Monitoring Reports
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Monitoring Report: The Situation of Belarusian Children Refugees with Autism and Other Mental Health Disorders in Lithuania
Belarusian refugee children with autism face severe exclusion in Lithuania, where trauma, legal barriers, and systemic neglect leave them without essential care. Introduction: Refugee children are among the most psychologically vulnerable populations in Europe, and Belarusian children in exile are no exception. Their exposure to political violence, instability, and systemic exclusion places them at heightened…
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Lithuanian Court Practice in Cases Concerning “Threats to National Security” (2022–2025)
Lithuanian courts overwhelmingly uphold secret security rulings against Belarusians and Russians, relying on classified evidence and uniform judgments. This report examines how Lithuania’s administrative courts handle cases in which foreign nationals—primarily from Belarus and Russia—are denied residence, expelled, or labelled a “threat to national security” based on secret conclusions of the State Security Department (VSD).…
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Submission to the United Nations Human Rights Council for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Belarus
This UPR report, submitted for the 50th session in November, documents serious human rights violations in Belarus amid its hybrid involvement in the war in Ukraine — including the militarisation of children, systemic repression, and the erosion of civil liberties. It places particular focus on the persecution of conscientious objectors, deserters, draft evaders, human rights…
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Polish Monk Detained in Belarus on Espionage Charges
Polish Carmelite monk Grzegorz Gawel is held in Belarus on unfounded espionage charges, denied legal access and treated as a political prisoner. This dossier documents the detention of Grzegorz Gawel, a Polish Carmelite monk arrested by Belarusian security services in September 2025 and charged with espionage. Belarusian authorities claim he possessed a photocopy of a…
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Transboundary River Security Risks in the Viliya/Neris Basin Under Rising Region Militarization
A fragile Baltic watercourse faces mounting pressure as nuclear operations, military mobility projects, and ecosystem obligations collide. The Viliya–Neris basin now holds overlapping nuclear, environmental, and strategic functions. Its role as a protected Natura 2000 corridor contrasts sharply with its use as the primary cooling source for the Belarusian NPP and with expanding Lithuanian military…
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SECURITIZING RHETORIC AND DISCRIMINATORY STATEMENTS BY LITHUANIAN OFFICIALS REGARDING BELARUSIANS (2020–2025)
The report documents 2020–2025 rhetoric by Lithuanian officials casting Belarusians as security threats—without evidence—contrary to EU rights norms. I. Introduction This document records instances of securitizing and discriminatory rhetoric, as well as public statements and official comments made by Evelina Gudzinskaitė, Head of the Migration Department of Lithuania, that display signs of bias and xenophobia…
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Selective Application of Security Criteria and the Suspension of Belarusian Naturalization in Lithuania (2019–2024)
2019–2024 data show Lithuania froze Belarusian naturalization—betraying the “safe haven” pledge and institutionalizing persecution on the basis of nationality. 1. Introduction In 2020–2021, Lithuania publicly declared its readiness to become a “haven for Belarusians fleeing the Lukashenko regime.” However, the official statistical data of the Lithuanian Migration Department, the Ministry of the Interior, and the…
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Between the Promise of Asylum and the Practice of Expulsion: Lithuania’s Humanitarian Paradox for Belarusians
Lithuania calls itself a safe haven for Belarusians, yet 2019–2025 data show rising refusals and net exits—turning asylum promises into quiet expulsion. Statistical Data and Trends (2019–2025) SummaryThe public rhetoric of Lithuanian authorities and officials presents Lithuania as “the safest haven” and “the most welcoming and attractive EU country” for Belarusians fleeing political and military…
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Mass Emigration of Young Russians Following the Outbreak of War (2022–2023)
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine sparked the largest youth exodus since 1917: between 2022–2023, an estimated 0.5-1 million – mainly draft-age men – left in three waves driven by repression, isolation, and mobilization. Bound for Georgia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Turkey and beyond, they reshaped host economies while deepening Russia’s brain drain. The start of Russia’s full-scale…
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Отказ от военной службы в беларуской армии в 2022/2023 годах и статус беларуских отказчиков по соображениям совести в Беларуси
Этот отчет подготовлен в рамках беларуской кампании «Нет значит нет», целью которой является предотвращение любого участия беларуской армии в войне в Украине. Эта кампания является частью более широкой глобальной инициативы «ObjectWarCampaign», проводимой коалицией пацифистских и миротворческих организаций по всему миру. Данный отчет подготовлен Международным центром гражданских инициатив «Наш дом», беларуской правозащитной и миротворческой организацией, работающей…