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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.

Antidiscrimination

Hate Speech: methodological recommendations by human rights organizations in Belarus

This document provides a human rights-based approach to “hate speech”, taking into account international standards in this field. The proposed approach may differ from the sociological, cultural, linguistic, psychological, and other approaches.

Coronavirus in Belarus: Impact on Human Rights. November 2020

In this report, we want to summarize and document the practice that developed in Belarus in October 2020. Antidiscrimination

Monitoring of “hate speech”and offensive language against the background of the agitation period of presidential elections in Belarus

The human rights organization Human Constanta continues to study the problem of discriminatory statements and has decided to conduct its own monitoring of “hate speech” during the presidential elections in the Republic of Belarus in 2020.