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

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

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

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

Belarus / Global IUF welcomes release of Aliaksandr Yarashuk and calls on the Belarus Government to return freedom of association in the country [IUF] 16-09-2025

Belarus / Europe Two Belarusian trade union leaders released – trade unionism is not a crime [ETUC] 15-09-2025

Belarus Trade union leaders Aliaksandr Yarashuk and Hennadz Fiadynich released [salidarnast.info] 12-09-2025

Belarus / Global Trade Union Leaders Aliaksandr Yarashuk and Hennadz Fiadynich Released [ITUC] 12-09-2025

Belarus Belarus frees 52 political prisoners, including 9 journalists [EFJ] 12-09-2025

Belarus Journalists imprisoned, exiled and persecuted five years after fraudulent presidential election [IFJ] 11-08-2025


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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]

Volhya Brytsikava: undebding union leader behind bars 2025-09-30 [salidarnast.info]

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]

Netherlands BKDP attends FNV Solidarity Festival in Amsterdam 2025-09-25 [Salidarnast]

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]

Global IUF welcomes release of Aliaksandr Yarashuk and calls on the Belarus Government to return freedom of association in the country 2025-09-16 [IUF]

Belarusian trade union leaders tell in interviews what was the hardest thing in prison 2025-09-16 [salidarnast.info]

Europe Two Belarusian trade union leaders released – trade unionism is not a crime 2025-09-15 [ETUC]

Belarus frees 52 political prisoners, including 9 journalists 2025-09-12 [EFJ]

Global Trade Union Leaders Aliaksandr Yarashuk and Hennadz Fiadynich Released 2025-09-12 [ITUC]

Trade union leaders Aliaksandr Yarashuk and Hennadz Fiadynich released 2025-09-12 [salidarnast.info]

Belarusian independent trade unions make a statement in UN on persecution of workers 2025-09-04 [salidarnast.info]

Global UN to Present Report on Labor Rights Violations in Belarus at General Assembly 2025-09-04 [salidarnast.info]

Global BKDP submits a report to the UN Human Rights Council 2025-08-25 [salidarnast.info]

War and conflict 2025-08-12 [https://www.ituc-csi.org]

Journalists imprisoned, exiled and persecuted five years after fraudulent presidential election 2025-08-11 [IFJ]

How Belarus “Cleanses” Professions of the Politically Unreliable 2025-07-31 [salidarnast.info]

Mandatory employment of graduates in Belarus 2025-07-24 [salidarnast.info]

Myanmar The Authoritarian Brotherhood of Myanmar and Belarus 2025-07-23 [salidarnast.info]

In Belarus, they fire people for reading “wrong” news 2025-06-23 [salidarnast.info]

Sweden Women’s rights in the focus of Future of Belarus discussions at Stockholm Forum 2025-06-20 [salidarnast.info]

Global UN demands release of Belarusian political prisoner Aliaksandr Kashpul  ActNOW!  2025-06-16 [salidarnast.info]

Global Belarusian authorities paint a different reality but they have practically no support  ActNOW!  2025-06-16 [salidarnast.info]

Norway Aliaksandr Yarashuk Awarded the Arthur Svensson International Prize  ActNOW!  2025-06-13 [salidarnast.info]

Global Free Belarusian journalists and media workers NOW! 2025-06-12 [IFJ]

Meeting Between BKDP Representatives and the ILO Director-General 2025-06-11 [salidarnast.info]

Trials in Absentia Become a Tool of Intimidation 2025-06-11 [salidarnast.info]

Global Demand to bring freedom of association back to Belarus was voiced in front of UN building in Geneva  ActNOW!  2025-06-06 [salidarnast.info]

How Trade Union Federation of Belarus became a cog in the State machinery  ActNOW!  2025-06-05 [salidarnast.info]

Global Belarusian Human Rights Defenders and BKDP Appeal to the UN with Report on Labor Rights Violations  ActNOW!  2025-06-04 [salidarnast.info]

Government officials, army generals, and ideologists: who are the leaders of the Trade Union Federation of Belarus  ActNOW!  2025-06-02 [salidarnast.info]

Trade Union Federation of Belarus defends interests of authorities rather than workers  ActNOW!  2025-05-28 [salidarnast.info]

Netherlands Union busting in Belarus became a topic for discussion in the Hague  ActNOW!  2025-05-21 [salidarnast.info]

Russia WPFD 2025: How can we better support Russian and Belarusian journalists in exile? 2025-05-05 [EFJ]

Europe Trade union movement calls for end to union repression in Belarus 2025-05-02 [EPSU]

Norway Jailed Belarusian labour leader Aliaksandr Yarashuk wins 2025 Arthur Svensson Prize 2025-04-23 [BWI]

Norway IUF: The Arthur Svensson Prize for Aliaksandr Yarashuk is well-deserved 2025-04-23 [IUF]

Jailed Belarusian union leader wins Arthur Svensson international prize for trade union rights 2025-04-17 [IndustriALL]

Africa An open letter to the Government of Belarus: Trade Union Rights Are Human Rights – End the Repression in Belarus  ActNOW!  2025-04-17 [ituc-africa.org]

Europe NFS firmly stands behind the Independent Trade Union Movement in Belarus  ActNOW!  2025-04-17 [nfs.net]

Three years after the suppression of independent trade unions, Belarus workers keep on fighting  ActNOW!  2025-04-17 [IUF]

Jailed trade union hero Aliaksandr Yarashuk awarded the Arthur Svensson International Prize for 2025  ActNOW!  2025-04-16 [Styrke]

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