95 People Jailed Or Imprisoned For Politically-Motivated Crimes In February
udf.byBelarusian human rights activists took stock of the trials against government opponents. In February 2021, at least 101 people were convicted, 48 were imprisoned (three of them are minors), 47 were restricted of liberty, three people were fined and sentenced to administrative arrest.
Some of the accused stated that during the investigation they were tortured, however, the courts ignored these facts. The largest number of sentences in cases related to the expression of a political position was passed in Minsk and the Minsk region.