Belarus Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/category/news/belarus/ An international non-profit organization of scientists, physicians, engineers and scholars dedicated to protecting the human rights and scientific freedom of our colleagues around the world. Mon, 15 Dec 2025 17:15:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/concernedscientists.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cropped-64x64%40512px.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Belarus Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/category/news/belarus/ 32 32 59910430 Update: Belarus Frees Ales Bialiatski https://concernedscientists.org/2025/12/update-belarus-frees-ales-bialiatski/ Mon, 15 Dec 2025 17:15:21 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=10721 https://edition.cnn.com/2025/12/13/europe/belarus-us-prisoner-release-sanctions-bialiatski-kolesnikova-intl

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]]> 10721 Appeal for Release of Nobel Laureate Ales Bialiatski https://concernedscientists.org/2025/10/appeal-for-release-of-nobel-laurate-ales-bialiatski/ Wed, 01 Oct 2025 21:48:45 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=10686 Dr. Bialiatski is a scholar of Belarusian literature and a human rights advocate. He was subjected to politically motivated charges that led to his ten-year prison sentence in 2023. Conditions of his detention are harsh even though the recently underwent surgery. https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/ales-bjaljackiy https://www.hrc.ge/611/eng/ https://charter97.org/en/news/2025/9/25/657001/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

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]]> 10686 Nobel Laureate and Scholar Imprisoned in Belarus https://concernedscientists.org/2023/09/nobel-laureate-and-scholar-imprisoned-in-belarus/ Thu, 07 Sep 2023 16:22:11 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=9958 Ales Bialiatski, a renowned human rights advocate and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, was imprisoned in Belarus. He has made extensive contributions to promoting human rights in Belarus. We ask for reconsideration of his prison sentence. https://apnews.com/article/belarus-crackdown-human-rights-nobel-peace-prize-f64caa0af9d653a968cfabf275f3fcfb https://concernedscientists.org/2023/03/belarus-throws-a-nobel-winner-in-prison/ https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2022/bialiatski/facts/ https://rightlivelihood.org/news/ales-bialiatski-held-in-dark-basement-cell-by-belarus-we-warn-un-human-rights-council/

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]]> 9958 Belarus throws a Nobel winner in prison https://concernedscientists.org/2023/03/belarus-throws-a-nobel-winner-in-prison/ Sun, 05 Mar 2023 23:40:25 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=9787 by Eugene Chudnovsky, March 04, 2023 On Friday, a court in Belarus handed down a 10-year prison term to Ales Bialiatski, winner of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize. Bialiatski, 60, is a founder of the Viasna (Spring) Human Rights Centre that has been monitoring presidential elections and aiding political prisoners since 1996. He was imprisoned […]

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]]> 9787 Eugene Chudnovsky, Co-Chair of the Committee of Concerned Scientists, Writes Opinion Piece for the Washington Examiner Advocating for the United States To Hold Belarusians Accountable for Human Rights Abuses. (Washington Examiner, September 18, 2022) https://concernedscientists.org/2022/09/eugene-chudnovsky-co-chair-of-the-committee-of-concerned-scientists-writes-opinion-piece-for-the-washington-examiner-advocating-for-the-united-states-to-hold-belarusians-accountable-for-human-rights/ Tue, 20 Sep 2022 04:13:00 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=9660 https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/courage-strength-optimism/us-should-hold-accountable-belarusian-human-rights-abusers

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]]> 9660 CCS speaks against academic boycott of Russia and Belarus. https://concernedscientists.org/2022/03/ccs-speaks-against-academic-boycott-of-russia-and-belarus/ Mon, 14 Mar 2022 18:25:51 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=9500 The post CCS speaks against academic boycott of Russia and Belarus. appeared first on Committee of Concerned Scientists.

]]> 9500 Marfa Rabkova, a student at European Humanities University (EHU), Lithuania, is facing 20 years in prison for nonviolent participation in protests against President Lukashenko. https://concernedscientists.org/2022/02/marfa-rabkova-a-student-at-european-humanities-university-ehu-lithuania-is-facing-20-years-in-prison-for-nonviolent-participation-in-protests-against-president-lukashenko/ Tue, 22 Feb 2022 17:26:58 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=9480 Marfa Rabkova, a student at European Humanities University (EHU), Lithuania, studying International Law and European Union Law has been in prison in Belarus since September 17, 2020. She faces thirteen charges that could lead to a prison sentence of 20 years. These charges appear to be in retaliation for monitoring nationwide protests calling for President […]

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]]> 9480 Student At European Humanities University Removed From Plane and Arrested https://concernedscientists.org/2021/08/student-at-the-european-humanities-university-was-taken-off-a-plane-and-arrested-due-to-the-governments-arrest-of-her-boyfriend-a-dissident-journalist-she-has-been-held-in-detention-since/ Fri, 06 Aug 2021 20:46:26 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=9255 Sofia Sapega, a Russian citizen who was on a plane en route from Greece to Vilnius was forced to land in Minsk. It was reported that there was a bomb threat, but instead appears to have been an excuse for the Belarus government to arrest her boyfriend – a dissident journalist. She, too was detained […]

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]]> 9255 Law School Graduate Arrested for Graduation Speech Supporting Two Faculty Members Fired for Criticizing Government https://concernedscientists.org/2021/08/law-school-graduate-arrested-for-graduation-speech-supporting-two-faculty-members-fired-for-criticizing-the-government/ Thu, 05 Aug 2021 18:44:24 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=9252 Ekaterina Vinnikova presented a graduation speech for her law school class at the Belarusian State University and supported two faculty members who had been fired for criticizing the government. She was summoned to the police station and detained for the past 15 days. She is now awaiting trial and charged with “infringement of the procedure […]

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]]> 9252 Deputy Dean of the Franco-Belarusian Faculty of Political and Administrative Sciences Detained at Minsk Airport https://concernedscientists.org/2021/08/head-of-the-office-of-public-and-international-relations-and-deputy-dean-of-the-franco-belarusian-faculty-of-political-and-administrative-sciences-detained-at-minsk-airport/ Thu, 05 Aug 2021 17:08:54 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=9249 Tatiana Kouzina was detained at the Minsk Airport incommunicado for hours on June 28th. On July 14th she was charged with “conspiracy or other acts committed to seize or hold state power, and of calling to perform acts detrimental to national security.” These charges would carry up to 12 years in prison. She is now […]

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