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“Le Chant du loup” – France announces it will no longer act in the spirit of the New START treaty and will cease informing others about the number of combat-ready nuclear devices in its possession
Furthermore, France proposes that this now delightfully indeterminate number of warheads might be distributed across Europe, thereby creating what is described as a nuclear umbrella. Le Chant du loup is a film about a French submarine that loses contact with the mainland—and, it would seem, with reality as well. Its crew must decide whether to…
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85 Seconds to Midnight: Why Europe Must Stop Normalising Doomsday Politics
As the Doomsday Clock ticks closer, Europe must reject nuclear weapons now. On 27 January at 15:00 GMT, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists unveiled the Doomsday Clock. The livestream was available at: https://thebulletin.org/doomsday-clock/ In 2025, the Bulletin set the Clock to 89 seconds to Doomsday — at the time, the closest it had ever been.…
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Anatoly Kotov – Another Belarusian Opposition Politician Who Has Disappeared Without a Trace
In the past, rivals of Lukashenko and independent journalists have disappeared without a trace inside Belarus, but now a politician has vanished outside the country, in Turkey, and nothing has been known about him for five months. Human rights violation dossier: Anatoly Kotov, prepared by: VšĮ „Our House Centre for Human Rights and Relief“, January…
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Olga Karach declared extremist in Belarus for the 25th time
Belarus criminalizes Olga Karach again, marking her twenty-fifth designation as extremist today. On 20 January, the Baranovichi and Baranovichi District Court declared the TikTok page of Olga Karach to be “extremist material.” From this moment, in Belarus any distribution, reposting, quoting, or even public support of materials from Olga Karach’s TikTok page and from the…
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Our House Could Become a Platform for Alternative Service in Lithuania
Human rights defenders ask the Ministry of Defence to allow alternative service at “Our House”. Olga Karach, Director of the human rights organisation VšĮ “Our House Centre for Human Rights and Relief”, has sent an official request to the Lithuanian Ministry of Defence asking for clarification of the rules and procedures for alternative service and…
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Our House submits OHCHR input on conscientious objection in Lithuania
Our House reports systemic barriers to conscientious objection and asylum protection in Lithuania. Our House Centre for Human Rights and Relief has submitted an official input to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) under the Call for Inputs on Conscientious Objection to Military Service. The submission contributes to the…
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Our House submits OHCHR input on conscientious objection in Belarus
Our House submits UN report on Belarusian conscientious objectors facing systemic persecution. Our House Centre for Human Rights and Relief has submitted an official input to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in response to the Call for Inputs on Conscientious Objection to Military Service. The submission contributes to…
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Belarusian Conscientious Objector Ilya Faces Immediate Deportation from Lithuania to Belarus
A Belarusian conscientious objector risks deportation despite pending international human rights proceedings. Ilya is a Belarusian citizen, asylum seeker, and conscientious objector who has refused military service on moral, political, and humanitarian grounds. After exhausting all national remedies in Lithuania, he now faces imminent deportation to Belarus. He left Belarus on 28 February 2022 after…
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Humanitarian Aid in Lithuania: Two Records – One Broken, One Not
This Sunday, 30 November, activists of Our House and supporters of this Belarusian organization—now operating in exile in Lithuania—unloaded yet another humanitarian truck, the twentieth so far. The shipment was sent by our long-term German partner, IGFM-Wittlich. What does this look like? This truck carries 90 cubic meters of boxes, bags, bicycles, and food. What can we compare…
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Lithuanian Media Exposes Rape of Male Refugees in Closed State Centres in Lithuania
Independent Lithuanian news outlet Delfi has published a detailed investigation revealing systematic sexual violence against young male refugees inside Lithuania’s closed migration and detention facilities. The report, written by journalist Vitaute Merekaitė and released on 16 October 2025, documents testimonies of Iraqi men raped by a psychologist working in state institutions, raising urgent questions about…
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Belarus Confiscates Olga Karach’s Apartment in Retaliation for Her Human Rights Work
It is no secret that Belarusian human rights defender Olga Karach is one of Alexander Lukashenko’s personal enemies and among the most persecuted activists in the country, and the regime’s escalating attacks on Our House and its leaders show how profoundly it fears their human rights work. It has now become known that the apartment…
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Olga Karach participated in a UK parliamentary online discussion on nuclear risks
On 25 November 2025, Olga Karach, Director of “Our House”, took part in the online presentation of the new UK study Stepping Back from the Brink – The Myths of Tactical Nuclear Weapons and Limited Nuclear War. The event brought together key members of the UK Parliament and leading nuclear security experts, including Baroness Christine…
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Как спецслужбы дискредитируют Ольгу Карач
«Ложь успеет обойти полмира, пока правда наденет штаны», – говорил Уинстон Черчилль. Среди умных людей сейчас модно читать Черчилля, а в спецслужбах тоже совсем не глупые люди работают. Они умеют устраивать информационные провокации, а главное – знают, что это нужно делать быстро. Но в целом всё выглядело как «классика жанра»: для дискредитации Ольги Карач было…