incitement of hatred

Case of political prisoner, artist Ales Pushkin filed to court

The case of artist Ales Pushkin has been submitted to court, the Belarusian Prosecutor General’s Office reports.

12.01.2022

BPF party leader Ryhor Kastusiou, five more Belarusians listed as political prisoners

On Tuesday, the Belarusian human rights community issued a joint statement on their recognising another six persons as political prisoners, HRC Viasna reports. Ryhor Kastusiou, the chairman of the Belarusian People’s Front party and a cancer patient, is among them.

21.12.2021

News

Artist Ales Pushkin sent to psychiatric hospital for examination

The artist has been behind bars for almost eight months

22.11.2021

News

KGB starts mass detentions amid wave of indignation on web

KGB officers started detaining people on Wednesday under Articles 130 of the Criminal Code (‘inciting hatred’) and 369 (‘insulting a government official). Today the detentions linked to the recent tragic incident in Minsk are still in progress, belsat.eu own sources who asked to remain fully anonymous report.

30.09.2021

News

General Prosecutor's Office of Belarus prompts Russia to extradite singer Anzhalika Ahurbash

She was prosecuted for inciting hatred and discord and for insulting the president.

06.07.2021