News on the topic: defamation
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”).
02.08.2021 Journalist Hardziyevich re-arrested after guilty verdict
The Ivanava District Court announced today a verdict in a criminal case against Siarhei Hardziyevich, a Drahičyn-based correspondent for online media outlet “Pieršy Rehijon”.
31.07.2021 Human rights organizations call to release 7 persons convicted in defamation trials
Joint statement by representatives of the Belarusian human rights community
27.07.2021 Human rights organizations call to release six persons convicted of defamation offenses
Joint statement by representatives of the Belarusian human rights community
13.07.2021 Seven new political prisoners in Belarus
Joint statement of representatives of the Belarusian human rights community
18.06.2021 Human rights defenders call to release five more political prisoners
Joint statement by representatives of the Belarusian human rights community
16.06.2021 HRDs insist on retrial and release of political prisoner Siarhei Monich
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus
09.06.2021 Palina Sharenda-Panasiuk is political prisoner
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community on the sentencing of Palina Sharenda-Panasiuk
07.06.2021 Political prisoner Dzmitry Lukashevich sentenced to 3 years in prison for burning effigies of officials near Mahilioŭ
The Mahilioŭ District Court sentenced 46-year-old political prisoner Dzmitry Lukashevich to three years in a general-security penal colony, finding him guilty of two crimes: Part 2 of Art. 339 (malicious hooliganism) and Part 2 of Art. 368 (insulting the president). The man was convicted of making and burning several effigies referring to government officials, including Aliaksandr Lukashenka.
01.06.2021 Human rights defenders call to release five more persons imprisoned on defamation charges
Joint statement by representatives of the Belarusian human rights community
27.05.2021 HRDs demand release and retrial for political prisoner Iryna Palianina
Joint statement by Belarusian human rights organizations
27.05.2021 12 more names on list of political prisoners
Joint statement by representatives of the Belarusian human rights community
14.05.2021 Human rights organizations name five new political prisoners
Joint statement by representatives of the Belarusian human rights community
04.05.2021 Human rights organizations name three new political prisoners
Joint statement by representatives of the Belarusian human rights community
08.04.2021 Five more convicts in defamation trials called political prisoners
Joint statement by representatives of the Belarusian human rights community
