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Digital Freedoms Lab

From streets to screens: digital repression in Belarus (2020–2025)

Analytical report on digital repression in Belarus: prosecution for online expression, donations, anti-war views, and digital activism. Digital Freedoms Lab

Repression Without Borders: Transnational Authoritarianism in the Digital Age

The report reveals how authoritarian regimes use digital technologies to target activists, journalists, and human rights defenders even after they flee abroad. Migrants and refugees

Free legal office for the rights of foreign citizens and stateless person: annual report for 2024

This report provides an overview of the office’s activities, outlines the nature of the inquiries received, and describes the legislative and enforcement-related challenges encountered in Belarus throughout 2024.

Migrants and refugees

Human Constanta report on the human rights situation of migrant workers in Belarus

In 2024, 33,818 labor migrants came to Belarus; in 2025 — already 12,506. Instead of integration: short-term contracts, limited healthcare, and risk of deportation after job loss. The report shows key facts, laws, and challenges faced by labor migrants in Belarus.

Sports and Human Rights: Belarus 2024

In Belarus, human rights violations are systemic: the authorities harshly suppress dissent, restrict freedoms, and persecute opponents. As of the end of 2024, 1,265 political prisoners remain behind bars.

Sports and Human Rights: Overview October-December 2024

In this document, we analyzed the most significant events and news in sports from October to December 2024 through the lens of international human rights standards.

Sport and Human Rights: overview July-September 2024

In this document, we analyze the most significant events and news in sports for July-September 2024 through the lens of international human rights standards. Antidiscrimination

Recognition of children as being in a socially dangerous situation in Belarus: another tool of pressuring dissidents and their families

This brief has been prepared based on documented cases by LegalHub to clarify how the legal rules on children put in socially dangerous situations (SDS) are formulated and how they are applied in practice. The system of recognizing children as being in SDS has existed in Belarus since the end of 2006. State authorities can […] Migrants and refugees

Temporary restrictions on applying for international protection have been introduced along the entire Polish-Belarusian border: What does this mean?

As of March 27, 2025, temporary restrictions on applying for international protection have been introduced along the entire Polish-Belarusian border.These restrictions apply both at official border crossings and along the so-called "green" border.