News on the topic: criminal prosecution
28.10.2020 Two Minskers facing 10 years in prison over inscription on sidewalk
In September, two residents of Minsk, a man and a woman, were detained after they tried to repaint an inscription on the sidewalk near the memorial to Aliaksandr Taraikouski, the first victim of police violence who was killed on October 10. The inscription on the asphalt said, “We Will Not Forget!” Now they are charged with two articles of the Criminal Code, for which they face up to 10 years in prison, TUT.BY said.
27.10.2020 Political prisoner Andrei Rasulau released in Žlobin
Andrei Rasulau, a political prisoner from the city of Žlobin, has been released from pre-trial detention, Alena Masliukova, Viasna human rights activist, said quoting the former prisoner’s girlfriend. His status, however, remains unknown.
23.10.2020 House arrest cancelled for political prisoner Liliya Ulasava
The authorities have ordered to cancel the house arrest restrictions earlier imposed on arrested member of the opposition Coordination Council Liliya Ulasava, her husband told tut.by.
23.10.2020 Swiss MPs call to release Natallia Hersche arrested in Belarus
In an open letter, 18 Swiss parliamentarians from the SP, Greens, CVP and EVP address the Belarusian Minister of Justice, Minister of the Interior and Attorney General and demand the release of the imprisoned Swiss citizen Natallia Hersche.
23.10.2020 MPs from Lithuania, Austria and Germany join "godparenthood" campaign
As part of the Libereco’s solidarity campaign #WeStandBYyou, Rasa Juknevičienė (European Parliament, Lithuania), Ewa Ernst-Dziedzic (National Council, Austria) and Delara Burkhardt (European Parliament, Germany) have taken over a godparenthood for political prisoners in Belarus.
21.10.2020 Austrian and German MPs take over godparenthood for Ihnat Sidorchyk, Dzianis Kireshchanka and Dzianis Chykaliou
As part of Libereco’s solidarity campaign #WeStandBYyou, Jürgen Hardt (Bundestag, Germany), Lukas Mandl (European Parliament, Austria) und Reinhold Lopatka (National Council, Austria) have taken over a godparenthood for political prisoners in Belarus. They demand their immediate and unconditional release.
21.10.2020 Human rights coalition calls 9 more persons political prisoners
Joint statement by the human rights organizations of Belarus
19.10.2020 Persons under house arrest are still political prisoners
Three political prisoners released from pre-trial detention after Aliaksandr Lukashenka’s visit to the KGB prison on October 10 have been placed under house arrest. Four more were subjected to less stringent restrictions, known as release on own recognizance.
19.10.2020 Libereco demands freedom for Swiss citizen arrested in Belarus
Natallia Hersche, Swiss-Belarusian dual citizen from St. Gallen, has been in a Belarusian prison for exactly one month today. She had travelled to her former home country in September and was arrested there during a peaceful women’s rally on 19 September.
19.10.2020 Vitaly Shklyarov, Liliya Ulasava released from pre-trial detention
Vitaly Shklyarov, a Belarusian-American political scientist facing politically motivated criminal charges in Belarus, has been released from pre-trial detention, according to his lawyer Anton Hashynski.
17.10.2020 Political prisoner Illia Salei is free
Illia Salei, a lawyer who was earlier arrested on criminal charges, has been released from pre-trial detention, according to reliable sources.
16.10.2020 What peaceful protesting is like in Belarus: Husband facing criminal charges, wife and children flee country
A man in Homieĺ is facing five years in prison for allegedly resisting the actions of police officers at a protest held on September 27, gomelspring.org said.
13.10.2020 Two more PandaDoc prisoners walk free
Political prisoners Yulia Shardyka and Uladzislau Mikhalap have been released today, according to their lawyers.
13.10.2020 Viasna calls to drop criminal charges against volunteer Andrei Chapiuk
Statement by the Board of the Human Rights Center “Viasna”
12.10.2020 2 political prisoners released on bail
Two political prisoners have been released from the KGB pre-trial prison, Belarusian state television said on October 11. Yury Vaskrasenski, a member of Viktar Babaryka's campaign team, and Dzmitry Rabtsevich, director of the PandaDoc office in Minsk, walked free to await trial under an obligation not to leave the country.
