Transparency School 2018
Transparency International School of Integrity (TISI) je letní kurz zaměřený na boj proti korupci a na zodpovědnost.
Belarus in Focus 2017
Mezinárodní novinářská soutěž BELARUS IN FOCUS pořádá již sedmý ročník soutěže pro novináře, kteří píší o Bělorusku do mezinárodních médií. Článek zveřejněný během roku 2017 je možné přihlásit do soutěže do 15.3.2018.
Torture Victims in Belarus: A Country’s Open Secret
The crowdfunding campaign for Belarusian photographer Max Sarychau was launched. He wants to create a serie of portraits of victims of cruel and degrading punishment in Belarus.
Death Penalty in 2016
Amnesty International published the report on the use of death penalty in 2016. Belarus is the only country in Europe where the death penalty is still possible. It restored executions in April 2016 after [...]
“Democratization” in Belarus
Freedom House published annual survey of democratic reforms Nations in Transit 2016. For the first time since the first survey in 1995, there are now more consolidated authoritarian regimes than consolidated democracies. And what [...]
Open Letter to the President of the Republic of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenka
Dear Mr. President We, 48 undersigned organizations from 24 countries, strongly condemn the continuing wave of detentions and harassment of peaceful protesters, journalists, human rights defenders, civil society activists, anarchists and opposition party members in [...]
Belarus at the crossroads of international relations
The efforts to change the perception of Belarus in the world, to strengthen relations with the West, to receive as much foreign investment to support the weak Belarusian economy as possible, and at the [...]
Belarusian citizens are not ready for reforms
In recent months Belarus has experienced a wide range of internal political and economic changes. In addition, a number of reforms and constitutional amendments still await the country in the future. What will be [...]
Belarus in Focus 2016 International Journalism Competition is now accepting articles!
Belarus in Focus Information Office in partnership with Press Club Belarus announces Belarus in Focus 2016 – 6th edition of an international competition for journalists writing about Belarus in international media.
Statement by representatives of the Belarusian human rights community on the criminal prosecution of Uladzimir Kondrus
According to information received by human rights defenders, on 14 June 2016, Uladzimir Kondrus, a resident of the town of Rudziensk, was taken into custody in jail No. 1 in Minsk. As later confirmed [...]
100 Days of Belarusian Rule of Law – Analysis by Libereco
Belarus has its own perception of human rights, states President Aliaksandr Lukashenka; suggesting its discordance with that of the EU. He argues that he does not object to the EU having its own understanding: “The European [...]
Elections 2015: The end of the opposition, or the beginning of a new era?
Apparently, no other event has divided the Belarusian opposition as did the presidential election that took place on October, 11th. Over the past 20 years, the opposition has managed to survive the split associated [...]