News on the topic: criminal prosecution
19.01.2024 We demand the rehabilitation of 14 convicted participants of peaceful assemblies
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
19.01.2024 Statement on the recognition of Ales Sabaleuski as a political prisoner
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
16.01.2024 At least 1,603 people were convicted in Belarus in 2023: results of criminal prosecution
During 2023, Viasna recorded political criminal cases against Belarusians. We publish statistics and report high-profile cases.
15.01.2024 A Belarusian woman who returned from Sweden was sentenced in Minsk: five years in a penal colony
On January 12, Krasnianskaya was sentenced to five years in prison
11.01.2024 At least 207 detained upon return to Belarus: current statistics from Viasna for 2023
Viasna has collected all known information about the persecution of people returning to Belarus from abroad.
10.01.2024 In 2023, 62 "extremist groups" were recognized, 11 of them are media outlets
Viasna reports the organizations that were recognized as "extremist formations" in 2023.
03.01.2024 Former serviceman Pavel Kuchynski was sentenced to 19 years of imprisonment
Pavel was found guilty under seven criminal articles: "treason to the state", "act of terrorism", "creation of an organization for carrying out terrorist activities or participation in it" among others.
03.01.2024 The statement on the recognition of 14 people as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
26.12.2023 The statement on the recognition of 15 people as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
22.12.2023 What happened to political prisoners from December 13 to 21
Viasna provides a weekly overview of the latest news on political prisoners.
21.12.2023 The statement on the recognition of 6 people as political prisoners
We, representatives of the human rights community of Belarus, once again note that politically motivated criminal prosecution is used by the authorities to suppress public and political activity, dissent, and anti-war protests.
21.12.2023 The statement on the recognition of 16 people as political prisoners
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus
19.12.2023 A political prisoner, who was detained upon her return from Poland, was sentenced to 10 years in a penal colony
On December 19, the Hrodna Regional Court sentenced Aliaksandra Kasko, a 30-year-old political prisoner, to ten years in a penal colony.
19.12.2023 Leanid Sudalenka's house was searched, and a criminal case was opened against the former political prisoner
A new criminal case has been opened against Leanid Sudalenka under Article 361-4 of the Criminal Code (other assistance to extremist activities).
14.12.2023 What happened to political prisoners from December 5 to 13
Viasna provides a weekly overview of the latest news on political prisoners.
