News on the topic: criminal prosecution
07.10.2024 "Welcome to the Motherland." At least 66 people convicted in political criminal cases after returning from abroad
Of these people, at least 36 are currently behind bars.
07.10.2024 Up to 25 years in a penal colony: 12 defendants sentenced in the Mačuliščy case
Mikalai Shvets, who was released in June on an exchange with Ukraine, was sentenced in absentia to 25 years in a penal colony.
03.10.2024 We demand the rehabilitation of 13 former political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
27.09.2024 The statement on the recognition of 7 people as political prisoners
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus
25.09.2024 Appeal filed in the case of SOBR member Yury Harauski, involved in enforced disappearances
Lawyers of international human rights organizations on behalf of victims' relatives filed an appeal against the decision of the Swiss court, which acquitted the ex-fighter of the Belarusian Special Quick Reaction Unit (SOBR) Yury Harauski.
25.09.2024 "He is free within a prison cell because true freedom lies in the soul."
Representatives of the diplomatic corps of the EU countries express solidarity with the imprisoned head of Human Rights Center Viasna and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski.
24.09.2024 The statement on the recognition of 5 people as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
20.09.2024 "I'm probably just going to die here": The situation of political prisoners from vulnerable groups
Human rights activists have identified at least 254 political prisoners who are at particular risk of mistreatment while incarcerated.
19.09.2024 37 more political prisoners pardoned in Belarus. Who are they?
Among them are six women, as well as senior citizens and people with chronic diseases and disabilities.
19.09.2024 The statement on the recognition of 7 people as political prisoners
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus
16.09.2024 The statement on the recognition of 22 people as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
16.09.2024 New criminal case initiated against political prisoner Mikola Dziadok
Political prisoner Mikola Dziadok, sentenced to five years in a penal colony, was supposed to be released on April 25, 2025.
11.09.2024 Will the pardoned political prisoners be granted expungement?
Former political prisoner and Viasna human rights defender Leanid Sudalenka speaks about the specifics of pardoning and figures out whether the pardoned people will be excluded from the lists of "extremists and terrorists" and how the Interior Ministry can monitor their "law-abiding behavior."
10.09.2024 "I knew that sooner or later they would come for me": a confession of a former political prisoner
Mikalai speaks about his participation in the events of 2020 and about the persecution he experienced from the time of his detention to the moment of his release.
06.09.2024 We demand the rehabilitation of 19 former political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
