News on the topic: criminal prosecution
17.07.2012 Photographer facing criminal charge over teddy bear stunt
The Committee for State Security (KGB) has extended to 10 days the detention of young photographer Anton Surapin, who is formally suspected of helping foreigners illegally enter Belarus.
11.07.2012 Political prisoner Aliaksandr Malchanau appeals his sentence
A lawyer visited Aliaksandr Malchanau in a detention facility in Zhodzina on 9 July. She said the political prisoner would appeal against the judgement.
10.07.2012 Zmitser Dashkevich throws a challenge to the system
In response to the possible instigation of a new criminal case political prisoner Zmitser Dashkevich composed an appeal to the head of the penal colony, which he mockingly called “Acknowledgment of Guilt”.
10.07.2012 Book distributor Ales Yaudakha sentenced to year of personal restraint
The sentence against Ales Yaudakha was pronounced in the Kastrychnitski district court of Minsk on Tuesday.
04.07.2012 Appeal of political prisoner Vasil Parfiankou to be considered 27 July
This May the Pershamaiski District Court of Minsk sentenced Mr. Parfiankou to six months of arrest for an alleged violation of the regime of prophylactic supervision.
30.06.2012 Andrzej Pochobut released under his own recognizance
The journalist of Gazeta Wyborcza has been let off form Hrodna prison today, on June 30.
29.06.2012 Hrodna journalists support Andrei Pachobut
A number of Hrodna journalists have sent an open letter to the Prosecutor General of Belarus, expressing their protests against the criminal charges brought against reporter Andrei Pachobut.
27.06.2012 The office of the unregistered “Union of Poles” is targeted by police
At present the police are searching office No100 in Budziony Street 48A in Hrodna. It is said that that there is some press in the office which contains “anti-state calls”.
27.06.2012 Journalist risks jail for criticizing President: Urgent appeal by Amnesty International
A journalist, Andrzej Poczobut, is at risk of being sentenced to five years imprisonment in Belarus after being arrested for criticizing the Belarusian President. He is a prisoner of conscience, detained solely for exercising his right to freedom of expression.
26.06.2012 Malchanau Will Not Be Released
The court rejected political prisoner’s appeal.
22.06.2012 OSCE demands to release Pachobut and to amnesty Khalip
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, condemned the arrest of Belarusian journalist.
22.06.2012 Belarus holds another political prisoner – journalist Andrei Pachobut
Statement by the Human Rights Center “Viasna” The Human Rights Center “Viasna” strongly condemns the arrest of and libel charges brought against journalist Andrei Pachobut, and views the case as politically motivated harassment aimed at sanctioning his professional activities and freedom of expression. We consider Andrei Pachobut another political prisoner and demand his immediate and unconditional release.
22.06.2012 Committee to Protect Journalists: Freedom to Poczobut!
New York, June 21, 2012-Authorities in Belarus must drop the charges against a prominent journalist arrested today for libel against the president, and immediately release him, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Andrzej Poczobut has been targeted in the past for his critical writing, CPJ research shows.
22.06.2012 Polish Newspaper Reporter Held In Belarus
The correspondent of a Polish newspaper has reportedly been detained by police in Belarus less than a year after serving jail time for slandering President Alyaksandr Lukashenka.
19.06.2012 Salihorsk police were looking for anarchist in fridge
Policemen raided on a flat belonging to the parents of anarchist Dzmitry Dubouski.
