News on the topic: criminal prosecution

The Rico Krieger case: we have collected everything that is known

23.07.2024 The Rico Krieger case: we have collected everything that is known

Viasna has collected everything that is known about the Rico Krieger case, and Andrei Paluda, coordinator of the Human Rights Defenders against the Death Penalty campaign, comments the prospects.

FIDH, Viasna, and other organizations call on Belarus to stop the execution of Rico Krieger

23.07.2024 FIDH, Viasna, and other organizations call on Belarus to stop the execution of Rico Krieger

Joint statement of international human rights organizations.

"They spread my legs wide and kicked them." A former political prisoner spoke about colony No. 17 and the persecution after his release

22.07.2024 "They spread my legs wide and kicked them." A former political prisoner spoke about colony No. 17 and the persecution after his release

Henadz told Viasna about cold torture and beatings in the Škloŭ colony, about the persecution after his release, and about community service in Belarus.

"An exceptional case." The coordinator of the campaign "Human Rights Defenders against the Death Penalty" spoke about the sentence of Rico Krieger

19.07.2024 "An exceptional case." The coordinator of the campaign "Human Rights Defenders against the Death Penalty" spoke about the sentence of Rico Krieger

Campaign coordinator Andrei Paluda comments on the case and the death sentence of the German citizen.

Employee of the German Red Cross sentenced to death in Belarus

19.07.2024 Employee of the German Red Cross sentenced to death in Belarus

On June 24, a 29-year-old employee of the German Red Cross, Rico Krieger, was sentenced in the Minsk Regional Court.

The pressure continues: what happened to political prisoners between June 19 and July 16

17.07.2024 The pressure continues: what happened to political prisoners between June 19 and July 16

Viasna reports the latest news about political prisoners.

More than half of those convicted in June in political criminal cases were punished for participating in 2020 protests

16.07.2024 More than half of those convicted in June in political criminal cases were punished for participating in 2020 protests

According to preliminary data, at least 146 people were convicted in June.

"They beat me with a flagpole to make me kneel in front of the head of the police department". A story of an ex political prisoner

15.07.2024 "They beat me with a flagpole to make me kneel in front of the head of the police department". A story of an ex political prisoner

Uladzislau Biahun spoke with Viasna about his brutal detention and persecution for the removal of the national flag.

Eduard Babaryka received additional period of imprisonment

12.07.2024 Eduard Babaryka received additional period of imprisonment

The case was handled by judge Pavel Kartsinen.

Verdicts have been passed in another criminal case in absentia

10.07.2024 Verdicts have been passed in another criminal case in absentia

The trial was handled by judge Andrei Leshchanka.

Statement of human rights defenders of Belarus on recognition of 17 new political prisoners

05.07.2024 Statement of human rights defenders of Belarus on recognition of 17 new political prisoners

Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community

The statement on the recognition of eight people as political prisoners

04.07.2024 The statement on the recognition of eight people as political prisoners

Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community

The case of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya's analysts: two hundred six and a half years of imprisonment

02.07.2024 The case of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya's analysts: two hundred six and a half years of imprisonment

The trial took place in the Minsk Regional Court and lasted from May 31 to July 1.

The "cage" in women's penal colonies. What is it, what norms does it violate?

25.06.2024 The "cage" in women's penal colonies. What is it, what norms does it violate?

Viasna writes about what it is and what national and international norms such treatment of prisoners violates.

Statement on recognition of Andrzej Yukhnevich as a political prisoner

25.06.2024 Statement on recognition of Andrzej Yukhnevich as a political prisoner

Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community.

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