News on the topic: political prisoners
03.03.2023 FIDH condemns sentencing of its Vice-President and his Viasna colleagues
The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) stays firmly mobilized until their ultimate liberation.
03.03.2023 Viasna leadership receives from 7 to 10 years in jail
The sentences imposed are two years less than those requested by the prosecutor.
02.03.2023 "When the prosecutor demanded 12 years of imprisonment, Ales’s face remained calm". Portrayal of Ales Bialiatski in court
On 3 March, at 12 pm the Leninsky District Court of the city of Minsk passed judgement on Viasna’s human rights defenders. One of the court attendants - who would like to remain anonymous - has agreed to share their observations. Here’s the portrayal of Ales Bialiatski.
02.03.2023 Joint statement in the run-up to the verdict in the Viasna case
International human rights organizations call to release Bialiatski, Stefanovic and Labkovich immediately and unconditionally.
01.03.2023 Rabkova and Chapiuk sentences commuted after appeal
The verdict came into force and the political prisoners will soon be transported to the colonies.
28.02.2023 Statement for recognition of 12 people as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
28.02.2023 Statement of Belarusian human rights defenders on recognition of nine new political prisoners
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus
24.02.2023 Statement on recognition of 13 people as political prisoners
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus
23.02.2023 Support the human rights defenders of Viasna when they receive their sentences
On March 3 at 12.00 in the Leninsky District Court of Minsk, the verdict of Viasna human rights defenders will be announced. We call on you to support the human rights defenders and express your solidarity with them in all possible ways on this day.
22.02.2023 Sports in custody: how the right turned into a method of pressure
People behind bars are not just deprived of the right to physical activity — it becomes another method of pressure from the authorities, when impossible conditions are created for any, even minimal exercise.
21.02.2023 ABW.by editor Yuryi Hladchuk sentenced to 2.5 years in a penal colony
The political prisoner was found guilty under Article 342 (active participation in actions that grossly violate public order) and Article 368 (insulting Lukashenka) of the Criminal Code.
17.02.2023 Rabochy rukh group members receive 11 to 15 year in jail for high treason and creating extremist group
Political prisoners have been in custody for 17 months.
16.02.2023 Fifteen people recognized political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
15.02.2023 What Bialiatski, Stefanovic, and Labkovich said in their last word in court: full translation of their speeches
On February 13, human rights defenders gave their last words thus bringing to a finish the court hearings.
13.02.2023 Ales Bialiatski: “Enough is enough, we must stop this civil war” Viasna leadership delivered their last words at court
The trial in the criminal case against Viasna is over.
