Darko Kalinowski
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Belarusian Interior Ministry Makes a Sensational Discovery: Olga Karach Is Part of Our House
Belarusian authorities launch new criminal cases against Our House human rights defenders. New criminal cases have been opened in Belarus against Olga Karach and other activists of the Our House Human Rights Centre for participating in a so-called ‘extremist formation’. Olga Karach and the other human rights defenders face up to seven additional years in…
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Hybrid Propaganda Attacks Against Democratic Activists from Belarus
How defamatory narratives, unverified allegations and the disclosure of sensitive information can endanger political exiles Analytical article based on monitoring by Siarhei Tsikhanouski and Our House When media narratives become a form of transnational pressure For Belarusian democratic activists who have fled political persecution, exile does not necessarily bring an end to the threats they…
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How Much Does It Cost to Save One Person from War?
A Russian conscientious objector faces deportation; urgent legal defence needs your support. In 1940, Chiune Sugihara, a Japanese diplomat representing the Japanese Empire, was stationed in Lithuania. By issuing Japanese transit visas without instructions from Tokyo, he helped more than six thousand Polish and Lithuanian Jews fleeing Nazi persecution escape the country. Sugihara was extraordinarily…
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Olga Karach Speaks at the European Parliament: Conscientious Objection Is a Human Right
Belarusian human rights defender Olga Karach addressed European lawmakers on conscientious objection. On 14 October 2026, Olga Karach, Belarusian human rights defender, Director of Our House and member of the Board of the European Bureau for Conscientious Objection (EBCO), delivered a speech at the European Parliament in Brussels during the international conference “Conscientious Objection is…
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Our House Joins International Civil Society Statement Calling for Stronger Disarmament Education and Youth Participation
Our House joins international organizations advocating disarmament education and meaningful youth participation. Disarmament Education as a Foundation for International Peace and Security Our House Centre for Human Rights and Relief, a human rights organization working in Lithuania and Belarus, has joined the supporting organizations of the 2026 Joint Civil Society Statement on Disarmament Education and…