protests-2020

Journalist Hruzdzilovich sentenced to 18 months in jail
He is on trial for working at protests
02.03.2022
Photographer Ulad Hrydzin tried and punished for disobeying police during search
Hrydzin was in the thick of 2020 protests
07.02.2022
Russian citizen featured in newspaper detained
Is being in a photo a crime now?
28.01.2022
Football fans’ case look-alike? Two youngsters get jail terms in Mazyr
On January 14, Mazyr district court completed hearing the case of 17-year-old Maksim Kuksachenka and 18-year-old Mikita Silivon.
17.01.2022
Irdorath band musicians Nadzeya and Uladzimir Kalach get 2 years in jail over performing during protests
On December 14, Savetski district court of Minsk passed a guilty verdict in the case of Nadzeya and Uladzimir Kalach, a married couple and leaders of the Irdorath folk band. The musicians found themselves in the authorities’ crosshairs after playing during the protest marches on August 16, September 6, and October 25, 2020.
14.12.2021
Case of Eduard Palchys sent to court
The Investigative Committee claims that Palchys’s “criminal activity” began as early as 2016
16.11.2021
Tsikhanouskaya’s election team volunteer gets three years of restriction of liberty
On October 12, Savetski district court of Minsk passed a guilty verdict in the case of 39-year-old Alyaksandr Dabryianik, an activist of Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s election team in the town of Slonim, human rights centre Viasna reports.
12.10.2021
Former investigator Vyarshynin sentenced
Even before his conviction, Vyarshynin was declared a political prisoner
10.10.2021
Wounded protester sentenced to 18 months in colony
Minsktrans estimated the damage at 26 thousand rubles.
10.10.2021
Minsk art director Papa Bo, his two colleagues detained
On Friday, pro-Lukashenka Telegram-channel Yellow Plums has published a video which shows Alyaksandr Bahdanau aka Papa Bo giving ‘confessional’ testimony.
03.09.2021
8.5 years in jail for Minsker Stsyapan Latypau who attempted suicide in court as sign of protest
On August 16, Savetski district court of Minsk passed the verdict in the case political prisoner Stsyapan Latypau who earlier tried to cut his throat and wrists in the courtroom, protesting against injustice, police brutality and torture in prison.
16.08.2021
One year ago CEC declared Lukashenka's victory as alternative count put Tsikhanouskaya far ahead
Official and unofficial results +10 videos from the day
15.08.2021
Alyaksandr Vikhor died after being beaten by OMON year ago. Perpetrators still not punished
On 9 August 2020, 25-year-old Alyaksandr Vikhor was detained by riot police in Homiel and sentenced to 10 days of administrative arrest for ‘participating in protest rallies’.
12.08.2021