News for August 2022
17.08.2022 Political prisoner gets 18 months in jail for protest slogans and ribbons
On August 16, 2022, the Maskoŭski District Court of Brest considered the case of political prisoner Iryna Pryhava.
16.08.2022 Political prisoner Hanna Pyshnik convicted for video of Russian helicopters
On August 16, 2022, the Homieĺ Regional Court convicted her of ‘promoting extremist activity’ under Part 2 of Article 361-4 of the Criminal Code.
16.08.2022 Political prisoner Aleh Yafremenka sentenced to another year in jail for ‘disobedience’
On August 15, 2022, the Lieninski District Court of Mahilioŭ convicted the political prisoner.
16.08.2022 Six people prosecuted for anti-war actions recognized political prisoners
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus
15.08.2022 #FreeViasna: Weekly news digest on Viasna’s imprisoned human rights defenders
Latest news about imprisoned Viasna members
15.08.2022 What happened to political prisoners on August 8–14
Political prisoners list updated with 17 names, at least 5 political prisoners convicted, and other news
12.08.2022 Seventeen people charged with insulting officials and state symbols recognized political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
12.08.2022 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: July 2022
July marked a year since Viasna Chairman Ales Bialiatski, Deputy chairman Valiantsin Stefanovich, and lawyer Uladzimir Labkovich were taken in custody on trumped-up charges.
10.08.2022 Babrujsk ‘terrorists’ sentenced to long terms in jail
On August 10, the Babrujsk District and Municipal Court convicted a group of local ‘terrorists’.
09.08.2022 Two years after the election fraud in numbers
August 9, 2020, is a point of no return in the history of modern Belarus
08.08.2022 Viasna informed UN Special Rapporteurs on prosecution for anti-war statements in Belarus
Over a thousand detained for anti-war protests and about 32 criminal cases brought for anti-war manifestations since February 24, 2022
08.08.2022 Eleven more people prosecuted for protest recognized political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
05.08.2022 #WeStandBYyou: German MPs adopt political prisoners Yuryi Selvich, Aliaksandr Fiaduta, and Danila Bandaruk
Libereco’s solidarity campaign #WeStandBYyou continues
05.08.2022 “We want to get through to the walls”: Viasna solidarity actions at Belarusian embassy in Vilnius held on August 4
The place and date refer to the first such action held in 2013 in front of the Belarusian embassy—to express solidarity with the imprisoned Viasna chairman Ales Bialiatski.
04.08.2022 Former civil servant convicted of disclosing personal data of police officers
Political prisoner Siarhei Petrushenka gets a jail sentence
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