absurd sentences in Belarus
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1 year in prison for posting song “Lukashenko, go away” on social media
A Homel resident was charged with “insulting the president” for posting the song “Lukashenko, go away” in VKontakte social network.
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Minsk resident sentenced to 12 days of detention for child’s drawing on window
A Minsk resident hung a child's drawing on the window without the local authorities' permission. The man was handed a sentence of 12 days of administrative detention.
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Minsk residents detained for white sheets of paper on windows
Minsk residents received from 13 to 28 days of detention for white paper sheets on their windows.
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9 years in prison for “intent” to cause damage to 3 kiosks
“Radical” chats' participants were sentenced in Minsk. They will be imprisoned for five to nine years in a medium-security correctional facility.
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BSU graduate sentenced to 15 days of detention for words of gratitude
Katsiaryna Vinnikava was sentenced to 15 days of detention for her speech during the graduation ceremony in which she thanked her instructors dismissed for political reasons.
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Woman from Minsk convicted for refusing to rent apartment to assistant prosecutor
A Minsk resident Volha Sineleva, who had evicted assistant prosecutor Alina Kasyanchyk from her rental property, was sentenced to two years of home confinement with penal labor.
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Triathletes sentenced to 2 weeks of detention
Three participants of the Minsk triathlon, detained on 26 June, were sentenced to 14-15 days of detention because they allegedly shouted protest slogans during the competition.
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Security forces use gas to break into apartment: they noticed historical coat of arms on window
On 19 June, police came to the Skarha family's apartment because of a Pahonia sticker on the window.
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Sending correspondence to political prisoners in Belarus is dangerous
Police began to visit many of those who wrote letters to Siarhei Tsikhanouski in prison, questioning why they are doing this.
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Senior citizen fined for laying flower at death site of Minsk resident killed during August protests
The senior citizen was accused of picketing “by raising her hand and laying a tulip”.