News on the topic: criminal prosecution
25.04.2024 "If you don't sign it, then your wife will go to prison, and your kids will be taken away by the children's services." Serhii Melyanets spoke about his detention
Once safe, Serhii told Viasna his story of persecution.
24.04.2024 "They break their own rules of special proceedings." The case against Leanid Sudalenka was transferred to the court
It is known that there are two volumes of the case materials, but the essence of the accusation is still unknown.
22.04.2024 The statement on the recognition of 16 people as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
19.04.2024 "I'm probably just going to die here": The situation of political prisoners from vulnerable groups
Human rights activists have identified at least 255 political prisoners who are at particular risk of mistreatment while incarcerated.
17.04.2024 The statement on the recognition of 11 people as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
15.04.2024 The statement on the recognition of 14 people as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
11.04.2024 Aliaksandr Kulinich, accused of insulting Lukashenka, died in the Brest pre-trial detention center
This is the sixth death of a political prisoner behind bars.
10.04.2024 Freelance journalist from Pinsk sentenced to six years in a penal colony and a big fine
The political prisoner was found guilty of organizing protests in Stolin and Minsk, slandering Lukashenka, and extortion.
09.04.2024 "What hemophilia? You shouldn't have written comments on the Internet." The story of political prisoner Aliaksei Haloukin
He told Viasna about his time in the Hrodna pre-trial detention center and Babrujsk colony No. 2, medical care, the library, and the special squad he was part of.
08.04.2024 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.
05.04.2024 The statement on the recognition of 13 people as political prisoners
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus
03.04.2024 Vital Chopik, detained in Brest, was taken to hospital with signs of severe beating
Recall that on March 28, 2024, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported that a 40-year-old resident of Brest, who attended court hearings, was placed in a pre-trial detention center.
28.03.2024 Seven more persons recognized as political prisoners in Belarus
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
20.03.2024 Investigative Committee opens criminal cases against members of "People's Embassies" and "Belarusians Abroad"
The agency believes that representatives of these initiatives attempted to harm Belarus' national security.
19.03.2024 Blogger and journalist Ihar Karnei is on trial in Minsk
Ihar Karnei was detained on July 17, and the journalist's house was searched.
