Who benefits from the purge of civil society in Belarus? Press Conference
Channel: Press Club Belarus
Date: 2021-07-16

After the attack on the media space in Belarus, the authorities have intensified repression against non-governmental and human rights organizations. On July 14, another series of raids occurred across Belarus, resulting in the detention of human rights specialists and activists and the confiscation of equipment. Targeted  organizations include the Belarusian Association of Journalists, the Human Rights Centre Viasna, the Belarusian Helsinki Committee, Human Constanta, Lawtrend, the Office for European Expertise and Communication and at least twelve others.

What will happen next, and who will benefit from the assault on civil society in Belarus?

Keynote speakers:

Natallia Satsunkevich, delegate of the Human Rights Centre Viasna 
Aleh Aheyeu, deputy chairman of the Belarusian Association of Journalists
Olga Salomatova, lawyer, coordinator of international projects at the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights (Poland)
Andrey Egorov, political scientist, director of the Center for European Transformation
Anton Gashinsky, lawyer