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...
Darko Kalinowski
Assessing ICAN’s Global Nuclear Disarmament Campaign
ICAN’s rise from Australian initiative to Nobel-laureate network shows how civil society turned a anti-nuclear norm into law amid growing...
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...
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...
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...
Amnesty International Named Olga Karach Human Rights Defender of the Year: A 2005 Retrospective
Today marks a milestone: it has been twenty years since Olga Karach was named Human Rights Defender of the Year...
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...
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...
Belarus’s Nuclear Policies Under Human Rights Scrutiny
A joint UPR filing urges Belarus to end nuclear hosting, restore its nuclear-free status, and align security policy with human...
Raman Bandarenka: A Symbol of State Impunity
Designer Raman Bandarenka was beaten to death in Minsk in 2020. His case became a symbol of unpunished violence in...
Belarusian Priest Sentenced in Secret Trial
Catholic priest Andzhei Yukhnevich, recognized as a political prisoner, was secretly tried and sentenced in Belarus to 13 years in...
Belarusian human rights defender Olga Karach receives the Italian Peace Prize
Belarusian WHRD Olga Karach receives the Italian Peace Prize for her long-standing work for peace and human rights The director...
Olga Karach in Tertio — the leading Catholic magazine in Belgium
Olga Karach, Director of the organisation Our House, has given a long and detailed interview to Tertio, Belgium’s leading Catholic...
EBCO Appeals for Asylum for Belarusian Conscientious Objector
The European Bureau for Conscientious Objection urged Lithuania to grant asylum to Belarusian objector Hleb Smirnou. The European Bureau for...
Letters for a Prisoner of Conscience: Free Father Henryk
Write a letter to a prisoner of conscience — a Catholic priest persecuted for his faith. As Christmas approaches, we...
World BEYOND WAR Supports Conscientious Objectors
WBW has issued a statement defending Belarusian, Russian, and Ukrainian conscientious objectors and deserters. One of the world’s largest anti-war...
Olga Karach earned the highest trust among the followers of the channel “Belarusitis”
Olga Karach, human rights defender and Director of the Belarusian human rights and peace organisation “Our House,” received a 51%...
September 2025 “Our House” Social Media Platforms: about 3.0 million views
In September 2025, exiled Belarusian human rights group Our House reached 3 million people organically — with zero budget, only...
Olga Karach in issue No. 6 of the Swedish activists’ magazine Ställ om! (November 2025)
A Swedish activist-run magazine, distributed among religious communities, ecological movements, peace advocates, and human rights defenders, has published a substantial...
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...
