HRF submits joint petition to UNWGAD for Belarusian activist Palina Sharenda-Panasiuk
Alexander Lukashenko’s reign of terror continues in Belarus
Honoring the Voices of the 2020 Belarusian Protests
Today marks three years since the Belarusian people overwhelmingly voted against Alexander Lukashenko’s authoritarian rule and in favor of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the main opposition candidate, only to have Lukashenko impose himself by way of fraud and crush the ensuing protests. The wave of repression unleashed by Belarusian officials continues to this day, and no one is […]
How Alexander Lukashenko Targets the Women of Belarus
Meet HRF Freedom Fellow Volya Vysotskaia
Trials in Absentia: Lukashenko’s Latest Act of Repression
OFF Speakers Oleksandra Matviichuk & Ales Bialiatski Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
Why We Must Remember Belarus in 2022
Resident Artist Spotlight: Lilia Kvatsabaya
In August 2020, Lilia Kvatsabaya, a Belarusian graphic design student, found herself amid the largest protests in the country’s history. She wore a white t-shirt and white pants — symbolizing solidarity with Belarus’ political prisoners — and a red and white bracelet, the colors of the pro-democracy movement. She carried a sign that read: “I’m […]
Belarus’ Lukashenko is Challenging International Norms. We Must Stop Him.
