News for 16 траўня 2008
Artur Finkevich in the list of restricted from traveling abroad
One of the Young Front leaders restricted from leaving Belarus since 14 May.
Milinkevich fined in Salihorsk
On May 15th leader of the Movement for Freedom Aliaksandar Milinkevich was tried. Representatives of mass media were not allowed in the courtroom. Liudmila Hraznova reports, many people, including journalists, gathered near the court building in Salihorsk. However, no one was allowed in the courtroom. The police failed to explain the reasons for such a measure About 7 p.m. the judge announced the verdict: Aliaksandar Milinkevich, who was detained after the meeting with Salihorsk residents at a local market, was found guilty of violation of Article 23.34 of the Administrative Code and fined 20 basic units.
Review-Chronicle of Human Rights Violations in Belarus in April 2008
In April the trials on several politically motivated cases were conducted in Belarus. As a result the country has 12 new political convicts, two of whom have been sentenced to imprisonment. Despite the addresses of the international structures, the European countries and the US to the Belarusian authorities, politically motivated criminal persecution in Belarus is still going on. The repressions continue and acquire new forms. Now all mass actions are shot on video by police and KGB officers. Then these video recordings are used as evidence in criminal and administrative cases against activists.
