On July 14, 2021, the Belarusian police searched Viasna's employees' homes around the country and raided the central office. Bialiatski and his colleagues Vladimir Stephanovich and Vladimir Labkovich were arrested.[22][23] On October 6, 2021, Bialiatski was charged with tax evasion with a maximum penalty of 7 years in prison.[24] As of January 1, 2022, he was still in prison.[25]