{"id":190097,"date":"2026-06-01T17:00:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T14:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/190097\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T17:00:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T14:00:32","slug":"viasna-reports-dozens-of-politically-motivated-cases-against-minors-in-belarus","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/190097\/","title":{"rendered":"Viasna reports dozens of politically-motivated cases against minors in Belarus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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June 1, Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Rights defenders know of 27 minors persecuted in politically-motivated cases in Belarus, with four of them currently held in custody, the Viasna Human Rights Center reports on International Children\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the figure does not reflect the true scale of reprisals targeting minors as many cases reamin undocumented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last year alone, 40 minors were convicted on charges that rights groups consider politically motivated, according to the Belarusian Supreme Court\u2019s data. They accounted for 9.3 percent of all minors who faced criminal charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2025, 430 minors were convicted of various crimes, 27.5 percent fewer than in 2024. Of these, 123 were accused of hooliganism, 16 of violent disorder and 17 of crimes against the state and current authorities, with charges ranging from facilitating extremist activities to insulting Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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