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Minsk engineer gets three 15-day jail terms in row for ‘disobedience to police’

44-year-old development engineer Dzyanis Haraymovich has been sentenced to 15 days in jail for the third time in a row for ‘disobedience to a representative of the authority’ (Article 24.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences), human rights activists report.

26.10.2021

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Unmarked gunmen brutally detain Irdorath band musicians over ‘participating in protests’

16 persons, including former and current members of the Minsk-based musical band Irdorath, had been brutally detained on August 2, human rights centre Viasna reported on Tuesday.

03.08.2021

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Fines and jail terms: Trials of activists, initiative group members in Belarus

Dozens are standing trials in Minsk and other Belarusian cities in the wake of Sunday’s pickets.

08.06.2020