News on the topic: trials
19.09.2022 Overview of political trials on 12-18 September
There are currently 1,335 political prisoners in Belarus – and counting. Every week the courts keep handing down new sentences and laying new charges against those already in custody. But some people have served their terms and are finally released.
15.09.2022 Journalist Dzianis Ivashyn sentenced to 13 years in jail for high treason
The trial which lasted for a month was held behind closed doors, as there were “data considered as a state secret”.
12.09.2022 What happened to political prisoners on September 5–11
Dramatic outcome of two high-profile cases and other news of the week.
09.09.2022 Marfa Rabkova's last word in court: “Every time we respond to someone else’s pain we bring our Belarus closer”
We publish the text of the last word that Marfa Rabkova prepared for her speech in court.
08.09.2022 The Observatory calls to quash the sentences of Marfa Rabkova, Andrey Chapiuk, and Nasta Loika
The Observatory urges the authorities to immediately and unconditionally release them as well as all Viasna members and all other human rights defenders arbitrarily detained in the country.
07.09.2022 Viasna digest: 16 political prisoners released in August. Most of them fully served their terms
Viasna recalls the released political prisoners' cases and sentences.
07.09.2022 Andrei Chapyuk in his final statement: "Truth, fairness, and justice are more powerful than the thuggish methods employed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the KGB"
Human rights activists received the text of the speech that the 26-year-old political prisoner Andrei Chapyuk had prepared for his final statement.
06.09.2022 Viasna member Marfa Rabkova gets 15 years in jail, volunteer Andrei Chapiuk — 6
The Minsk Municipal Court announced the sentence of ten political prisoners at once
05.09.2022 Philosopher Aliaksandr Fiaduta sentenced to 10 years in jail
Harsh sentences to five ‘conspirators’ pronounced in the ‘coup d'etat’ case
02.09.2022 Seasoned child therapist sentenced to 22 months behind bars for social media comments
On September 1, 2022, the Minsk Municipal Court convicted political prisoner Natallia Nikitsina.
02.09.2022 Another verdict passed in Zeltser case
On August 11, 2022, the Minsk Municipal Court sentenced political prisoner Vital Rohach.
23.08.2022 TikTok-blogger sentenced to 24 months behind bars in a closed-door trial
The political prisoner was convicted of ‘insulting the President’.
23.08.2022 Student gets 3 years in jail for sending letters to election officials
The Maskoŭski District Court of Brest pronounced the verdict against 18-year-old political prisoner Raman Karpuk.
17.08.2022 Political prisoner gets 18 months in jail for protest slogans and ribbons
On August 16, 2022, the Maskoŭski District Court of Brest considered the case of political prisoner Iryna Pryhava.
16.08.2022 Political prisoner Hanna Pyshnik convicted for video of Russian helicopters
On August 16, 2022, the Homieĺ Regional Court convicted her of ‘promoting extremist activity’ under Part 2 of Article 361-4 of the Criminal Code.
