🗣 As part of #InternationalWomensWeek, representative of
Östgruppen spoke in support of Marfa Rabkova
Marfa Rabkova, a member of Viasna, was arrested in September 2020 and later sentenced to nearly 15 years in prison in a politically motivated trial.
#FreeMarfa
💔 5 years and 4 months ago, a brave human rights defender, Marfa Rabkova, was arrested in #Belarus
Marfa dedicated her life to others. As a coordinator of Viasna Volunteer Service, she organized the documentation of political repression and supported victims of state violence.
#FreeMarfa
💔 The sixth birthday behind bars
Today is the birthday of Marfa Rabkova. She turns 31 years old.
It is extremely difficult and unbearably painful to realize that this is already the sixth birthday our brave Marfa is spending not with her family and friends, but behind bars.
#FreeMarfa
In 2023, Marfa Rabkova was sentenced to 14 years and 9 months in prison. She was found guilty of violating ten articles of the Criminal Code for allegedly organizing criminal groups and inciting mass riots.
#FreeMarfa #SpreadingTheEcho
More here 👉 t.ly/jMZed
✊ Today is the International Day of Women Human Rights Defenders
In Belarus, two women human rights defenders — Marfa Rabkova and Nasta Loika — remain behind bars for their peaceful work. Their imprisonment is a stark reminder of the risks women defenders face.
#FreeMarfa #FreeNasta
💔 Five years and one month
That’s how long human rights defender Marfa Rabkova has been imprisoned in Belarus.
Her “crime”? Coordinating volunteers, documenting torture, and standing up for truth. For that, Marfa received almost 15 years in prison.
#FreeMarfa #FreeViasna
💔 Marfa could have spent these five years studying, building her career, and helping animals — not behind bars.
As former #politicalprisoner Andrei Chapiuk recalls, these years of Marfa Rabkova's youth were stolen by prison.
👉🏼 spring96.org/en/news/118702
#FreeMarfa #FreeViasna #FreeThemAll
🗣 The Observatory and the signatory organisations reiterate their strong condemnation of the arbitrary detention and severe ill-treatment of Marfa Rabkova and all other human rights defenders in Belarusian prisons. www.fidh.org/en/region/eu...
#FreeMarfa #FreeViasna #FreeThemAll #Belarus
✊ Our silence speaks: Freedom for Marfa Rabkova!
5 years ago, Marfa was arrested for her peaceful activism in #Belarus. Today, the international #humanrights community pauses to mark this ongoing injustice.
Though her voice is behind bars, our solidarity makes it louder. #FreeMarfa #FreeViasna
💔 On this day in 2020, Marfa Rabkova was arrested in #Belarus for her #humanrights work. She’s now serving nearly 15 years, facing loss and poor health behind bars.
Standing for justice shouldn't mean prison.
#FreeMarfa #FreeViasna #FreeThemAll
Marfa played a key role in organizing election observers and documenting police brutality during Belarus’s protests in 2020. For her efforts, she’s been sentenced to nearly 15 years in prison. Want to help advocate for her release? Take action at www.scholarsatrisk.org/actions/marf... #FreeMarfa
💔 Three years ago, 10 political prisoners were sentenced, including Viasna human rights activists Marfa Rabkova.
Marfa remains in detention on fabricated charges.
We continue to demand the immediate and unconditional release of Marfa Rabkova and all #politicalprisoners in #Belarus.
#FreeMarfa
💔 Marfa Rabkova has spent 1,800 days behind bars in #Belarus for defending #humanrights. She stood for compassion and dignity — now she needs our support.
✍️ Sign the petition: www.amnesty.org.pl/akcje/petycj...
#FreeMarfa #FreeViasna #FreeThemAll
🕊 On @tvpworld.bsky.social, human rights activist Kanstantsin Staradubets appeared in a T-shirt with faces of jailed colleagues in #Belarus — a reminder that small acts build big solidarity.
👕 Print your own T-shirt: drive.google.com/drive/u/0/fo...
#FreeViasna #FreeAles #FreeMarfa #FreeThemAll
September 17, 2020, Marfa - just one of many political prisoners in Belarus - was detained in Minsk and later sentenced to a long prison term. You want to learn more about her and people like her? Visit the Human Rights Center "Viasna"website
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#InternationalYouthDay should be about freedom — but too many youths are denied it.
In #Belarus, nearly a quarter of 1,187 political prisoners are aged 14–35. Among them is Marfa Rabkova of Viasna, jailed for peaceful #humanrights activism.
#FreeMarfa #FreeThemAll #InternationalYouthDay2025
💔 Marfa Rabkova has been unjustly imprisoned in #Belarus for 4 years & 10 months.
While behind bars, this young #HRD lost her father and grandmother — with no chance to say goodbye.
✍️ Sign the petition to help free Marfa:
amnesty.org.pl/akcje/petycj...
#FreeMarfa #FreeViasna #FreeThemAll
❤️🩹 "She has helped everyone she could."
Marfa Rabkova is truly a person of deep empathy and solidarity, supporting others behind bars just as she did before her arrest.
People like her make societies better. They belong in communities, not behind bars.
#FreeMarfa #FreeViasna #FreeThemAll
🤝 Solidarity with imprisoned human rights activists: art installation in central Warsaw. The "Unbreakable" honors #HRDs imprisoned in #Belarus for their peaceful work with Viasna.
Organised by #FreeViasna & @amnesty.org.
🗓 On view until July 7
#FreeThemAll #HRD #FreeAles #FreeMarfa
🤝 Solidarity with imprisoned human rights activists: art installation in central Warsaw
The "Unbreakable" installation honors #HRDs imprisoned in #Belarus for their work with Viasna.
Organised by #FreeViasna & @amnesty.org.
🗓 On view until July 7
#FreeThemAll #HRD #FreeAles #FreeMarfa
💔 Today marks 4 years and 9 months since Marfa Rabkova’s arrest. A passionate #HRD, she was sentenced to nearly 15 years in prison — the price of compassion in today’s #Belarus.
✍️ Sign the petition by @amnesty.org: amnesty.org.pl/akcje/petycj...
#FreeViasna #FreeMarfa #FreeThemAll
🖼 Drawings by #politicalprisoner Marfa Rabkova are on view in Latvia as part of the exhibition "Belarus. Art Behind Bars" — featuring 15 people jailed in #Belarus for their beliefs.
🗓️ Until 14 July
📍 18 Novembra St. 41A, Daugavpils
🔗 chayka.lv
#FreeMarfa #FreeViasna #FreeThemAll
😧 "They told her she was to blame for her father’s death"
Belarusian authorities twisted Marfa Rabkova’s personal tragedy into a tool of intimidation. Former #politicalprisoner and Viasna volunteer Andrei Chapiuk shared this with Belsat TV. #FreeViasna #FreeMarfa #FreeThemAll
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🗣️ The Belarusian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release Marfa Rabkova, Ales Bialiatski, Valiantsin Stefanovic and Uladzimir Labkovich, as well as all other #humanrights defenders arbitrarily detained in #Belarus. #FreeViasna #FreeMarfa #FreeAles
www.fidh.org/en/region/eu...
♥️ “Marfa is a bright and compassionate person,” says volunteer Andrei Chapiuk.
Even behind bars, Marfa Rabkova’s strength and empathy continue to inspire. Arrested in #Belarus in 2020, she’s serving almost 15 years for her human rights work. #FreeMarfa #FreeViasna
🔗 spring96.org/en/news/118038
#FreeMarfa #FreeViasna #FreeThemAll
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💔 4 years and 7 months ago, the brave and compassionate human rights defender Marfa Rabkova was arrested in #Belarus. For her solidarity and courage, she was sentenced to nearly 15 years.
📢 Learn more and join a conversation with Viasna’s #HRD: linktr.ee/notts_sar
#FreeMarfa #FreeViasna #FreeThemAll
✊ Amnesty International Polska collects signatures in support of Belarusian human rights activist Marfa Rabkova with an appeal to the MFA Republic of Poland to take urgent measures in the international arena for her release.
www.amnesty.org.pl/akcje/petycj...
#FreeMarfa #FreeViasna
⚡️"The case requires urgent attention". UN recognized Marfa Rabkova's imprisonment as arbitrary and called for her release
The UN international experts concluded that her persecution violates international norms and is solely due to her human rights work.
👉 spring96.org/en/news/117635
#FreeMarfa
