Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Please join the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission for a hearing on Human Rights in Belarus Today: Political Prisoners and the Ongoing Crackdown. This hearing will examine the current human rights situation in Belarus, with a focus on political prisoners and the regime’s ongoing crackdown on democratic opposition. It will review how the government of Alexander Lukashenko has systematically repressed dissent since the mass, peaceful protests that followed the fraudulent 2020 presidential election, in which opposition candidate Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya received broad popular support. The hearing will also assess recent developments, including the release of 123 political prisoners since 2025 in connection with diplomatic engagement involving the Trump administration, and explore what these releases signal about the regime’s intentions, the condition of remaining detainees, and prospects for accountability and democratic change in Belarus. Please read the full hearing notice here: humanrightscommission.house.gov/events/hearings/human-rights-belarus-today-political-prisoners-and-ongoing-crackdown
Please join the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission for a hearing on Human Rights in Belarus Today: Political Prisoners and the Ongoing Crackdown. This hearing will examine the current human rights situation in Belarus, with a focus on political prisoners and the regime’s ongoing crackdown on democratic opposition. It will review how the government of Alexander Lukashenko has systematically repressed dissent since the mass, peaceful protests that followed the fraudulent 2020 presidential election, in which opposition candidate Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya received broad popular support. The hearing will also assess recent developments, including the release of 123 political prisoners since 2025 in connection with diplomatic engagement involving the Trump administration, and explore what these releases signal about the regime’s intentions, the condition of remaining detainees, and prospects for accountability and democratic change in Belarus. Please read the full hearing notice here: humanrightscommission.house.gov/events/hearings/human-rights-belarus-today-political-prisoners-and-ongoing-crackdown
