Novgorod Yelena Moiseyeva refused to give authorities a list of names over protest participants, she was fired without an explanation. She got informed in a letter that referred to a clause in Russia’s labor code that allows […]