News on the topic: criminal prosecution
07.06.2022 Sociologist Tatsiana Vadalazhskaya sentenced to 2.5 years of restricted freedom
She was released awaiting the commencement of the sentence
07.06.2022 Severe sentence for political prisoner with stage-IV cancer
Pavel Kuchynski sentenced to five years in a medium-security penal colony
07.06.2022 HRD's demand immediate review of the sentences and release of the 3 political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
06.06.2022 The trial over BelaPAN journalists starts
Minsk regional court considers the BelaPAN case, in which four political prisoners are tried
03.06.2022 Five more political prisoners in Belarus
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus
03.06.2022 Viasna prison release overview: May
Who are political prisoners released in May, why they were detained, and how did they get out of prison
02.06.2022 Near hundred people convicted in the protest-related criminal trials in May
None of the defendants were found not guilty or punished only with a fine
31.05.2022 HRDs recognize eight more people political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
31.05.2022 ‘Terrorist’ Viachaslau Maleichuk sentenced to 22 years in jail
Viachaslau Maleichuk was sentenced to 22 years in a penal colony for ‘preparing terrorist attacks’ on the Freedom Day, March 25, 2022
27.05.2022 Fifteen people recognized as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
27.05.2022 Criminal prosecution in Belarus: legal system completely reoriented towards repression
Viasna human rights defenders prepared a report “Criminal prosecution for political reasons. Belarus 2021–2022”
25.05.2022 Twelve names added to the list of political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
25.05.2022 KGB adds Maryia Kalesnikava and Maksim Znak to ‘terrorists’ list
The KGB updated the list of ‘terrorists’ with 15 new people, including Viktar Babaryka's associates
23.05.2022 #FreeViasna: Weekly news digest on Viasna’s imprisoned human rights defenders
Latest news about imprisoned Viasna members from May 16 to 22
23.05.2022 Read 55 books and learnt how to do push-ups using one arm. Things that Andrei Chapiuk has achieved over a year in jail
For more than a year a volunteer of “Viasna” Andrei Chapiuk is detained in pre-trial jail. During this time he has read 55 books, has filled three writing books with the notes on a programming book and has learnt how to do push-ups with one arm.
