News on the topic: defamation
04.11.2021 9 more persons in defamation cases classified as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
25.10.2021 6 more convicted in defamation trials
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
16.10.2021 Human rights defenders call to release 8 convicts in defamation trials
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
07.10.2021 Human rights defenders call to release 73 people detained in Zeltser case
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus
05.10.2021 Over 110 arrested after death of KGB officer
Between September 29 and October 1, Belarusian security forces arrested dozens of people for commenting on the deaths of IT worker Andrei Zeltser and KGB officer Dzmitry Fedasiuk.
30.09.2021 12 more defendants in defamation trials listed as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
24.09.2021 14 new political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
20.09.2021 Russian national sent to prison for calling Lukashenka hijacker
Iryna Vikkholm, a Russian citizen and political prisoner, has been sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment a general-security penal colony, after the Maskoŭski Court in Brest found her guilty of “slander against the president” (Article 367 of the Criminal Code of Belarus).
17.09.2021 Human rights defenders call to release 9 more persons prosecuted on defamation charges
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
17.09.2021 Critical vlogger given 4 years in prison over ‘slandering’ and ‘insulting’ Lukashenka and top officials
In court, Ruslan Linnik pleaded not guilty, refused to testify, and in his last statement told about the psychological and physical pressure he suffered at the hands of the security forces.
03.09.2021 4 more persons imprisoned on defamation charges
Joint statement by representatives of the Belarusian human rights community
23.08.2021 HRDs call to release 9 persons convicted of defamation offenses
Joint statement by representatives of the Belarusian human rights community
20.08.2021 4 more political prisoners convicted in defamation trials
Joint statement by representatives of the Belarusian human rights community
10.08.2021 Human rights organizations call to release 7 persons convicted in defamation trials
Joint statement by representatives of the Belarusian human rights community
06.08.2021 Three years in prison: Man repeatedly convicted of insulting Lukashenka
The Zavodski District Court considered a criminal case against Andrei Asaula, who was charged under three articles of the Criminal Code: Part 2 of Art. 368 (“insulting the president”), Art. 364 (“violence or threat of violence against a police officer”) and Art. 369 (“insulting a representative of the authorities”).
