News on the topic: criminal prosecution
14.10.2021 3 and 2 ½ years: prosecution requests prison terms for Viasna members in Homieĺ
Judge Siarhei Salouski is expected to announce his verdict in the coming days.
13.10.2021 6 more protesters listed as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
12.10.2021 Tsikhanouskaya’s campaign volunteer convicted in Minsk
The Saviecki District Court of Minsk sentenced political prisoner Aliaksandr Dabryianik to three years of restricted freedom in an open penitentiary (“khimiya”) on charges of “organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them”.
12.10.2021 Babaryka’s campaign managers Kupreyeva and Karaka walk free
The charges against Kupreyeva and Karaka remain in place and they will be under travel restrictions before trial.
08.10.2021 Ex-police officer sentenced to 2 years in prison for participating in post-election protests
The Centraĺny District Court of Minsk sentenced political prisoner Yahor Viarshynin to two years in a general-security penal colony, finding him guilty under Part 1 of Art. 342 of the Criminal Code (“actions that grossly violate public order”).
07.10.2021 Human rights defenders call to release 73 people detained in Zeltser case
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus
06.10.2021 Political prisoner Aleh Kulesha sentenced to prison term in another dancing protest trial in Brest
The Maskoŭski District Court of Brest has convicted the eighth group of defendants in the series of trials dubbed by journalists and human rights defenders as “dancing protest case”.
05.10.2021 Human rights groups insist on retrials and release of six more convicts
Joint statement of the Belarusian human rights community
05.10.2021 Over 110 arrested after death of KGB officer
Between September 29 and October 1, Belarusian security forces arrested dozens of people for commenting on the deaths of IT worker Andrei Zeltser and KGB officer Dzmitry Fedasiuk.
05.10.2021 Release Rabochy Rukh activists Ihar Mints and Natallia Belabekhava
Joint statement of Belarusian human rights organizations
05.10.2021 6 new names on list of political prisoners
Joint statement by Belarusian human rights organizations
02.10.2021 4 years in prison for climbing a garbage container: Political prisoner Pavel Lukayanau convicted in Minsk
On October 1, political prisoner Pavel Lukayanau was sentenced to 4 years of imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony on “rioting” charges related to a post-election protest of August 10, 2020.
30.09.2021 12 more defendants in defamation trials listed as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
30.09.2021 At least 439 people sent to prisons on protest charges: One year after first sentence in post-election trials
One year ago, on September 29, 2020, the first politically motivated verdict was passed for the events related to the rigged presidential election. On that day, Pavel Piaskou and Uladzislau Yeustsihneyeu were convicted under Part 2 of Art. 363 of the Criminal Code for resisting riot police officers during a rally on June 19, in which a riot policeman pulled out a gun to threaten unarmed protesters.
30.09.2021 Imprisoned punk rocker Ihar Bantsar to spend remainder of term in penal colony
The decision was taken in response to a request by the administration of correctional facility No. 9 in Viciebsk, where the man had already served three and a half months.
