News on the topic: criminal prosecution
13.05.2022 Eighty-nine Belarusians convicted on political grounds in April
Human Rights Center Viasna observed a continuing trend toward criminal prosecution of citizens for political reasons during the month
12.05.2022 Intex-press journalist Yuryi Hantsarevich recognized political prisoner
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
06.05.2022 Thirty more political prisoners in Belarus
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
04.05.2022 Eleven more defendants in “dancing protest” case convicted
127 people already convicted in one of the biggest political cases in Belarus
04.05.2022 #FreeViasna: Weekly news digest on Viasna’s imprisoned human rights defenders
Latest news about imprisoned Viasna members from April 25 to May 1
29.04.2022 ‘Welcome to Gestapo’: The arrest of artist Dzmitry Padrez
Former cellmate's account of threats and beatings during the arrest of a political prisoner
28.04.2022 Twenty-seven new political prisoners in Belarus
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
27.04.2022 Mikalai Autukhovich to be tried under ten articles of the Criminal Code
The hearing will begin in Hrodna Regional Court on 16 May
26.04.2022 Defiant former investigator beaten in jail
Mikita Starazhenka's cellmate confirmes there were marks of severe beatings on political prisoner
26.04.2022 Novy Chas editor-in-chief Aksana Kolb is political prisoner
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
25.04.2022 The trial of Marfa Rabkova, Andrei Chapiuk and eight other political prisoners to be held behind closed doors
The trial of ten political prisoners began today in Minsk City Court
22.04.2022 Anarchist political prisoners sentenced in Minsk
The case was heard in closed session
21.04.2022 Eleven ‘Railway guerillas’ recognized as political prisoners
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus
21.04.2022 Aliaksandr Fiaduta and another seven people recognized as political prisoners
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus
18.04.2022 #FreeViasna: Weekly news digest on Viasna’s imprisoned human rights defenders
Latest news about imprisoned Viasna members from April 11 to 17
