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Coronavirus in Belarus: impact on human rights. March 2020 — February 2021

In this report, we want to summarize and record the practice that has developed in Belarus during 2020 and describe the most outstanding situations.

Review of the fight against “extremism” in Belarus for January-March 2021

Human Constanta collects information and analyzes tendencies related to the topic of "extremism" in Belarus from the point of view of international human rights standards. The present issue covers the three months of 2021. Migrants and refugees

Free legal office for the protection of the rights of foreign citizens and stateless persons: report for 2020

This report provides an overview of the office’s activities, the specifics of appeals, and a description of the legislative and law administration problems we faced in 2020.

Belarus: Right to freedom of expression and ‘extremism’ restrictions

In this report, ARTICLE 19 and Human Constanta examine the interpretation of various Belarusian legislation – in particular on ‘extremism’ and ‘hate speech’.

Results of monitoring the trial against blogger Pavel Spirin

This monitoring is about a criminal case against blogger Pavel Spirin, accused of committing a crime under Part 1 of Article 130 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus (“Incitement of racial, national, religious or other social enmity or hatred, rehabilitation of Nazism”) for posting two video clips on his Youtube channel.

Analysis of changes in anti-extremism legislation (overview from the perspective of Belarus’ international obligations in the field of human rights)

Analysis of the proposed amendments to the anti-extremist legislation (review from the perspective of international human rights obligations of Belarus).

Review of the fight against “extremism” in Belarus for November-December 2020

Review of the fight against "extremism" in Belarus for November-December 2020.

Coronavirus in Belarus: Impact on Human Rights. December 2020

In this report, we want to summarize and document the practice that developed in Belarus in December 2020. Migrants and refugees

Foreign citizen’s rights in Belarus after august 2020

Report about foreign citizen's rights in Belarus after august 2020 by Human Constanta.