
Belarus
Seen in the press
Read our selection of press reports about this country. This is a short description of prison conditions on a national scale. It gives an account of the preceding year’s events.
Belarus: Former detainee speaks of torture
Unbearable conditions are created for dissidents in the Minsk temporary detention center (TDC), where they can be kept for months without hygiene items or a change of clothes. A Minsk resident told Viasna about the two-hour torture and beatings by the officers of the Main Directorate for Combating…Source — Viasna
Belarus: Ikea subcontractors resort to forced labour in Belarus prisons
The Baggebo bookcase, the Kullen chest of drawers and the Brimness bed: all these flagship items manufactured by Ikea, the furniture giant, have something in common. Until the beginning of the war in Ukraine, they were made in one of the world’s most brutal dictatorships, Belarus.Source — Disclose

Bielorrusia: las autoridades atacan a menores de edad para reprimir la disidencia
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Bielorrusia: mas autoridades impulsan actuaciones penales masivas contra cientos de manifestantes pacíficos
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Biélorussie : les protestataires libérés racontent les tortures en prison
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Belarus: un prisonnier condamné à mort exécuté
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Belarus: rapporteurs condemn execution of Siarhei Vostrykau in Belarus
‘I deplore the recent execution of Siarhei Vostrykau and send my condolences to his family,’ said Andrea Rigoni (Italy, ALDE), PACE rapporteur on the situation in Belarus. ‘This happens at a very delicate time. The Belarusian regime is trying to build good relations with our Assembly, the Council o…Source — Assemblée parlementaire du Conseil de l'Europe