US warns Minsk authorities of consequences of Belarus' participation in Russian aggression against Ukraine and reiterates call for release of political prisoners

Russia, China issue joint statement, opposing NATO enlargement

Alyaksandr Vasilevich, a businessman, was released in the courtroom due to the expiration of his term of prosecution.

He spent a year and a half in jail

On the evening of February 3, in a private backyard in the village of Krasnaya Sloboda, a 65-year-old homeowner tried to prevent police from detaining his 38-year-old son, who is wanted as a defendant in a criminal case.

On February 4, the well-known philosopher and public figure Uladzimir Matskevich, who has been in prison for 6 months, went on a hunger strike to change the measure of restraint, complete the investigation and take the case to court.

In Belarus, and a year and a half after the start of protests against fraud and violence by Lukashenko's security forces, the persecution of his opponents continues.

Freedom chronicles repression every day

As of February 4, Belarusian human rights activists had recognized 1,035 political prisoners.

Svaboda continues to be interested in the fate of political prisoners

The Department of Financial Investigations of Belarus has opened a criminal case against the head of the People's Anti-Crisis Management Pavel Latushko "for receiving a bribe"

The 2022 Olympics opened in Beijing during the pandemic

Belarusian Railways announces resumption of e-tickets for city and regional trains

Over the past 24 hours, 7,350 patients with COVID-19 have been registered in Belarus, the Ministry of Health said

The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexei Reznikov said that intelligence is not yet watching the formation of a shock contingent on the border with Belarus, which could launch an offensive on Ukrainian territory

On the eve of the opening of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, the United States imposed sanctions related to the scandal at last year's Olympics in Tokyo