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Viasna leadership receives from 7 to 10 years in jail

03.03.2023 Viasna leadership receives from 7 to 10 years in jail

The sentences imposed are two years less than those requested by the prosecutor.

"When the prosecutor demanded 12 years of imprisonment, Ales’s face remained calm". Portrayal of Ales Bialiatski in court

02.03.2023 "When the prosecutor demanded 12 years of imprisonment, Ales’s face remained calm". Portrayal of Ales Bialiatski in court

On 3 March, at 12 pm the Leninsky District Court of the city of Minsk passed judgement on Viasna’s human rights defenders. One of the court attendants - who would like to remain anonymous - has agreed to share their observations. Here’s the portrayal of Ales Bialiatski.

Joint statement in the run-up to the verdict in the Viasna case

02.03.2023 Joint statement in the run-up to the verdict in the Viasna case

International human rights organizations call to release Bialiatski, Stefanovic and Labkovich immediately and unconditionally.

FIDH statement: The lies behind accusations against Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski and his Viasna colleagues

28.02.2023 FIDH statement: The lies behind accusations against Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski and his Viasna colleagues

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) exposes why charges against Ales Bialiatski, Valiantsin Stefanovich and Uladzimir Labkovich are fake.

Support the human rights defenders of Viasna when they receive their sentences

23.02.2023 Support the human rights defenders of Viasna when they receive their sentences

On March 3 at 12.00 in the Leninsky District Court of Minsk, the verdict of Viasna human rights defenders will be announced. We call on you to support the human rights defenders and express your solidarity with them in all possible ways on this day.

What Bialiatski, Stefanovic, and Labkovich said in their last word in court: full translation of their speeches

15.02.2023 What Bialiatski, Stefanovic, and Labkovich said in their last word in court: full translation of their speeches

On February 13, human rights defenders gave their last words thus bringing to a finish the court hearings.

Ales Bialiatski: “Enough is enough, we must stop this civil war” Viasna leadership delivered their last words at court

13.02.2023 Ales Bialiatski: “Enough is enough, we must stop this civil war” Viasna leadership delivered their last words at court

The trial in the criminal case against Viasna is over.

UN Special Rapporteurs informed about violations of the rights and freedoms of Viasna members during the trial

10.02.2023 UN Special Rapporteurs informed about violations of the rights and freedoms of Viasna members during the trial

Viasna lawyer Sviatlana Halauniova explains which violations were described in the communication to the Special Rapporteurs.

Sapelka: “Incredibly long prison sentences for honest and brave people are staggering in their inhumanity”

09.02.2023 Sapelka: “Incredibly long prison sentences for honest and brave people are staggering in their inhumanity”

Viasna human rights advocate comments on the enormous sentences requested by the prosecutor to his fellows.

Prosecution requests 12-year sentence for Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski

09.02.2023 Prosecution requests 12-year sentence for Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski

Viasna trial reached the closing arguments step.

“The case is unprecedented. What is that if not politics?” Human rights defenders interrogated in the Viasna case

07.02.2023 “The case is unprecedented. What is that if not politics?” Human rights defenders interrogated in the Viasna case

Viasna tells what our fellow human rights defenders said in court.

All 284 volumes of Viasna case files presented to court

02.02.2023 All 284 volumes of Viasna case files presented to court

Along with open source data, the materials also contain police surveillance and wiretap data.

Wiretap recordings, a list of political prisoners, and materials from Viasna website: what's inside Viasna case file

31.01.2023 Wiretap recordings, a list of political prisoners, and materials from Viasna website: what's inside Viasna case file

Viasna tells what constitutes the prosecution evidence and what is really targeted in these proceedings.

Bialiatski: “Criminalizing aid to victims of political repression is immoral and inhumane”

30.01.2023 Bialiatski: “Criminalizing aid to victims of political repression is immoral and inhumane”

Viasna tells what happened at the trial of the human rights center's leadership last week.

Ales Bialiatski: Criminal proceedings are politically motivated, and Viasna has operated legally

25.01.2023 Ales Bialiatski: Criminal proceedings are politically motivated, and Viasna has operated legally

What happened in court during the 13th hearing.

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