News on the topic: trials
18.07.2022 Yuliya Laptanovich, mother of three, gets five years in jail
Political prisoner found guilty under six articles of the Criminal Code
18.07.2022 ‘Terrorist’ from Mazyr sentenced to eight years in a medium-security penal colony
The Hrodna Regional Court pronounced a verdict against Yauhen Zbarouski, who was put on the ‘list of terrorists’ at the end of June 2022.
18.07.2022 A photo with drummers at a protest led to three years under house arrest
Anastasiya Sankouskaya who was first sentenced to administrative imprisonment for taking part in protest, found guilty in a criminal case
15.07.2022 Student gets six years in jail for creating a button for website
On July 12 Brest Regional Court pronounced the verdict on 23-year-old political prisoner Kanstantsin Rudnitski
14.07.2022 Journalist convicted for taking pics of military aircraft
Political prisoner Yuryi Hantsarevich found guilty of promoting extremist activity
14.07.2022 Dashkevich family convicted
The sentence is a body blow to Zmitser and Nasta and sparks a public outcry
13.07.2022 Journalist Katsiaryna Andreyeva sentenced to eight years in prison for high treason
She was supposed to be released on September 5, however new charges under a serious article were brought against her in April
06.07.2022 At least 86 citizens convicted on political grounds in criminal cases in June
In June the Human Rights Center Viasna observed a continuing trend toward criminal prosecution of citizens for political reasons
06.07.2022 The father of six children sentenced to jail
Political prisoner Aliaksandr Zialiutkin was sentenced to 3.5 years in a medium-security penal colony
04.07.2022 Viasna digest: 28 political prisoners released in June, half of them fully served their sentences
According to human rights defenders, at least 28 people were released in June. Viasna tells what happened to political prisoners in June.
01.07.2022 Andrei Padniabenny sentenced to 15 years in jail under ‘terrorist’ article
On May 23, the KGB put Andrei Padniabenny on the list of terrorists
30.06.2022 The trial over BelaPAN journalists suspended for two months
A regular closed-door court hearing resulted in an unexpected decision
23.06.2022 Harsh sentence for philosopher Uladzimir Matskevich
Political prisoner, philosopher, and founder of the Flying University sentenced to five years of imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony
22.06.2022 Viasna to present most recent reports on political persecution and prisons in Belarus
The presentation will take place on June 24 at 12:00 in Vilnius as part of the Week against torture
16.06.2022 Andrei Zeltser's widow to be sent in coercive mental treatment
Political prisoner Maryia Uspenskaya sentenced to coercive treatment in a psychiatric hospital in a criminal case
