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Political trials on 20 September
1.5 years in prison for insulting Lukashenko, 7.5 years in prison for being a member of Viktar Babaryka's team.
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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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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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Stsiapan Latypau sentenced to 8.5 years in prison
On 16 August 2021, political prisoner Stsyapan Latypau was sentenced to 8.5 years of imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony.
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Trial of Maria Kalesnikava and Maksim Znak begins
The trial of Kalesnikava and Znak, representatives of the ex-presidential candidate Babaryka's team, has begun in Minsk.
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Diplomats now need permission from Belarusian Foreign Ministry to visit courts
The ambassadors of the EU countries will no longer be able to independently attend court sessions: they need special permission from the Belarusian Foreign Ministry.
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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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17-year-old political prisoner accused of violence against police
A new trial of political prisoner Mikita Zalatarou has begun. According to the investigators, he tripped up an employee of the pre-trial detention center and threatened its another employee.
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Viktar Babaryka sentenced to 14 years in prison
Viktar Babaryka, a politician and former head of Belgazprombank, was sentenced to 14 years of imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony and a fine of 46 million Belarusian rubles "to…
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Political prisoner Mikola Dziadok reveals details of threats and torture
During the second court session, blogger and anarchist movement activist Mikola Dziadok said that officers of the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption had beaten and tortured him…