Human rights violations persist in Belarus at an alarming level. Between October 2024 and March 2025, individuals were systematically targeted for their real or perceived dissent. 🧵Here’s a snapshot of #WhatsHappeningInBelarus 🔗Read our statement to learn more: iapbelarus.org/press-statem...

Repression intensified, with almost 3,000 politically motivated arrests & trials. Over 1,200 political prisoners remain detained, some in inhumane conditions, including human rights defenders Ales Bialiatski, Valiantsin Stefanovic, Uladzimir Labkovich, Maria Rabkova, Andrei Chapiuk & Nasta Loika.

Violations documented include physical and psychological ill-treatment, sexual and gender-based violence, potentially unlawful killings, inhumane detention conditions, and violations of due process rights and other fundamental rights.

Press freedom and legal representation were severely curtailed, with 41 journalists imprisoned and at least five lawyers disbarred.