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“I was not a prisoner, I was hostage of the system”: Gennady Fedynich after his release from Belarusian jail

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“I was not a prisoner, I was hostage of the system”: Gennady Fedynich after his release from Belarusian jail [IndustriALL] 19-02-2026

EPSU welcomes the release of unionists and political prisoners in Belarus - now free them all! [EPSU] 18-12-2025

Not a “paradise” for workers: Special Rapporteur [CALRMM] 02-11-2025

“Don’t believe. Don’t fear. Don’t beg.” A Belarusian trade union leader on repression, prison, and the survival of dignity [GLC] 02-11-2025

/ Belarus Sakharov Prize awarded to jailed journalists in Belarus and Georgia [IFJ] 23-10-2025

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Trade Union Activist in Belarus Sentenced to 2.5 Years in Prison 2026-02-18 [Salidarnast]

Poland Leader of the “Solidarność” Trade Union Meets with Aliaksandr Yarashuk 2026-02-13 [salidarnast.info]

Germany Strategy of Trade Unions on Applying ILO Article 33 to Belarus Discussed in Bremen 2026-02-06 [salidarnast]

Belarus A meeting with the leader of Belarus’s independent trade union movement took place in Bremen 2026-01-28 [salidarnast]

Trade Union Activist Speaks Out on Repression in Belarus After His Release 2026-01-26 [Salidarnast]

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EPSU welcomes the release of unionists and political prisoners in Belarus - now free them all! 2025-12-18 [EPSU]

IndustriALL Leadership Meets with Belarusian Trade Union Leaders in Vilnius 2025-12-18 [salidarnast]

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Germany Belarusian Independent Trade Unions Raised the Issue of Gender-Based Violence in Bremen 2025-12-09 [salidarnast]

ILO again condemned Belarus for refusing to cooperate and extended the mandate of the Special Envoy 2025-12-01 [Salidarnast]

Europe BASTUN Trade Unions Discussed Regional Security 2025-11-25 [salidarnast.info]

Germany German Member of Parliament Wrote a Letter to Andrei Paheryla on the Day of Political Prisoners 2025-11-14 [Salidarnast]

Australia Australian Union Leader Demands Release of Vatslau Areshka 2025-11-10 [salidarnast.info]

Belarusian trade union leader spends her birthday behind bars 2025-11-04 [Salidarnast]

“Don’t believe. Don’t fear. Don’t beg.” A Belarusian trade union leader on repression, prison, and the survival of dignity 2025-11-02 [GLC]

Not a “paradise” for workers: Special Rapporteur 2025-11-02 [CALRMM]

From Prison to Exile: Belarusian Union Leader Fiadynich Reflects on His Release 2025-10-29 []

Germany Salidarnast: The New Voice of Belarusian Workers in Exile 2025-10-24 [Salidarnast]

Belarus Sakharov Prize awarded to jailed journalists in Belarus and Georgia 2025-10-23 [IFJ]

Global Trade union youth discussed AI impact on world of work 2025-10-09 [Salidarnast]

Belarus From dictatorship to negotiations: the hidden role of independent trade unions 2025-09-30 [salidarnast.info]

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Belarusian authorities refused to recognize mandate of the International Labour Organization’s Special Envoy to Belarus 2025-09-30 [salidarnast.info]

The political prisoner Vatslau Areshka has gone almost completely blind 2025-09-25 [Salidarnast]

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They called It release, but it was forced deportation 2025-09-18 [IndustriALL]

ILO Director-General welcomes BKDP leader Aliaksandr Yarashuk upon his release 2025-09-18 [salidarnast.info]

Lithuania BAJ helps freed journalists resettle after ‘forced exile’ in Lithuania 2025-09-18 [EFJ]

Two Top Union Leaders Released from Political Imprisonment in Belarus For more info 2025-09-17 [https://www.solidaritycenter.org/]

Luc Triangle met with the released Belarusian trade union leaders 2025-09-17 [salidarnast.info]

ITUC General Secretary meets released union leaders in Vilnius 2025-09-17 [ITUC]

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