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  • Monthly recap: December. Key events, new research, and notable achievements of Belarusian activists and NGOs

    January 06, 2026

    The Center for New Ideas published a study of the regime’s propaganda on Telegram, its content, and audience engagement.

    The international conference “Belarus: A Part of or Apart from Europe’s Security?” was held in Brussels.

    The 2025 laureates of the annual Belarusian Human Rights Community Award were announced in Vilnius.

    The annual Forum of Baltic and Persecuted Journalists took place at the Visitor Centre of the Seimas of Lithuania, organized by the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ), the Lithuanian Journalists’ Union, the Seimas of Lithuania, and the Office of the Lithuanian Inspector of Journalist Ethics.

    Reporters Without Borders published its annual report on violations of journalists’ rights and attacks against journalists worldwide. Belarus ranked fourth globally in the number of imprisoned journalists.

    A formal ceremony honoring the recipients of the Andrei Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought took place in Strasbourg. This year’s recipients include the Polish and Belarusian journalist Andrzej Poczobut.

    Dissidentby and Human Constanta released a report examining the transformation of repressive practices in Belarus since 2020, with a focus on the systematic persecution of online activity.

    A Country to Live In Foundation and Dissidentby presented a platform about the core principles of humanitarian aid and the work of Belarusian NGOs.

    The World Organization Against Torture released a briefing note revealing how the regime in Belarus has escalated its use of public broadcasting of forced confessions into a brutal tool of psychological torture and political repression.

    The Belarusian Council for Culture published a review of key developments in Belarusian culture in 2025.

    CSO Fusion released the Belarusian Civil Society Organization Sustainability Index, highlighting key trends and changes in the sector in 2024.

    Chatham House published the results of its latest survey on Belarusians’ views on the war and on domestic and foreign policy.

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