News on the topic: criminal prosecution
01.09.2015 Khadija Ismayilova Sentenced To 7.5 years in jail
September 1, Baku Court of Grave Crimes sentenced investigative journalist and the host of daily radio show on AzadliqRadiosu Khadija Ismayilova to 7 years and 6 months. Ismayilova was acquitted on the charge of incitement to attempt side under Article 125.
01.09.2015 Convicted founder of the "Platform" Mikhail Zhamchuzhny sends letters to freedom again
He writes he has been kept in the penal cell of Viciebsk remand prison No. 2 and hasn't been allowed any meeting with his relatives for six months. August 12, he had the first meeting with his cousin for the six months.
26.08.2015 Investigative Committee violates presumption of innocence in ‘graffiti case’
The website of the Investigative Committee published on August 22 information about the accused and suspects in so-called ‘graffiti case’, which violates the presumption of innocence of the detainees.
25.08.2015 Why activists detained in ‘graffiti case’ face deliberately unfair, excessively grave charges?
Lawyer Pavel Sapelka has commented on the prosecution and detention of youth activists in the so-called ‘graffiti case’.
21.08.2015 Investigative Committee charges suspects in ‘graffiti case’
The Investigative Committee has officially charged youth activists Maksim Piakarski and Vadzim Zharomski under Part 2, Art. 339 of the Criminal Code, “hooliganism committed by a group of persons”, after they were detained for inscribing graffiti and smearing a billboard in Minsk.
20.08.2015 Pavel Sapelka: Graffiti neither violates public order nor expresses disrespect for society
Lawyer Pavel Sapelka shares his opinion on the criminal cases against the new political prisoners.
17.08.2015 Viasna: Persons detained in graffiti case are new political prisoners
The Human Rights Center "Viasna" calls to stop the prosecution under Part 2, Art. 339 of the Criminal Code ("malicious hooliganism") of Viachaslau Kasinerau, Yaraslau Ulyianenkau, as well as Maksim Piakarski and Vadzim Zharomski, and demands their immediate release from custody.
15.08.2015 Suspects in case of Belarusian-language are neither charged, nor released
At about 7 p.m. on August 14, the persons who had been detained in the case of Belarusian-language graffiti, were to have been either released or presented charges. However, neither of has happened.
14.08.2015 'Azerbaijan is turning into a dictatorship – we shouldn't fall for its caviar diplomacy'
After a lifetime fighting for human rights, Leyla and Arif Yunus face a decade in jail. How can Europe turn a blind eye, asks Souhayr Belhassen?
14.08.2015 Criminal proceedings for Belarusian-language graffiti, lawlessness of riot police (video, photos)
After 4 p.m. on August 11 in Minsk, people in black uniforms with guns and helmets broke into three different apartments. Young residents were knocked down to the floor. In one of the apartments they were kept on the floor for about an hour, and electric shockers were used towards them without any reasons.
13.08.2015 AZERBAIJAN: Verdict against Leyla and Arif Yunus is outrageous and must be nullified
The Observatory’s trial observer in Baku reports that Leyla Yunus and Arif Yunusov have been handed 8.5 and 7 year jail sentences, respectively.
07.08.2015 Pavel Sapelka comments on the decision to extend preventive supervision over Mikalai Autukhovich
August 6, Vaŭkavysk District Court reconsidered the case on the extension of preventive supervision over the former political prisoner Mikalai Autukhovich without his participation. Autukhovich himself is still in the local hospital after a hypertensive crisis.
06.08.2015 Human Rights Watch: Ailing Rights Defenders’ Trial in Azerbaijan is Travesty of Justice
(Berlin) – Azerbaijani authorities should immediately release and stop the prosecution of Leyla and Arif Yunus, elderly human rights defenders who are both in grave health, Human Rights Watch said today. On August 3, 2015, Arif Yunus’s blood pressure spiked, and he lost consciousness while standing trial in court. He received medical care during subsequent hearings on August 4 and 5, but his condition is poor.
06.08.2015 Ex-political prisoner Mikalai Autukhovich: The circus show is going on!
It will be decided at the trial today whether police supervision over Mikalai Autukhovich will be extended.
05.08.2015 Witnesses Finished Speaking at Trial of Leyla and Arif Yunus
The trial of Leyla Yunus was concluded by the witnesses on August 4.
