International Accountability Platform for Belarus

iapbelarus.org

15 October 2026 15:28

Organised by participating States from the informal Group of Friends of Democratic Belarus, it focused on systemic cultural repression and the long-term impact it has on the next generation. Speakers: Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Ales Bialiatski, Aleksandra Dojnicz, Stsiapan Stureika, Patrik Svensson.

International Accountability Platform for Belarus

iapbelarus.org

15 October 2026 15:28

“For young people, both in the past and today, Belarusian identity means freedom, freedom of creativity, openness to the world, humanistic values, and a European future for Belarus, as well as rejection of imperialism and aggression,” Ales Bialiatski said.

International Accountability Platform for Belarus

iapbelarus.org

15 October 2026 15:28

The organisers pointed to documentation by human rights groups, OHCHR and UN Special Rapporteur on Belarus according to which authorities have been targeting not only political opponents, human right defenders or activists, but are seeking to systematically reshape the country’s cultural space.

International Accountability Platform for Belarus

iapbelarus.org

15 October 2026 15:28

#WHDC2026 Side Event: Belarusian Cultural Identity and Youth The side event “On Sustaining National and Cultural Identity in Authoritarian Belarus. The Belarusization from a Youth Perspective” took place today in the margins of the #OSCE Warsaw Human Dimension Conference. Photo: spring96.org

International Accountability Platform for Belarus

iapbelarus.org

12 October 2026 14:23

IAPB highlighted good practices that can strengthen the effective use of universal jurisdiction. These include legal frameworks that allow authorities to open so-called “structural investigations” before a specific suspect has been identified and without requiring the suspect to be present.