News on the topic: trials
19.01.2022 Sport journalist and football player Aliaksandr Ivulin sentenced to jail
He was found guilty in a criminal case and sentenced to two years in a general-security penal colony.
14.01.2022 Verdict to human right defenders of Viasna’s branch in Homiel unchanged
The judge ruled that the verdict to Leanid Sudalenka and Tatsiana Lasitsa was fair
11.01.2022 First verdict in “Zeltser case” pronounced in Mahilioŭ
Human rights defenders of Viasna learned the details of the case and the trial
05.01.2022 Two years of home confinement for insulting a traffic police officer
In Vorša, on January 4, a verdict was passed on Siarhei Parfianenkau, who was accused of insulting a police officer under Art. 369 of the Criminal Code.
04.01.2022 An Afghan veteran sentenced to 1.5 years of home confinement
On December 22, the Salihorsk District Court found the political prisoner Uladzimir Dalmatovich guilty of desecrating the state flag. 53-year-old Uladzimir Dalmatovich was charged with Art. 370 of the Criminal Code (Desecration of state symbols).
04.01.2022 Yan Nikishkin sentenced to 1.5 years in prison
On December 31, 2021, the judge of the Zavodski District Court of Minsk Anzhela Kastsiukevich found Yan guilty under Part 1 of Art. 342 and Part 1 of Art. 368 of the Criminal Code
04.01.2022 At least 118 people convicted in the protest-related criminal trials in December
This review dwells on the main trends in the court hearings of protest-related criminal cases documented by the Human Rights Center “Viasna” in December.
03.01.2022 Homieĺ residents sentenced to 3 years in prison for taking part in a protest in September 2020
On January 3, the court of the Central District of Homieĺ sentenced two political prisoners, Stanislau Machalau and Dzmitry Hryshchanka, to 3 years in prison. They both were accused of organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or actively participating in them (Part 1 of Article 342 of the Criminal Code).
28.12.2021 IRDORATH musicians sentenced to one and a half years in prison each
On December 28, 2021, the Leninski District Court of Minsk sentenced three political prisoners, musicians of the of IRDORATH band Yuliya Marchanka, Piotr Marchanka and Anton Shnip, to 1,5 years in prison.
27.12.2021 Political prisoner Yegor Dudnikov sentenced to 11 years in prison
On December 27, the Minsk City Court announced a verdict in the criminal case against a 21-year-old political prisoner and a Russian citizen Yegor Dudnikov.
24.12.2021 HRDs call for retrials and release of three political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
24.12.2021 Student Zlata Yanukovich sentenced to 3 years of restricted freedom
On December 24, 2021, the Leninski District Court handed down a verdict in the criminal case against Zlata Yanukovich, a third-year student of the Belarusian State University.
24.12.2021 Political prisoner Artsiom Tabakar sentenced to 1 year in prison
On December 24, 2021, Leninsky Court of Minsk handed down a verdict on the 27-year-old political prisoner Artsiom Tabakar's case.
22.12.2021 Student Ivan Nikanau sentenced to three years in prison
On December 22, the Leninski District Court of Minsk handed down a verdict in the criminal case of BSUIR student and political prisoner Ivan Nikanau. He was charged under Part 1 of Article 342 of the Criminal Code.
22.12.2021 Four Salihorsk residents convicted for protesting and resisting the police
On December 20, the Salihorsk Regional Court issued sentences to 4 protesters accused under two articles of the Criminal Code: Part 1 of Art. 342 and Part 2 of Article 363.