News on the topic: political prisoners
08.08.2022 Eleven more people prosecuted for protest recognized political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
05.08.2022 #WeStandBYyou: German MPs adopt political prisoners Yuryi Selvich, Aliaksandr Fiaduta, and Danila Bandaruk
Libereco’s solidarity campaign #WeStandBYyou continues
05.08.2022 “We want to get through to the walls”: Viasna solidarity actions at Belarusian embassy in Vilnius held on August 4
The place and date refer to the first such action held in 2013 in front of the Belarusian embassy—to express solidarity with the imprisoned Viasna chairman Ales Bialiatski.
04.08.2022 Former civil servant convicted of disclosing personal data of police officers
Political prisoner Siarhei Petrushenka gets a jail sentence
03.08.2022 Viasna digest: 36 political prisoners released in July, 20 of them fully served their sentences
Viasna recalls the released political prisoners' cases and sentences
03.08.2022 Journalist Iryna Slaunikava sentenced to five years in jail
Political prisoner was accused of creating an extremist formation and taking part in actions that grossly violate the public order
02.08.2022 MMA fighter Uladzislau Navitski sentenced to three years of restricted freedom
Navitski was accused of two episodes of participation in mass protests that took place in Minsk in 2020
02.08.2022 #WeStandBYyou: Slovenian and German MPs adopt Belarusian political prisoners
Members of Parliament from Slovenia and Germany adopt political prisoners Vatslau Areshka, Tatiana Kouzina, and Aleh Barazna as part of Libereco’s solidarity campaign
02.08.2022 Bank employee convicted for participating in protests in 2020
Maskoŭski District Court of Minsk passed a verdict in the criminal case against Alesia Kureichyk
01.08.2022 Former Lukashenka supporter convicted of participating in protests after riot police beats up her son
Ina Shyrokaya found guilty of ‘actively participating in actions that grossly violate the public order’ under Part 1 of Article 342 of the Criminal Code
01.08.2022 Convicted of discrediting Belarus in the absence of evidence of police officer insult: another sentence in Zeltzer case
Political prisoner Vital Ivaniukovich sentenced to 24 months in jail
28.07.2022 #WeStandBYyou: MPs from Italy and Germany adopt political prisoners Siarhei Hlebka, Aliaksandr Trotski, and Uladzimir Rubasheuski
Libereco’s solidarity campaign #WeStandBYyou continues
27.07.2022 Four youngsters sentenced to five to six years in jail
The court pronounced a verdict in the case of political prisoners Arsenii Maiseichyk, Adam Sauko, Siarhei Batura, and Mikita Kuntysh
26.07.2022 What happened to political prisoners on July 18–22
Political prisoners list updated with 14 names, at least 11 political prisoners convicted, and other news
26.07.2022 300 MPs have taken on godparenthood for political prisoners in Belarus
The Libereco campaign #WeStandBYyou reaches the milestone of 300 MPs taking on godparenthood for political prisoners in Belarus
