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On 12-13 December the Belarusian Human Rights House hosted a training session on the use of online materials and topics related to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

Belarusian authorities continue to hamper and harass the work of the non-government mass media. Once again, independent journalists find themselves in police custody, in the courts and … underground.

The Belarusian Human Rights House in Vilnius joined the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by conducting a photo competition for the best illustration of human rights in the Republic of Belarus. The results of the competition were summed up and announced on 10 December.

On 10 December the International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) and the Human Rights Center “Viasna” issued a joint statement on the human rights situation in the Republic of Belarus.

Republic of Belarus celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by mass detentions of participants in peaceful protest actions

The International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) and the Human Rights Center “Viasna” are urging the Government of the Republic of Belarus to adhere to its international human rights obligations.

On 8-9 December, political prisoner Aliaksandr Barazenka stood trial in Minsk. The last participant of the Process of Fourteen was found guilty and sentenced to one year of restricted freedom.

Is freedom of expression possible in a controlled society? What can be done when official media are all about propaganda, not information? And where alternative sources can be found? Media activists met on 4 December in Belarusian Human Rights House in Vilnius to look for answers together.

The practice to silence discussion on inconvenient topics was challenged during a short film festival on 28-30 November 2008 in Vilnius.