Ales Bialiatski's imprisonment came amid a widespread harsh crackdown on opponents of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko after large and persistent protest demonstrations arose in 2020.

Belarusian Laureate Ales Bialiatski went on trial Thursday in the capital, Minsk, on charges that human rights activists widely view as bogus. If found guilty, he faces up to 12 years in jail.

Defending human rights is a punishable offence in #Belarus, earning Ales Bialiatski 10 years in prison. But elsewhere around the world, people know brutal repression when they see it. @astroehlein ...

The Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday called for the release of Belarusian human rights advocate and Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski, currently held in Belarus for tax evasion.

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski, who is serving a 10-year prison sentence in Belarus, was detained and tried illegally and should be released immediately, a group of experts mandated by ...

The trial of Belarusian rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski is “simply politically motivated” and he should be released, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on ...

The UN urged Belarus to release Nobel laureate and Viasna founder Ales Bialiatski, jailed since 2021 amid Lukashenko's crackdown following the 2020 election. Over 35,000 were detained, revealing ...

The UN Human Rights Office on Friday urged Belarus to drop charges against Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski and two other rights defenders. "Bialiatski faces up to 12 years in jail.

Ales Bialiatski’s imprisonment came amid a widespread harsh crackdown on opponents of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko after large and persistent protest demonstrations arose in 2020.