News on the topic: criminal prosecution
19.07.2022 Political prisoner Vital Zhylinski sentenced to three years in jail
He was convicted of participating in actions violating public order and inciting hatred
18.07.2022 Yuliya Laptanovich, mother of three, gets five years in jail
Political prisoner found guilty under six articles of the Criminal Code
18.07.2022 ‘Terrorist’ from Mazyr sentenced to eight years in a medium-security penal colony
The Hrodna Regional Court pronounced a verdict against Yauhen Zbarouski, who was put on the ‘list of terrorists’ at the end of June 2022.
18.07.2022 A photo with drummers at a protest led to three years under house arrest
Anastasiya Sankouskaya who was first sentenced to administrative imprisonment for taking part in protest, found guilty in a criminal case
15.07.2022 Student gets six years in jail for creating a button for website
On July 12 Brest Regional Court pronounced the verdict on 23-year-old political prisoner Kanstantsin Rudnitski
14.07.2022 Journalist convicted for taking pics of military aircraft
Political prisoner Yuryi Hantsarevich found guilty of promoting extremist activity
14.07.2022 Dashkevich family convicted
The sentence is a body blow to Zmitser and Nasta and sparks a public outcry
13.07.2022 Sixteen people prosecuted under notorious Article 342 are recognized as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
13.07.2022 Journalist Katsiaryna Andreyeva sentenced to eight years in prison for high treason
She was supposed to be released on September 5, however new charges under a serious article were brought against her in April
12.07.2022 HRDs call to decriminalize defamation offenses as 10 more people considered political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
08.07.2022 Persecution for anti-war protest must stop: five more people recognized as political prisoners
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus
07.07.2022 Сlosed trial grossly violates procedural rights of the accused on political grounds
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus
06.07.2022 At least 86 citizens convicted on political grounds in criminal cases in June
In June the Human Rights Center Viasna observed a continuing trend toward criminal prosecution of citizens for political reasons
06.07.2022 The father of six children sentenced to jail
Political prisoner Aliaksandr Zialiutkin was sentenced to 3.5 years in a medium-security penal colony
04.07.2022 Viasna digest: 28 political prisoners released in June, half of them fully served their sentences
According to human rights defenders, at least 28 people were released in June. Viasna tells what happened to political prisoners in June.
