Status: Judicial Harassment Leanid Sudalenka 19 June 2024Human rights defender Leanid Sudalenka sentenced to 5 years of prison time in absentia Violations #Reprisals #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Belarus
Status: Criminal case launched Barys Haretski 22 May 2024Criminal case against human rights defender in exile Barys Haretski launched Violations #Judicial Harassment #Raid / Break-in / Theft Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Belarus
Status: Sentence Completed Leanid Sudalenka 24 November 2023Leanid Sudalenka released following three year sentence Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Torture / Ill-Treatment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Belarus
Status: Transferred Nasta Loika 24 October 2023WHRD Nasta Loika transferred to Homel Penal Colony Violations #Reprisals #Judicial Harassment #Arbitrary detention #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Torture / Ill-Treatment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Belarus
Status: Judicial Harassment Human Rights Centre 'Viasna' 21 August 2023Homiel branch of human rights organisation Viasna labelled as extremist organisation Violations #Defamation #Smear Campaign #Judicial Harassment #Other Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Belarus
Status: Smear campaign The Belarusian Association of Journalists 21 June 2023Belarusian Association of Journalists’ website, social media and logo declared “extremist” Violations #Smear Campaign #Other Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Belarus
Status: Sentenced Uladzimir Tselyapun 23 September 2022HRD Uladzimir Tselyapun repeatedly sentenced to administrative detention Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Belarus
Status: Sentence extended Nasta Loika 22 September 2022Woman human rights defender Nasta Loika sentenced to another 15 days administrative arrest Violations #Arbitrary detention Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Belarus
Status: Sentenced Maria Rabkova 8 September 2022Woman human rights defender Maria Rabkova sentenced to 15 years of jail time Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Belarus
Status: Restricted Freedom of Movement Volha Harbunova 9 May 2022Volha Harbunova released from detention and sentenced with restrictions on her freedom of movement Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arbitrary detention Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Belarus
Status: Detained Taciana Lasica 9 September 2021Court hearings of Leanid Sudalenka, Maryia Tarasenka and Taciana Lasica held behind closed doors Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Belarus