A member of the CC Nikolai Shibeko is free after 30 days of arrest
“In the cells, people are determined to continue to fight, because every day you see such incidents that should not occur in a normal European country. When detained, they do…
Olga Kovalkova has met with US Ambassador to Belarus Julie Fisher
Olga Kovalkova, a member of the Coordination Council Presidium, met with Julie Fisher, the US Ambassador to Belarus. Olga and Julie discussed the Constitutional Court’s efforts to organize negotiations to…
35 years since the Chernobyl accident
“The nature of the Soviet power, which allowed this catastrophe, and the present one, is the same. Its essence is that state institutions with their own interests put themselves above…
Belarusian women on the role of Maria Kalesnikava
“When it seems that there is no way out, I tell myself that I am incredible, dye my lips, and go to move mountains.” Maria Kalesnikava, a member of the…
How does the new law on advocacy affect the protection of Belarusians?
On April 16, deputies of the House of Representatives adopted in the first reading the bill “On Amendments to the Laws on the Bar.” Now it will be possible for…
Lyudmila Kazak was nominated for an international award
The Lawyers for Lawyers (LFL) award recognizes lawyers who have made a significant contribution to protecting the rule of law and human rights in a challenging environment. The initiator of…
The international community of lawyers monitors the situation in Belarus
Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) from the Netherlands, which supports repressed lawyers, is pushing for an end to harassment and intimidation of lawyers in Belarus who are prosecuting human rights violations…
What happened that day is an open question. About the tragedy in the Minsk metro
10 years ago, on April 11th, Belarusians were united by a common tragedy – an explosion at the Oktyabrskaya metro station in Minsk at rush hour. It touched everyone because…
Another tool of repression against civil society
On April 2nd, deputies of the House of Representatives adopted in the first reading amendments to laws on countering extremism and a bill on mass events. The bills mentioned were…
“Don’t be afraid to try until you succeed”
As of today, 11 people from the expanded composition of the Coordination Council and 4 from the main composition have been recognized as political prisoners. We can receive information about…
