Belarusian state institutions have worked together to repress critics of President Alexander Lukashenko's government through every stage of the justice system since 2020, including arrests, imprisonment and surveillance, U.N. The experts say courts, police, security services, prosecutors, and prison authorities work together to silence critics. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Belarusian state institutions have worked together to repress critics of President Alexander Lukashenko's government through every stage of the justice system since 2020, including arrests, imprisonment and surveillance, U.N. experts said on Tuesday.S1

• The experts say courts, police, security services, prosecutors, and prison authorities work together to silence critics.S2