News on the topic: criminal prosecution
03.11.2021 Viasna activists Leanid Sudalenka and Tatsiana Lasitsa sentenced to 3 and 2 ½ years in prison
The Centraĺny District Court of Homieĺ announced today a verdict in the criminal trial of Viasna human rights activist Leanid Sudalenka and volunteer Tatsiana Lasitsa.
01.11.2021 #FreeViasna: Weekly news digest on Viasna’s imprisoned human rights defenders
On September 17, dozens of Belarusian and international human rights groups launched #FreeViasna, the campaign of solidarity with the imprisoned human rights activists of Viasna. Here’s the latest news about the Viasna members held behind bars.
01.11.2021 In October, at least 95 people were convicted in protest-related criminal trials
Viasna continues to monitor politically motivated criminal trials, which have been the primary tool of repression since the announcement of the presidential election last May.
29.10.2021 Bagpiper Dzmitry Shymanski convicted over August 2020 protest
The Zavodski District Court of Minsk sentenced today political prisoner Dzmitry Shymanski to three years of restricted freedom in an open penitentiary (“khimiya”) on charges of organizing “actions that grossly violated public order” and “training of persons to participate in such actions”.
27.10.2021 Trial of Viasna members resumes in Homieĺ, volunteer Maryia Tarasenka leaves Belarus
Maryia Tarasenka, a volunteer of the Human Rights Center “Viasna” and a defendant in a politically motivated trial in Homieĺ, left the country.
26.10.2021 12 new names on list of political prisoners
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus
25.10.2021 6 more convicted in defamation trials
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
22.10.2021 6 more people designated as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
21.10.2021 Two jailed over post-election protests in Pinsk
The Lieninski District Court of Brest has sentenced political prisoner Illia Bokhan to three and a half years in prison on charges of involvement in ‘riots’ in the aftermath of the rigged presidential election of August 2020.
21.10.2021 Political prisoner Dzmitry Furmanau is free
Political prisoner Dzmitry Furmanau has been released after 18 months in prison, RFE/RL’s Belarus service said.
19.10.2021 Prison conditions for people arrested for commenting on killed KGB officer amount to torture
Most people detained last month for commenting on the Zeltser case are being held in inhumane conditions, according to their families.
19.10.2021 Another protester convicted in Hrodna
Political prisoner Aleh Khichou has been convicted over his involvement in a post-election protest of August 10, 2020, after a trial that lasted three months.
18.10.2021 "A person who stands for national values and whose life is driven by them"
Alena Laptsionak, a member of Viasna, tells Radio Racyja about Viasna leader Ales Bialiatski.
16.10.2021 Human rights defenders call to release 8 convicts in defamation trials
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
15.10.2021 FIDH: Accusations against Viasna are baseless
Several members of Viasna, including its Chairman Ales Bialiatski, and FIDH Vice President Valiantsin Stefanovic, were charged with tax evasion on a large scale. FIDH believes, however, that the real motive behind these baseless charges is to eradicate civil society in Belarus.
