Belarus
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Read our selection of press reports about this country.
Belarus: former political prisoner, "the church in the penal colony is another interrogation by an investigator"
A former political prisoner, who was recently released, spoke about the detention conditions. She also discussed the pressure faced by political prisoners, healthcare in the penal colony, and the reason behind the disappearance of historical books from the library.Belarus: political prisoner Andrei Padniabenny died in penal colony No. 15
Andrei Padniabenny, a 36-year-old Russian citizen, has died in Mahiloŭ penal colony No. 15. He had been imprisoned for nearly four years. The cause of death is reported to be asphyxiation. This is the ninth death of a political prisoner and the second death of a Russian citizen behind bars.
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.
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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