News on the topic: administrative prosecution

Uladzimir Kazeka recognized as political prisoner

19.06.2023 Uladzimir Kazeka recognized as political prisoner

Joint statement of the Belarusian human rights community

Police brutality and arrests force a man with disability to flee Belarus

07.06.2023 Police brutality and arrests force a man with disability to flee Belarus

The story of Siarhei Bialiayeu from Babrujsk, who lived with Parkinson's disease and was persecuted bu the authorities for dissent.

Deportation under scrutiny: Belarus's increasing expulsions for 'extremism' and 'protest' activities

30.05.2023 Deportation under scrutiny: Belarus's increasing expulsions for 'extremism' and 'protest' activities

An in-depth look at the country's controversial expulsion procedures amidst political unrest and the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Liquidation, arrests, trials, and expulsion. After 27 years of repression, Viasna continues its activities

15.05.2023 Liquidation, arrests, trials, and expulsion. After 27 years of repression, Viasna continues its activities

What follows is a chronicle of the persecution of Viasna human rights defenders over the 27 years of the activity of the organization.

Post-referendum protest detainee: “Women in the cell did not know that the war had started”

25.01.2023 Post-referendum protest detainee: “Women in the cell did not know that the war had started”

On 27 February 2022, the referendum day, around a thousand protesters were detained in Belarus. Out interlocutor was one of them.

“Gas sprayed into ventilation reached us”: Akrescina facilities detention conditions throughout 2022 in detainees own words

11.01.2023 “Gas sprayed into ventilation reached us”: Akrescina facilities detention conditions throughout 2022 in detainees own words

Viasna's month-by-month chronicle shows the scale of repression and how the methods of pressure on Belarusians used by law enforcers and authorities have (not) changed throughout 2022.

Administrative prosecution in 2022: At least 6,380 arrests

11.01.2023 Administrative prosecution in 2022: At least 6,380 arrests

Viasna's yearly review of the administrative prosecution on political grounds.

"The whole floor was covered in my blood." Former detainee speaks of torture

02.01.2023 "The whole floor was covered in my blood." Former detainee speaks of torture

A Minsk resident told Viasna about the two-hour torture and beatings by the officers of the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption, the nurse's response to his broken finger, and the detention conditions in TDC in July this year.

Front Line Defenders demand to release Nasta Loika

01.12.2022 Front Line Defenders demand to release Nasta Loika

Human rights defender serves the fifth administrative term in three months. Previously, she had reported torture in jail.

Front Line Defenders concerned about extension of detention for Nasta Loika

23.09.2022 Front Line Defenders concerned about extension of detention for Nasta Loika

Front Line Defenders is gravely concerned about the lack of information on the whereabouts of human rights defender Nasta Loika and calls upon the Belarusian authorities to immediately release her from detention.

“It was short electric shocks, but at least they didn't hit me!”

28.07.2022 “It was short electric shocks, but at least they didn't hit me!”

A former detainee told us about police torture with a taser, recruiting informants, and almost a month in detention

“If he didn't like the answer, he hit me with a stick”: Ex-detainee recounts her experience of torture by police

12.07.2022 “If he didn't like the answer, he hit me with a stick”: Ex-detainee recounts her experience of torture by police

Hanna Morskaya spent 63 days behind bars in inhuman conditions

Crackdown on academic community continues: two educators and student arrested

23.06.2022 Crackdown on academic community continues: two educators and student arrested

Two BSU professors and a BSUIR student were arrested today in Minsk

Viasna to present most recent reports on political persecution and prisons in Belarus

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

Politically motivated administrative prosecution in April: Summary

14.05.2022 Politically motivated administrative prosecution in April: Summary

Repression in Belarus has increased since the beginning of the war in Ukraine. All over the country, law enforcement officers conduct searches, arrests, and interrogations on a daily basis.

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