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September 2026 marks six months since the release of Belarusian human rights defender Valiantsin Stefanovic from prison. In this interview, he reflects on being expelled from Belarus against his will, rebuilding his life in exile, continuing nearly three decades of human rights work, and the solidarity that sustained him through imprisonment.

September 2026 marks nine months since Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Belarusian human rights defender Ales Bialiatski was released from prison. In this interview, he reflects on adapting to life after unjust imprisonment, his conviction that he will return to Belarus, the resilience of Belarusian society, and why growing authoritarianism makes continued human rights work more important than ever.

September 2026 marks six months since the release of Belarusian human rights defender Marfa Rabkova from prison. In this interview, she reflects on life after unjust imprisonment, the painful experience of being forced into exile, her hope of returning to Belarus, and why human rights work remains an inseparable part of who she is.

September 2026 marks six months since the release of Belarusian human rights defender Nasta Loika from prison. In this interview, she reflects on life after more than three years of unjust imprisonment, being forced into exile, continuing human rights advocacy from abroad, and her determination to use her prison experience to push for systemic change in Belarus.

September 2026 marks nine months since the release of Belarusian human rights defender Uladzimir Labkovich from prison. In this interview, Labkovich reflects on the difficult process of adapting to life after unjust imprisonment, forced exile, his return to human rights work with Viasna Human Rights Centre, and the new generation of Belarusian human rights defenders that gives him hope.

Statement by Maria Dahle, Human Rights House Foundation’s Director in reaction to today’s sentencing of human rights defender Anar Mammadli in Azerbaijan.

Uttalelse fra Direktør i Human Rights House Foundation Maria Dahle etter dagens dom mot menneskerettighetsforsvarer Anar Mammadli i Aserbajdsjan:

Mariia Tsypiashchuk is a Ukrainian human rights defender who has worked for over a decade to advance human rights through human rights education, protection mechanisms during armed conflict, countering discrimination, access to information, and protecting cultural heritage. As a human rights expert, Tsypiashchuk often works with Educational Human Rights House Chernihiv on events including its international human rights school and human rights education festival.

Kateryna Rashevska is a Ukrainian human rights defender working on the issues of violations of the rights of Ukrainian children connected to the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, and the illegal deportation of children to the occupied Ukrainian territories and the territories of the Russian Federation.