News on the topic: criminal prosecution
07.02.2023 Ex-presidential candidate, a culturologist, and an entire educator's family: 20 more people recognized as political prisoners
Human rights defenders demand their immediate release from custody.
05.02.2023 At least 58 arrested at border crossings when returning to Belarus
According to the State Border Committee, 52 people were detained on "extremist" charges when entering Belarus last year. But according to Viasna's data, at least 58 Belarusians were arrested after crossing the border in 2022 and 2023.
02.02.2023 All 284 volumes of Viasna case files presented to court
Along with open source data, the materials also contain police surveillance and wiretap data.
02.02.2023 Bialiatski’s defender receives 8 years in jail
The Minsk Municipal Court pronounced the verdict to lawyer Vital Brahinets.
02.02.2023 The Co-Presidency of the Swiss Social Democratic Party takes on the godparenthood for Maksim Bas and Uladzislau Plushchau
Libereco solidarity campaign #WeStandBYyou continues.
31.01.2023 Wiretap recordings, a list of political prisoners, and materials from Viasna website: what's inside Viasna case file
Viasna tells what constitutes the prosecution evidence and what is really targeted in these proceedings.
30.01.2023 Bialiatski: “Criminalizing aid to victims of political repression is immoral and inhumane”
Viasna tells what happened at the trial of the human rights center's leadership last week.
26.01.2023 Nine new political prisoners in Belarus
Article 130 of the Criminal Code is selectively and discriminatorily used against dissidents to protect state bodies.
25.01.2023 Ales Bialiatski: Criminal proceedings are politically motivated, and Viasna has operated legally
What happened in court during the 13th hearing.
25.01.2023 Appeal against the sentences of Rabkova and Chapiuk to be heard on February 28
This became known from the letter of the political prisoner Akikhiro Hayeuski-Hanada.
20.01.2023 Hasty trial against Viasna continues: court reads case files at record speed
On Days 7, 8, and 9, the court examined thousands of pages. Meanwhile, it became known that the court was discouraging witnesses from attending the process.
19.01.2023 Darya Losik receives 24 months in jail for speaking out in husband’s defense
The political prisoner was convicted of “facilitating extremism” for an interview to a banned oppositional media.
19.01.2023 Nine people recognized political prisoners over defamation charges
Belarusian human rights community demands their release and decriminalization of defamation articles of the Criminal Code.
18.01.2023 Viasna trial through the eyes of a spectator: Prosecution evidence is questionable and security measures unprecedented
Spectator at court and human rights activist Alena Masliukova share their impressions of the process.
18.01.2023 First verdict under “special proceeding” trial pronounced
Black Book of Belarus project admins receive 12 years in jail in an in absentia trial.
