News on the topic: criminal prosecution
12.09.2022 Front Line Defenders condemns sentencing of Maria Rabkova
The organization believes that Rabkova is being persecuted for her human rights work.
09.09.2022 Marfa Rabkova's last word in court: “Every time we respond to someone else’s pain we bring our Belarus closer”
We publish the text of the last word that Marfa Rabkova prepared for her speech in court.
08.09.2022 Twelve new names put on list of political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
08.09.2022 The Observatory calls to quash the sentences of Marfa Rabkova, Andrey Chapiuk, and Nasta Loika
The Observatory urges the authorities to immediately and unconditionally release them as well as all Viasna members and all other human rights defenders arbitrarily detained in the country.
07.09.2022 Andrei Chapyuk in his final statement: "Truth, fairness, and justice are more powerful than the thuggish methods employed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the KGB"
Human rights activists received the text of the speech that the 26-year-old political prisoner Andrei Chapyuk had prepared for his final statement.
06.09.2022 Viasna statement in connection with the sentencing of Marfa Rabkova and Andrei Chapiuk
The only reason for the sentences is Viasna members uncompromisingly legitimate activities.
06.09.2022 Viasna member Marfa Rabkova gets 15 years in jail, volunteer Andrei Chapiuk — 6
The Minsk Municipal Court announced the sentence of ten political prisoners at once
05.09.2022 Five people convicted or accused of ‘incitement to hatred’ recognized as political prisoners
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus
05.09.2022 Philosopher Aliaksandr Fiaduta sentenced to 10 years in jail
Harsh sentences to five ‘conspirators’ pronounced in the ‘coup d'etat’ case
05.09.2022 "I could not imagine that when my elder brother got behind bars, someone would have to stand in for him," – says Mikalay Labkovich
Mikalay Labkovich has told Viasna how he found out about the arrest of his brother and his brother’s wife on 14 July last year, how Uladzimir’s family has been living without him, and about the challenges they face and the way to help the imprisoned human rights defender and other political prisoners.
02.09.2022 Seasoned child therapist sentenced to 22 months behind bars for social media comments
On September 1, 2022, the Minsk Municipal Court convicted political prisoner Natallia Nikitsina.
02.09.2022 Another verdict passed in Zeltser case
On August 11, 2022, the Minsk Municipal Court sentenced political prisoner Vital Rohach.
02.09.2022 A hundred convicted on political grounds in criminal cases in August
Custodial and freedom-restricting sentences were handed down in 100% of the politically motivated cases.
01.09.2022 Another 18 people declared political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
30.08.2022 Three people recognized political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
