Belarusian authorities should immediately free human rights defenders who are behind bars on bogus, politically motivated charges, Human Rights Watch said on Sept. 17. Twenty-three human rights groups, including Human Rights Watch, have joined forces in a campaign to demand the release of seven members of Viasna, one of Belarus’s leading human rights groups, and hundreds of other victims of politically motivated prosecutions.
Protests in Belarus
Human Rights Watch: Belarusian authorities should free human rights defenders
A demonstrator holds a placard reading 'Freedom for all political prisoners' and the Czech Republic's national flag during a 'Together for Belarus' rally against Belarusian President Lukashenko in Prague on June 7, 2021.
