News on the topic: administrative prosecution
11.01.2024 At least 207 detained upon return to Belarus: current statistics from Viasna for 2023
Viasna has collected all known information about the persecution of people returning to Belarus from abroad.
13.11.2023 Baranavičy human rights activist Aliaksandr Vaitseshyk punished with arrest
On November 9, 2023, at least 10 people were detained in Baranavičy. Among them was Baranavičy human rights defender Aliaksandr Vaitseshyk.
19.10.2023 Shot in knees and jailed: what Belarusians risks for their anti-war stance
As of October 18, 2023, at least 1,630 Belarusians were detained for their anti-war position. Of these, 79 persons were convicted in criminal cases for a term of 1 to 23 years.
17.10.2023 How and why are priests being persecuted in Belarus?
Viasna reports the situation with the political persecution of religious figures.
10.10.2023 Tattoo with the Chase, passport cover, photo of a T-shirt with red-white-red symbols: what Belarusians were tried for in September
Viasna Observes has compiled a monthly list of the strangest and most ridiculous reasons why Belarusians were tried in September.
26.09.2023 Mikhail Lapunou recognized as political prisoner
Joint statement of the Belarusian human-rights community
13.09.2023 Photo of a dog, slogan "Glory to Ukraine", red-white-red stickers: results of administrative prosecution in August
Viasna Observes has compiled a monthly list of the strangest and most ridiculous reasons why Belarusians were tried in August.
08.08.2023 “Who will defend us then?” Eight stories of human rights defenders about the crackdown on Viasna
February 16 and July 14, 2021, the authorities cracked down on non-governmental organizations and independent media outlets.
19.06.2023 Uladzimir Kazeka recognized as political prisoner
Joint statement of the Belarusian human rights community
07.06.2023 Police brutality and arrests force a man with disability to flee Belarus
The story of Siarhei Bialiayeu from Babrujsk, who lived with Parkinson's disease and was persecuted bu the authorities for dissent.
30.05.2023 Deportation under scrutiny: Belarus's increasing expulsions for 'extremism' and 'protest' activities
An in-depth look at the country's controversial expulsion procedures amidst political unrest and the ongoing war in Ukraine.
15.05.2023 Liquidation, arrests, trials, and expulsion. After 27 years of repression, Viasna continues its activities
What follows is a chronicle of the persecution of Viasna human rights defenders over the 27 years of the activity of the organization.
25.01.2023 Post-referendum protest detainee: “Women in the cell did not know that the war had started”
On 27 February 2022, the referendum day, around a thousand protesters were detained in Belarus. Out interlocutor was one of them.
11.01.2023 “Gas sprayed into ventilation reached us”: Akrescina facilities detention conditions throughout 2022 in detainees own words
Viasna's month-by-month chronicle shows the scale of repression and how the methods of pressure on Belarusians used by law enforcers and authorities have (not) changed throughout 2022.
11.01.2023 Administrative prosecution in 2022: At least 6,380 arrests
Viasna's yearly review of the administrative prosecution on political grounds.
