News on the topic: criminal prosecution
16.02.2024 The verdict in the BYPOL case was passed: from 11 to 25 years in a penal colony
Judge Dzina Kuchuk sentenced the defendants in the case under 13 criminal articles from 11 to 25 years of imprisonment and a fine totaling more than 350,000 euros.
16.02.2024 The statement on the recognition of 7 people as political prisoners
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus
09.02.2024 At least 55 defendants. Who they are and how they are persecuted in Belarus for "treason against the state"
Viasna reports on the persecution under Article 356 of the Criminal Code.
06.02.2024 The statement on the recognition of 12 people as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
02.02.2024 35 political prisoners released in January having served their sentences
Viasna recounts their cases and terms in the monthly digest.
01.02.2024 "What was broken in the punishment cell heals the way it is": former political prisoner speaks of the conditions in PC-1
The man heard the screams of political prisoners being beaten, treated himself using books from the library, and ate gruel in a punishment cell, while snowflakes fell into his plate from the window open for several days in a row.
31.01.2024 Photographer from Barysaŭ was sentenced to three years in colony
According to his cellmate from the temporary detention facility on Akrescina, Aliaksandr's persecution is related to his videos posted on an "extremist" Internet resource.
30.01.2024 The statement on the recognition of 15 people as political prisoners
We, representatives of the human rights community of Belarus, once again note that criminal prosecution for inciting other social hatred or hostility (Article 130 of the Criminal Code) is selectively and discriminatively applied by the investigation and the courts solely to protect the institutions of power.
29.01.2024 What happened to political prisoners from January 15 to 26
Viasna provides a weekly overview of the latest news on political prisoners.
25.01.2024 We demand the rehabilitation of convicted participants of peaceful assemblies
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
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24.01.2024 Leanid Sudalenka: “Who will be responsible for the death of Ales Pushkin? What will we do if one morning we find out that Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski has passed away [in prison]?”
In this interview with Human Rights House Foundation, marking six months since his release, Sudalenka shares his experiences from unjust imprisonment to forced exile and discusses the dependence of Lukashenka’s regime on continuous repressions against Belarusian civil society.
23.01.2024 The statement on the recognition of 7 people as political prisoners
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus
23.01.2024 Sleeping on the floor and an unbuttoned jacket: how political prisoners are persecuted for "malicious disobedience"
Viasna has analyzed court rulings under Article 411 of the Criminal Code and reports absurd and far-fetched violations political prisoners are punished for, which they are later tried for and receive additional terms.
22.01.2024 BYPOL case trial begins in absentia. Defendants accused under 12 articles
On January 22, Minsk City Court tries 6 defendants. The judge is Dzina Kuchuk.
19.01.2024 Belarusian authorities start trial of Aliaksandr Ziankou, bring charges against Ales Sabaleuski, detain Yauhen Hlushkou
“The detentions of journalists Yauhen Hlushkou, Ales Sabaleuski, and Aliaksandr Ziankou are yet another example of the Belarusian authorities’ relentless harassment of members of the press.”
