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25 freed, hundreds remain in chains

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25 freed, hundreds remain in chains [IndustriALL] 23-09-2026


/ Belarus LabourStart launches international campaign calling for the release of trade union leader Lee Cheuk-yan [Salidarnast]  ActNOW!  11-09-2026


Imprisonment and exile of journalists continues six years on from the fraudulent presidential election [EFJ] 10-08-2026


Imprisonment and exile of journalists continues six years on from the fraudulent presidential election [IFJ] 09-08-2026


/ Iran Belarusian and Iranian independent trade union leaders agreed to strengthen solidarity [salidarnast.info] 09-07-2026



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Belarus Belarusian independent trade unions take part in ‘Solidarity Without Borders’ conference 2026-10-05 [salidarnast]

Wagner PMC supporter takes up ideological role within Belorusneft 2026-09-30 [salidarnast]

Belarusian Interior Minister’s statement may signal a new wave of pressure on workers 2026-09-28 [salidarnast]

25 freed, hundreds remain in chains 2026-09-23 [IndustriALL]

Germany Bundestag MP once again sends birthday wishes to Belarusian imprisoned trade union activist 2026-09-17 [salidarnast]

The FPB is increasingly becoming an ideological arm of the authorities 2026-09-17 [salidarnast]

Belarus LabourStart launches international campaign calling for the release of trade union leader Lee Cheuk-yan  ActNOW!  2026-09-11 [Salidarnast]

Germany Repression against trade unions in Belarus and the threat of authoritarianism discussed in Hanover 2026-09-10 [salidarnast]

Hong Kong Belarusian independent trade unions call for an end to the persecution of Hong Kong trade union activists 2026-08-21 [salidarnast.info]

A series of fatal incidents now points to a crisis at Belaruskali 2026-08-19 [salidarnast.info]

Trade union activist sentenced to 8 years has almost completely lost his sight in prison 2026-08-13 [salidarnast]

Imprisonment and exile of journalists continues six years on from the fraudulent presidential election 2026-08-10 [EFJ]

Imprisonment and exile of journalists continues six years on from the fraudulent presidential election 2026-08-09 [IFJ]

Workers who perform poorly during the harvest campaign will be sent to the army 2026-07-24 [salidarnast.info]

The authorities’ gender dialogue with themselves 2026-07-20 [salidarnast.info]

Iran Belarusian and Iranian independent trade union leaders agreed to strengthen solidarity 2026-07-09 [salidarnast.info]

Europe Andrzej Poczobut recalled trade union activist during his speech in the European Parliament 2026-06-19 [salidarnast.info]

Europe The issue of Belarusian independent trade unions was raised at a meeting with the EESC 2026-06-19 [Salidarnast]

As Belarus Represses Independent Voices, Union Leaders Win Global Recognition For more info 2026-06-12 [Solidarity Center]

Belarus Released BKDP leader to take part in the presentation of the Arthur Svensson Prize 2026-06-10 [salidarnast.info]

Global Prisons, the FPB and the sham ‘social dialogue’ were once again discussed in Geneva 2026-06-09 [salidarnast.info]

USA The Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions honoured with the George Meany–Lane Kirkland Human Rights Award 2026-06-08 [salidarnast.info]

Fight for jailed Belarusian unionists continues 2026-06-05 [IndustriALL]

Global Human Rights House Foundation joins the joint statement on the systemic human rights crisis in the labour sphere in Belarus 2026-06-04 [salidarnast.info]

Global A solidarity action for Belarusian trade union political prisoners was held in Geneva 2026-06-04 [salidarnast.info]

Joint Statement by Human Rights Organisations on the Systemic Crisis of Democracy and Human Rights in the Labour Sector in Belarus 2026-06-02 [salidarnast.info]

France At the CGT Congress, a BKDP representative drew attention to the repression of trade unions in Belarus 2026-06-01 [salidarnast.info]

Global At the Global Rights Index presentation, BKDP highlighted systemic repression in Belarus 2026-06-01 [salidarnast.info]

Germany In Berlin, the question of how to restore freedom of association in Belarus was discussed 2026-05-27 [Salidarnast]

Austria A BKDP representative in Vienna spoke about digital pressure on Belarus’s independent trade unions 2026-05-13 [salidarnast.info]

Study: healthcare digitalisation in Belarus remains an imitation 2026-05-05 [salidarnast.info]

Germany Independent trade unions of Belarus took part in the May Day rally in Bremen 2026-05-04 [Salidarnast]

22 journalists spend World Press Freedom Day behind bars 2026-05-04 [EFJ]

Lithuania Nobel Peace Prize laureate discussed the issue of Belarus’s independent trade unions with the Prime Minister of Lithuania 2026-04-27 [salidarnast.info]

Belarusian independent trade unionists remain imprisoned as repression continues 2026-04-23 [salidarnast.info]

Aliaksandr Yarashuk visited Austria and thanked the ÖGB for international solidarity 2026-04-21 [salidarnast.info]

Belarusian authorities create the conditions for corruption themselves 2026-04-20 [salidarnast.info]

Belarusian authorities are following the path toward serfdom in healthcare 2026-04-17 [Salidarnast]

Belarus The African Regional Organisation of the ITUC speaks out in defence of Belarusian trade unionists 2026-04-07 [salidarnast.info]

Global The leader of Belarusian democratic trade unions met with the ILO Director-General 2026-04-02 [salidarnast.info]

Global ILO and UN Human Rights Council send a unified message of support to Belarus trade unionists 2026-03-31 [IUF]

Global The ILO Governing Body calls on Belarus to cooperate with the Special Envoy and allow international missions 2026-03-30 [salidarnast.info]

At the ILO, Aliaksandr Yarashuk called for continued efforts to secure the release of political prisoners 2026-03-30 [Salidarnast]

Lukashenka once again defies the ILO 2026-03-25 [Salidarnast]

The Belarusian regime released some political prisoners after talks with the United States, but trade unionists remain behind bars 2026-03-20 [salidarnast]

Belarus released 250 political prisoners including journalist Katsiaryna Andreeva 2026-03-20 [EFJ]

Germany Exhibition on Repression in Belarus Opens in Bremen on the International Day of Solidarity with Political Prisoners 2026-03-19 [salidarnast]

Belarus BKDP at the UIL Trade Union Forum in Rome 2026-03-11 [salidarnast]

Belarus BKDP Awarded the AFL-CIO George Meany–Lane Kirkland Human Rights Award 2026-03-09 [Salidarnast]

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