News on the topic: criminal prosecution
03.11.2023 What happened to political prisoners between October 25 and November 2
Viasna provides a weekly overview of the latest news on political prisoners.
27.10.2023 Statement of the human rights community on the recognition of 15 new political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
26.10.2023 We demand the rehabilitation of people convicted for exercising freedom of expression
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
24.10.2023 #FreeViasna: review of news on imprisoned Viasna human rights defenders
We collected news on Viasna team members who are behind bars.
18.10.2023 Statement of the human rights community on the recognition of 14 new political prisoners
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus
17.10.2023 How and why are priests being persecuted in Belarus?
Viasna reports the situation with the political persecution of religious figures.
17.10.2023 The prosecutor requested the death penalty for a man accused of murder
The prosecutor requested the death penalty for Aliaksandr Taratuta, who is accused of murdering a 3-year-old child
11.10.2023 What happened to political prisoners between September 26 and October 10
Viasna provides a weekly overview of the latest news on political prisoners.
10.10.2023 Statement of the human rights community on the recognition of 9 new political prisoners
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus
10.10.2023 Political prisoner activist Palina Sharenda-Panasiuk was sentenced to another year in prison
On October 9, judge Stanislau Ivaniutsenka found the woman guilty of "malicious disobedience to the administration of the colony" (Part 2 of Article 411 of the Criminal Code).
06.10.2023 Senior citizen with cancer sentenced to prison for comments
The verdict was announced by judge Pavel Kartsinin.
06.10.2023 Digest of the released: 52 political prisoners were released in September, 45 of them after the expiration of the term
Viasna recounts their cases and terms in the monthly digest.
06.10.2023 Statement of human rights defenders on recognition of six new political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
05.10.2023 Criminal case was opened against the participants of the live broadcast of a solidarity action
Investigators have opened a criminal case for financing extremist activities.
05.10.2023 Front Line Defenders condemns the decision of the Supreme Court of Belarus to uphold Nasta Loika’s 7 year prison sentence
The organisation expresses its grave concern at the systemic mistreatment and rights violations of the woman human rights defender throughout her detention.
