News for December 2021
22.12.2021 Student Ivan Nikanau sentenced to three years in prison
On December 22, the Leninski District Court of Minsk handed down a verdict in the criminal case of BSUIR student and political prisoner Ivan Nikanau. He was charged under Part 1 of Article 342 of the Criminal Code.
22.12.2021 Four Salihorsk residents convicted for protesting and resisting the police
On December 20, the Salihorsk Regional Court issued sentences to 4 protesters accused under two articles of the Criminal Code: Part 1 of Art. 342 and Part 2 of Article 363.
22.12.2021 18 to 20 years in prison: anarchists sentenced in Minsk
On December 22, the Minsk Regional Court announced the verdict in the criminal case against the anarchists Dzmitry Dubouski, Dzmitry Rezanovich, Ihar Alinevich and Siarhei Ramanau.
21.12.2021 Human rights defenders call to release another 9 political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
21.12.2021 Ukrainian human rights defenders supported their imprisoned colleagues from Belarus
On the International Human Solidarity Day, participants of the training "International Humanitarian Law" wrote cards to political prisoners in Belarus.
21.12.2021 #FreeViasna: Weekly news digest on Viasna’s imprisoned human rights defenders
Weekly update on imprisoned "Viasna" members
21.12.2021 Political prisoner blogger Vadimati sentenced to three years in prison
On December 21, the Ščučyn District Court delivered a verdict in the criminal case of political prisoner Vadzim Yermashuk (blogger Vadimati). He was accused of desecrating state symbols (Article 370 of the Criminal Code) and insulting the President (Article 368 of the Criminal Code).
21.12.2021 6 new names on list of political prisoners
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus
20.12.2021 German MPs adopt political prisoners Andrei Voinich, Yauhen Afnahel and Iryna Kastsiuchenka
As part of Libereco’s solidarity campaign #WeStandBYyou, Robin Mesarosch, Verena Hubertz and Deborah Düring took on godparenthood for political prisoners in Belarus.
20.12.2021 Blogger Volha Takarchuk sentenced to 1.5 years in prison
On December 20, Zavodski District Court of Minsk sentenced political prisoner and blogger Volha Takarchuk to 1.5 years in prison. She was charged under three articles of the Criminal Code.
20.12.2021 Political prisoners Aliaksandr Bahdanau and Maksim Kruk sentenced to 3 years of restricted freedom
On December 17, two political prisoners, Art manager and DJ Aliaksandr Bahdanau and set designer Maksim Kruk, were sentenced to 3 years of restricted freedom in an open penitentiary
20.12.2021 12 more people sentenced in the Brest “dancing protest case”
The Maskoŭski District Court of Brest has convicted the 11th group of defendants in the series of trials dubbed by journalists and human rights defenders as “dancing protest case”. The six people were found guilty under Part 1 of Art. 342 of the Criminal Code (participation in actions that grossly violate public order).
20.12.2021 Blogger Eduard Palchys sentenced to 13 years in prison
On December 17, the Minsk city court passed a verdict on the case of the political prisoner Eduard Palchys. The blogger was charged under four articles of the Criminal Code.
20.12.2021 German and Swiss MPs adopt political prisoners Ivan Patsiaichuk, Aliaksandr Vasilevich and Valiantsin Tseranevich
As part of Libereco’s solidarity campaign #WeStandBYyou, Nina Stahr, Oliver Kaczmarek and Laurence Fehlmann Rielle adopted 3 new political prisoners in Belarus.
16.12.2021 Valiantsin Stefanovich from behind the bars: "Stay bright-eyed and be proud of what you are doing!"
Valiantsin Stefanovich, “Viasna” deputy chairman, has been held behind bars for five months now. On December 11, he wrote a letter to his "Viansa" colleagues.
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