News on the topic: criminal prosecution
23.12.2024 The statement on the recognition of 23 people as political prisoners
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus.
16.12.2024 November: record number of families prosecuted
Over the past month, at least 144 people have become victims of criminal repression, of whom 35 are women and 109 are men.
12.12.2024 Persecution for "agent activity" in Belarus. 19 foreigners convicted
Under this article, citizens of Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, and Japan have been sentenced to a total of 135 years in a penal colony.
05.12.2024 At least 11 political prisoners with disabilities remain behind bars in Belarus
For these people, detention is more often experienced as torture compared to others.
29.11.2024 The statement on the recognition of ten people as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
28.11.2024 The statement on the recognition of 18 people as political prisoners
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus
25.11.2024 International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women: 163 women political prisoners in Belarus
In four years, more than 1,450 politically motivated criminal convictions against women have been recorded.
25.11.2024 "Sunrise over a swamp": at least 40 people were convicted in Belarus for the red-and-green flag
In total, Belarusians were sentenced to 118 years in a penal colony for "desecrating state symbols."
25.11.2024 The statement on the recognition of six people as political prisoners
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus.
25.11.2024 Statement on the recognition of journalist Ihar Iliyash as a political prisoner
Joint statement by human rights organizations of Belarus.
22.11.2024 112 people convicted in absentia in Belarus, three of them twice
Viasna reports the cases of those three people.
20.11.2024 The statement on the recognition of 13 people as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
13.11.2024 Over four years, more than 1,200 people have been convicted of "slandering" and "insulting" Lukashenka
Viasna reports the number of people convicted since 2020 for "insulting Lukashenka" (Article 368 of the Criminal Code) and "slandering Lukashenka" (Article 367 of the Criminal Code) and the most absurd reasons for persecution under these articles.
06.11.2024 The first sentence in Belarus for "denying the genocide of the Belarusian people"
On October 30, the Minsk City Court handed down a sentence for "denying the genocide of the Belarusian people" (Part 1 of Article 130-2 of the Criminal Code) for the first time in Belarus.
05.11.2024 The statement on the recognition of 14 people as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
