News on the topic: criminal prosecution
05.10.2023 Front Line Defenders condemns the decision of the Supreme Court of Belarus to uphold Nasta Loika’s 7 year prison sentence
The organisation expresses its grave concern at the systemic mistreatment and rights violations of the woman human rights defender throughout her detention.
05.10.2023 The Prosecutor General's Office has opened criminal cases against the BNR Rada
Criminal cases were initiated against the leaders and members of the BNR Rada.
03.10.2023 #FreeViasna: review of news on imprisoned Viasna human rights defenders
We collected news on Viasna team members who are behind bars.
29.09.2023 Repression without rules: more than 15 people from the sports field are behind bars
September 30 is the Day of Sports Solidarity.
29.09.2023 Former SOBR member Yuryi Harauski acquitted in the case of disappearance of opposition politicians
The prosecutor asked for three years of imprisonment for him, but the court decided to acquit him.
27.09.2023 Statement on the recognition of 11 new political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
26.09.2023 What happened to political prisoners on September 19-26
Viasna provides a weekly overview of the latest news on political prisoners.
21.09.2023 "He was just a soldier who was following orders." Trial of Belarusian ex-special forces fighter continues in Switzerland
In his last word, the former special forces fighter once again asked for forgiveness from the relatives of the murdered politicians.
20.09.2023 "Paulichenka came up and shot both of them in the back." In Switzerland, there began a trial of an ex-special forces officer in the case of the missing opponents of Lukashenka
On September 19, Switzerland began to try ex-fighter of the Belarusian special quick reaction unit (SOBR) Yuryi Harauski, who in 2019 publicly declared his involvement in the abduction of opposition politicians.
19.09.2023 Ex-manager of MTS mobile operator and musician Aliaksei Kuzmin was sentenced to 7 years in a penal colony
Despite the fact that in July the political prisoner gave a "repentant interview" to propagandists, he was convicted under two articles of the Criminal Code.
19.09.2023 Siarhei Hardzievich, a former political prisoner and journalist from Drahichyn, was detained at the border
The detention took place on September 14 at the Brest checkpoint.
18.09.2023 We demand the rehabilitation of convicted participants of peaceful assemblies
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
18.09.2023 Former policeman detained at the border on his return from Poland and sentenced to 8 years in a penal colony
The case is connected with the Black Book of Belarus.
12.09.2023 Special proceedings were initiated against the creators and participants of BYPOL. They will be tried in absentia
On September 8, the Investigative Committee initiated special proceedings against representatives and ex-participants of the organization BYPOL with its structural divisions: Situational-Analytical Center and Victory Mobilization Plan.
11.09.2023 #FreeViasna: review of news on imprisoned human rights defenders of Viasna
We collected news on Viasna team members who are behind bars.
