News on the topic: criminal prosecution
29.05.2024 The statement on the recognition of 9 people as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
27.05.2024 The statement on the recognition of 6 people as political prisoners
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus
27.05.2024 Crackdown on human rights lawyers
Harassment and prosecutions; total state control over legal profession
24.05.2024 Alena Masliukova: "I've worked as a human rights defender and I will continue my work”
On May 23, the Svietlahorsk District Department of the Investigative Committee initiated special proceedings against Viasna human rights defender Alena Masliukova.
24.05.2024 Franak Viachorka will be tried in absentia on May 31
He is charged under nine articles of the Criminal Code, including conspiracy to seize power and treason against the state.
24.05.2024 The statement on the recognition of 11 people as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
24.05.2024 Ukrainians, Poles, Russians: which foreign citizens are in Belarusian prisons for political reasons
Viasna reports which foreign citizens are being persecuted in Belarus for political reasons.
22.05.2024 The statement on the recognition of 20 people as political prisoners
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus
21.05.2024 The statement on the recognition of 10 people as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
20.05.2024 "I thought that if I fell asleep, I would wake up in a cell again." Ex-political prisoners on their psychological state on both sides of the bars
Asia Bulybenka and former political prisoner Alina (name changed for security reasons) shared their stories.
17.05.2024 Criminal case initiated against Belarusians who took part in Freedom Day demonstrations around the world
The Committee writes that 104 surnames have been added to the list of suspects in the case of Belarusians abroad.
16.05.2024 "I started to lose consciousness," Vadzim Khizhniakou on the consequences of mold allergy in a prison cell
As part of the Week of Solidarity with Political Prisoners in Belarus, Viasna has prepared a number of videos where former political prisoners share their stories about sub-standard and untimely medical care in places of detention.
15.05.2024 At least 161 people convicted in criminal political cases in April
Viasna reports the specifics of the criminal prosecution for political reasons in April.
15.05.2024 Statement of the founders of Doctors for Truth and Justice
The KGB of Belarus has recognized the members of the organization as an extremist formation.
06.05.2024 We demand the rehabilitation of 26 former political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
