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Ales Bialiatski’s letters to his family

Ales Bialiatski, the most famous Belarusian human rights defender and chairman of the organisation Viasna, has been in prison for almost two years and the pressure on him has increased in prison. Read extracts from his letters to family and friends and send him a message.

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  • 17 June 2013 | AchievementsNatalia Project

    Three awards on day one at Cannes Lions

    Civil Rights Defenders has been awarded a Bronze Lion in the Promo & Activation category for the Natalia Project and a Silver Lion and a Bronze Lion in the PR category for the Civil Rights Captcha. “This strengthens our work for human rights defenders at risk. I can not find words to describe how happy and proud I am”, says Executive Director Robert Hårdh.

  • 12 June 2013 | Russia | Statements© Игорь Мухин at ru.wikipedia

    Unprecedented crackdown on the freedom of expression

    Russian State Duma has passed amendments to the article in Russia’s Criminal Code on “obstruction of the right to freedom of conscience and religion”. This is part of the range of legislative initiatives that impose harsh restrictions on the freedom of expression and came as a consequence of last year’s conviction of Pussy Riots who protested in Moscow’s main Orthodox cathedral.

  • 12 June 2013 | Russia | StatementsOn 22 January, Russian LGBT activists held "We are for Traditional Values" demonstrations in protest of the federal bill to ban "propaganda of homosexuality", as a response to the authors, who cited Russian traditional values as the basis for banning "propaganda of homosexuality to minors." Photo: Maria Kozlovskaya.

    Duma prohibits “propaganda” of non-traditional relations

    On Tuesday 11 June, the Russian Duma passed legal amendments prohibiting “propaganda” of non-traditional sexual relationships among minors. Civil Rights Defenders and call upon president Putin to refrain from signing the law. (Picture from the LGBT demonstration “We are for Traditional Values” in protest of the bill).

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    Free Ales Bialiatski!

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