Repressions of Lawyers in Belarusdate: 2021-03-01

Continued repression against lawyers and advocates:

https://defenders.by/sudalenko_criminalprosecution
https://defenders.by/maximznak_criminalprosecution
https://defenders.by/pylchenko_licenserevocation
https://defenders.by/lawyers-persecution-2020

A criminal case against the Human Rights Center "Viasna" has been initiated:

http://spring96.org/en/news/102280.

There is an increasing persecution of those lawyers who fulfill their professional responsibility defending victims of human rights violations or publicly express their opinions:

https://defenders.by/news/tpost/oa2iaoh4v1-novii-vitok-repressii-advokatov, https://defenders.by/news/tpost/frg7xc98y1-novosti-prava-na-zaschitu-1-5-marta