News on the topic: criminal prosecution
28.08.2024 "We will return to the country together with constitutional legality": Leanid Sudalenka on the police wanted list in Belarus
Convicted in absentia human rights activist Leanid Sudalenka on the police wanted list in Belarus. His photo appeared on Homieĺ stands "Wanted by the police". The human rights defender communicated with the prosecutor's office and the Homieĺ Court during the investigation and preparation of the trial and did not hide his current place of residence.
28.08.2024 Another political prisoner sentenced for 'Malicious disobedience to the prison administration'
On June 12, Žodzina City Court held a trial on political prisoner Yahor Ibrahimau, who was sentenced to four years in prison. He was charged under Part 1 of Article 411 of the Criminal Code.
28.08.2024 A secret trial for "espionage" was held in Brest
Human rights activists learned that a few months ago, the Brest Regional Court convicted Dzmitry Shlethauer under Part 1 of Article 361-4 of the Criminal Code ("promoting extremist activities") and Article 358 of the Criminal Code ("espionage").
25.08.2024 Statement on the recognition of seven people as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
23.08.2024 Statement on the recognition of 14 people as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
22.08.2024 Lukashenka's bill: humanism or more persecution? Lawyer Pavel Sapelka comments
Viasna lawyer Pavel Sapelka analyzed the innovations proposed by Lukashenka and spoke about the most significant of them.
21.08.2024 Statement on the recognition of 10 people as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
21.08.2024 Journalist and human rights activist Uladzimir Khilmanovich sentenced in absentia
In case of non-payment of the fine, his apartment in Hrodna and his village house will be confiscated.
20.08.2024 In July, at least 170 people were convicted in political criminal cases
Viasna traditionally reports the specifics of the criminal prosecution last month.
19.08.2024 The trial in the Mačuliščy case has begun in Minsk
The case is handled by Valiantsina Ziankevich behind closed doors.
14.08.2024 The pressure continues: what happened to political prisoners between July 16 and August 12
For more than four years law enforcement agencies in Belarus have been carrying out mass repressions. Almost every week the number of political prisoners in the country increases.
14.08.2024 We demand the rehabilitation of 22 former political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
13.08.2024 "I still have a scar on my foot from the shoe." How colonies regulate women's appearance
Today in Belarus 1,253 women who are convicted in politically motivated cases. 288 of them were sentenced to imprisonment.
13.08.2024 68-year-old pensioner sentenced to three and a half years in prison for helping political prisoners
On August 8, the Brest Regional Court sentenced political prisoner Natallia Malets under Parts 1 and 2 of Article 361-4.
08.08.2024 Special proceedings in Belarus explained
Belarus introduced the institution of "special proceedings," a new tool of repression against opponents of Lukashenka's regime and civil activists who fled the country.
