News on the topic: criminal prosecution
24.08.2023 Four face charges in absentia in Minsk court over attack on Belarusian embassy in london
The UK police declined Belarus' request to extradite the accused and they remain abroad.
21.08.2023 Human rights groups identify seven new political prisoner
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
16.08.2023 Political prisoner list updated with 12 new names
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus
15.08.2023 #FreeViasna: Latest news about jailed Viasna human rights defenders
Leanid Sudalenka left Belarus, and solidarity actions were held in Europe with our imprisoned fellows.
10.08.2023 At least 3,645 people have criminal convictions three years after the 2020 election
Viasna tells in figures about the unprecedentedly terrible situation with human rights in Belarus.
08.08.2023 Eleven more political prisoners in Belarus over defamation charges
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
03.08.2023 Another group of convicted protesters recognized as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
02.08.2023 July criminal trials: at least 52 people convicted on political grounds
The amount of group cases indicates that repression is list-based.
01.08.2023 Human rights defenders identify another 14 political prisoners
Human rights community demands the immediate release of all political prisoners and the end of political repression.
26.07.2023 #FreeViasna: Latest news about jailed Viasna human rights defenders
Leanid Sudalenka was released from jail while Viasna has been awarded another major human rights prize.
25.07.2023 11 more people recognized as political prisoners over “extremism” charges and convictions
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus
17.07.2023 Eight more people recognized political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
13.07.2023 7 Members of the Norwegian Parliament take on a godparenthood for imprisoned trade union activists
Libereco solidarity campaign #WeStandBYyou continues.
12.07.2023 Human rights community of Belarus joint statement on the death in custody of the artist Ales Pushkin
The Belarusian human rights community would like to express its deepest condolences to the family, friends, and the Belarusian creative community on the death of the artist.
05.07.2023 Eduard Babaryka receives 8 years in jail
The son of a banker Viktar Babaryka who intended to become a candidate in the 2020 Belarusian presidential election pleaded not guilty in court.
