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  • Monthly recap: July 2025. Key events, new research, and notable achievements of Belarusian activists and NGOs

    August 04, 2025

    The Volunteer Service of the Viasna Human Rights Center presented a guide on peaceful assemblies for Belarusians living abroad.

    The Free Belarus Center updated and relaunched its support services: Belarusians can request legal, psychological, and accounting assistance.

    Dissidentby launched a dedicated section on their website with information on individuals involved in the repression of political prisoners.

    The Belarusian Council for Culture published an advocacy paper titled “Culture as a Factor of National and Regional Security”.

    Organizations of the Belarusian human rights community released a statement condemning the discrimination against LGBTQ+ people and the criminalization of their free expression.

    BYPOL published an investigation into the 2016 murder of Belarus-born journalist Pavel Sheremet in Kyiv.

    Viasna released an analytical report on the forced labor of prisoners in Belarus.

    A group of UN independent experts called for the immediate launch of effective and transparent investigations into the deaths of individuals who were deprived of their liberty for expressing political dissent.

    A demonstration of solidarity with imprisoned Viasna members took place in Vilnius.

    LETUCIEŃ, a summer festival of Belarusian culture, took place in Kraków.

    An exhibition opened in Prague, dedicated to political prisoners from Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine.

    Legal Initiative, the International Committee for the Investigation of Torture in Belarus, and BGmedia published a piece on the mental health of men affected by repression.

    The International Committee for the Investigation of Torture in Belarus published a study on forced confession videos in Belarus, in which detained individuals, often under duress or threat, are made to publicly admit guilt or express loyalty to the regime.

    The Working Group on the Fight Torture of the Civic Solidarity Platform presented the results of the Prohibition of Torture Index 2024. Belarus ranks last for the sixth year in a row.

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