absurd sentences in Belarus
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Political prisoners of Belarus in 2023. Infographics
Repressions have continued in Belarus for over three and a half years since the start of the 2020 election campaign. At least 1,430 political prisoners are currently in custody. Viasna…
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War in Ukraine
How Belarusians are persecuted for anti-war activities
Since the start of the Russian military invasion of Ukraine one year ago, Belarusian authorities have persecuted Belarusians for any display of an anti-war stance. At least 1,575 people were…
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Flag of Ukraine and 2021 calendar: What Belarusians were detained for in November 2022
According to the Viasna Human Rights Center, at least 354 Belarusians were detained in November 2022 for protesting against the dictatorship and war in Ukraine. This means an average of…
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Programmer sentenced to 8 years in prison for creating BelScan mobile app
Political prisoner and programmer Artsiom Mazanik, who created the mobile app BelScan in 2020, was sentenced to 8 years in a medium-security penal colony. The app contained personal information of…
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Spouses spent more than 100 days in prison for personal correspondence
The court has punished spouses Siarhei Krupenich and Nastassia Krupenich-Kandratsieva with administrative detention for the eighth time in a row. They will spend a total of 111 and 112 days…
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In Belarus, even hair color can be reason for detention and fines
A woman from Minsk was detained with the police report stating that “she was picketing with her white-red-white hairstyle”.
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Alena Hnauk detained during trial, presented with yet another summons
The retiree was sentenced to three years of home confinement with penal labor for a phrase that allegedly contained an insult to Lukashenko.
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Hard of hearing person imprisoned for insulting Lukashenko and “inciting violence”
A man with a hearing impairment was sentenced to two years in a penal colony for insulting Lukashenko and “inciting violence”. He was taken into custody right in the courtroom.
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2 years of home confinement with penal labor for comment about assistant prosecutor
A Minsk resident was sentenced to two years of home confinement with penal labor for her comment about assistant prosecutor Alina Kasyanchyk.
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Mass political repression continues in Belarus
The illegitimate regime continues with the trials of dissidents. Four more people were recognized as political prisoners. As of now, there are already 649 prisoners of conscience in Belarus.