Repressions in Belarus

The Korsakous family

The Korsakous family / t.me/viasna96

The daughter was the only family member sentenced in absentia
Released political prisoners, September 2025

Released political prisoners, September 2025 / LookByMedia

“Knowing the reason, it doesn’t worry me."
Хатере Ходадади

Хатере Ходадади / Euroradio

Khatereh Khodadadi was detained because of her social media posts.
ЕГУ

ЕГУ / 34travel.me

Ператрусы праходзяць у выпускнікоў, студэнтаў і іншых датычных да ўніверсітэта людзей, а таксама іх родных.
Belarusian security forces during a search

Belarusian security forces during a search / spring96.org

Human rights defenders report a new wave of searches targeting relatives of Belarusian activists abroad.
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya / LookByMedia

Time to change strategy? Fight not Lukashenka, but for Belarusians?
The number of political prisoners does not reflect the full scale of the repression in Belarus

The number of political prisoners does not reflect the full scale of the repression in Belarus / LookByMedia

The number of political prisoners does not reflect the full scale of the repression in Belarus
Rector of EHU Vilius Šadauskas

Rector of EHU Vilius Šadauskas / RFE/RL

This was reported by EHU rector Vilius Šadauskas.
Participants of the “Festival of Hope” in Minsk, May 17, 2026.

Participants of the “Festival of Hope” in Minsk, May 17, 2026. / Franklin Graham / Facebook

In recent years, the authorities have forced Protestant believers into a state of underground existence.