The political prisoner needs his knee to be operated. He has written about that in his letter to his godmother Natallya Yasevich. read more

Some 10 members of a group of women protesting "unfair" court judgments pronounced against them or in cases of their relatives were apprehended by police in Minsk on October 3. read more

Jailed human rights defender Ales Byalyatski has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, associate Valyantsin Stefanovich told BelaPAN. read more

Masked men attacked Valery Ukhnalyow on a road near Valozhyn shortly after midnight on October 1 as the deputy chair of the “Spravedlivy Mir” (Just World) Belarusian Party of the Left was returning to Minsk from Lithuania by car with his daughter Antanina and associate Vatslaw Areshka. read more

Presidential candidate Andrei Sannikov has been sent from prison Nr4 in Mahilou in unknown direction. read more

The presidential candidate says through his lawyer that he may be sent to the penal colony in Babruisk today. read more

Associates have called for all-round effort to "save" young opposition activist Zmitser Dashkevich whose safety they say is under threat in Correctional Institution No. 13 in Hlybokaye. read more

The wife of Andrey Sannikaw expressed fears Wednesday that authorities might carry out "serious provocations" against her husband. read more

An American human rights defender advised to address to movie and rock stars in order more people knew about the situation. read more

Opposition activists Kanstantsin Zhukowski, Andrey Tsyanyuta and Dzmitry Shawchenka are on hunger strike in the detention center in Homyel, their cellmate who completed his term on Monday told BelaPAN. read more