“trials” in absentia
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Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya wins 2022 Tipperary International Peace Award
Every year, the Tipperary International Peace Award is presented to public figures who have made a special contribution to promoting human rights and ending conflicts. This year, the award will…
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Sentences handed down in absentia: Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya – 15 years in prison, Pavel Latushka – 18 years
On March 6, a "court" in Minsk passed sentences in the Coordination Council case. All the defendants are currently outside Belarus. They were sentenced to 12 to 18 years of…
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Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski sentenced to 10 years in prison
For the first time in history, a Nobel laureate was convicted after having been awarded the Nobel Prize. Belarusian human rights organizations issued a statement of protest where they called…
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Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya “tried” in absentia in Belarus
On January 17, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and other defendants in the Coordination Council case Maryia Maroz, Pavel Latushka, Volha Kavalkova, and Siarhei Dyleuski went on "trial" in absentia. They are charged…