Review-Chronicle of Human Rights Violations in June 2010
On 8 June, representatives of the Human Rights Center Viasna and the Belarusian Helsinki Committee held a press-conference dedicated to the analysis of the situation during the first six months of 2010. They stated the absence of positive changes concerning the respect of human rights along with the deterioration of the general situation due to the approach of the presidential election. What concerns the latest amendments to the Electoral Code, the human rights activists alleged that they had little influence on the last election, which didn't have significant differences from the previous ones.
02.09.2010 Ministry of Justice afraid of solidarity fund
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The trade union was warned that it can face troubles because of the establishment of the fund of solidarity. The decision about the establishment of the fund for giving financial support to participants of strikes was taken by the Council of the Trade Union on the initiative of the trade union organization of the Lios factory situated in the town of Baran (the Vitsebsk region).
02.09.2010 Ivan Kruk’s case considered at Hrodna Region Court
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The Hrodna Region Court reversed the ruling of a lower court according to which Mr. Kruk was to be fined 1,050,000 rubles (about $348) for defamation of a state official. The case was returned for reconsideration.
01.09.2010 Internet filtration begins
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On 1 September the Belarusian internet providers launch the systems that will restrict the public access to certain internet resources.
01.09.2010 State Control Committee and KGB are searching Vardamatski’s office
A search is going on in the sociological laboratory Novak. It is conducted by officers of the department of financial investigations of the State Control Committee. They are copying information from the laboratory’s computers. According to information of the European Radio for Belarus, KGB officers take part in the search as well.
01.09.2010 Activists of ’Young Belarus’ detained in Brest
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The activists of the Young Belarus Yury Batsuk and Yury Miashkou were detained in Brest on 31 August for handing out Aliaksandr Milinkevich’s book lets in Lenin Square.
01.09.2010 Minsk City Court left Mikhail Bashura in jail
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On 31 August the Minsk City Court refused to release Mikhail Bashura, an activist of Speak Truth campaign, from custody.
31.08.2010 Havary Praudu activist detained in Salihorsk
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Salihorsk police detained Tatsiana Kuchynskaya, activist of the Havary Praudu opposition movement, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reports.
30.08.2010 International community marks Day of Disappeared
Today, on August 30, the International Day of the Disappeared is being marked across the world. The International Day of the Disappeared on August 30 is an annual commemoration day created to draw attention to the fate of individuals imprisoned at places and under poor conditions unknown to their relatives and/or legal representatives.
30.08.2010 Hlybokaye prosecutor’s office issues warning to opposition activist
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Yaraslau Bernikovich, activist of the For Freedom opposition movement and member of the BPF party, was forced to provide explanations on the recent Larysa Heniuyush memorial festival held in the town of Hlybokaye, Vitsebsk region, and officially banned by the local authorities, Radio Racyja reports.
30.08.2010 For Freedom activist Kisliak detained in Brest
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Brest police detained Raman Kisliak, activist of the For Freedom opposition movement, as he was distributing leaflets ‘It should not happen again!”, featuring information on forced disappearances in Belarus, Aliaksandr Milinkevich’s press-service reports.
