News on the topic: criminal prosecution
05.12.2014 Statement of HRC “Viasna” and Belarusian Association of Journalists regarding detention of journalist Aliaksandr Alesin
The Human Rights Center "Viasna" and "Belarusian Association of Journalists" urge Belarusian KGB to inform the public about the cause and place of detention of the journalist of the newspaper "Belarusy i Rynak", a member of the NGO "Belarusian Association of Journalists" Aliaksandr Alesin, as well as the essence of the accusation against him.
20.11.2014 Political prisoner Mikalai Dziadok faces one more year in prison
On November 20, it was reported that a criminal case was opened against political prisoner Mikalai Dziadok under Part 1, Article 411 of the Criminal Code - willful disobedience of the lawful demands of the administration of the correctional institution. As a result, he may be sentenced to one more year of imprisonment.
20.11.2014 On Judge Palulekh’s code of ethics
On the eve of the hearing of an appeal by activist Yury Rubtsou, who was convicted on criminal charges of “insulting the judge”, human rights activists draw attention to the identity of the “victim” in the case – Judge Kiryl Palulekh of the Court of Minsk’s Savetski district.
19.11.2014 Court to hear appeal of Yury Rubtsou on 21 November
An appeal lodged by opposition activist Yury Rubtsou, who was sentenced to 18 months of detention in a correctional labor camp, will be considered by the Minsk City Court on November 21.
12.11.2014 “Incident with Andrei Bandarenka is a rude and cruel provocation”
Chairman of the Human Rights Centre "Viasna" Ales Bialiatski commented on the hunger-strike of the imprisoned human rights activist Andrei Bandarenka.
15.08.2014 Azerbaijani human rights activist Intiqam Aliyev may face new charges
Anar Qasimli, the lawyer of the arrested the head of the Legal Education Society, fears that his client may face new charges of illegal acquisition, sale or carrying knives.
11.08.2014 Azerbaijan: Intiqam Aliyev appeals his arrest
Another authoritative Azerbaijani human rights activist, was arrested in Baku on 8 August. Intiqam Aliyev is the head of the Legal Education Society, whose activity was checked within the framework of a criminal case against local and foreign NGOs.
11.08.2014 Send a letter of support to arrested activists in Azerbaijan!
For one week in Azerbaijan was arrested three human rights activist: Leyla Yunus, Rasul Jafarov and Arif Yunus. Each - for three months. At the same time, Azerbaijan is the Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Council of Europe.
08.08.2014 AZERBAIJAN: Increasing repression against civil society severely tarnishes Azerbaijan's Presidency of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers
Paris-Geneva, August 6, 2014 - The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, an FIDH-OMCT joint programme, deplores the recent acts of harassment and arrests of prominent human rights defenders Rasul Jafarov, Leyla Yunus and Arif Yunusov, and calls on the authorities to put an end to the ongoing repression against civil society organisations and representatives.
06.08.2014 HRC “Viasna” passes to Azerbaijan's Ambassador statement condemning arrest of well-known human rights activists
August 6 the Human Rights Center "Viasna" passed to the Azerbaijan's Embassy in Minsk a statement condemning the repression of President Aliyev against prominent human rights defenders of the country.
06.08.2014 Investigators make Yury Rubtsou sign non-disclosure agreement
On August 5 an activist from Homel Yury Rubtsou visited the Savetski district department of the Investigation Committee of Minsk, were he was interrogated as a suspect in a criminal case.
04.08.2014 Criminal case brought against civil society activist Yury Rubtsou
A criminal case has been opened against Homel activist Yury Rubtsou for “insulting a judge”. Yury Rubtsou wrote in a Facebook post: “An investigator from the Investigation Committee has just notified me that a criminal case was opened against me either for insulting or for threatening a judge.”
04.08.2014 Azerbaijan: arrests of human rights activists continue
Rasul Jafarov, founder and chairman of the Human Rights Club Rasul Jafarov, was arrested in Baku on August 2.
01.08.2014 Let's support imprisoned Azerbaijani human rights defenders!
The Human Rights Center "Viasna" encourages the civil society to join the statement of protest against the political persecution of prominent human rights activists in Azerbaijan, which will be sent to the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Belarus next week.
21.07.2014 Critical blogger’s son sentenced to three years of correctional labor
On July 18, the Court of Babruisk completed the trial of Aliaksei Zhalnou, son of a local blogger Aleh Zhalnou. Judge Yuliya Beraziuk sentenced the young man to three years in an open penal colony. Aliaksei Zhalnou will also have to pay a fine of 50 million rubles in damages. The plaintiff, a road policeman Aliaksandr Butouski, asked to recover from Zhalnou 100 million rubles, and the prosecutor demanded four years in a penal colony as a punishment for the blogger’s son. Aliaksei Zhalnou has ten days to appeal the verdict.
