{"id":45223,"date":"2023-01-06T20:08:52","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T17:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/articles\/over-1200-political-criminal-convictions-passed-in-2022-viasna\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","slug":"over-1200-political-criminal-convictions-passed-in-2022-viasna","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/45223\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 1,200 \u201cpolitical\u201d criminal convictions passed in 2022 \u2013 Viasna"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>January 6, <span>BPN.<\/span><\/b>&nbsp;Belarusian courts convicted at least 1.242 people on politically-motivated criminal charges in 2022, the Viasna Human Rights Center says in its annual report.<\/p>\n<p> It says that 942 \u201cpolitical\u201d sentences were issued to men, and 300 to women.<\/p>\n<p> Courts sentenced 636 people to deprivation of liberty. The total term under criminal cases amounted to 2,501 years and three months.<\/p>\n<p> The Criminal Code\u2019s Article 342 (organization of\/active participation in group actions grossly disturbing public order), Article 369 (insulting a public official) and Article 368 (insulting Alaksandr \u0141uka\u0161enka) were the oppressors\u2019 most favorite charges, Viasna said.<\/p>\n<p> Most \u201cpolitical\u201d convictions, 542, were handed down in Minsk, followed by the&nbsp;Brest and Homiel regions with&nbsp;166, the Hrodna region with&nbsp;135,&nbsp;the Minsk region with&nbsp;100,&nbsp;the Mahilo\u016d region with&nbsp;68, and the Viciebsk region with&nbsp;65.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Viasna said at least 6,380 people were arrested on politically motivated minor charges in 2022. The center knows the details on 4,913 men, 1,419 women and 15 minors prosecuted under the Administrative Offences Code.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 6, BPN.&nbsp;Belarusian courts convicted at least 1.242 people on politically-motivated criminal charges in 2022, the Viasna Human Rights Center says in its annual report. It says that 942 \u201cpolitical\u201d sentences were issued to men, and 300 to women. Courts sentenced 636 people to deprivation of liberty. 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