The Human Rights Center “Viasna”

Mahiliou Regional Court turned down an appeal by activist Siarhei Yeudakimovich against an earlier verdict by Babruisk Town Court, which, in turn, dismissed his claim to protect honour and dignity, following a series of publications in the local state-run newspaper ‘Babruiskaye Zhytssio back in 2008, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reports.

Freedom House’s report listed Belarus among authoritarian states.

The survey studies the human rights situation and democracy in 29 states of Eastern Europe and former Soviet bloc, AFN reports.

Journalist Natalia Radzina who runs Charter'97 web site has been summoned for interrogation to investigators at Minsk City Prosecutor's Office on July 1, reports Radio Svaboda.

On 25 June, opposition activist Siarhei Kavalenka was arrested by Vitsebsk special police squad and taken to the city’s Pershamaiski court, www.charter97.org reports, quoting the activist’s mother.

Today, on 25 June the Minsk police detained two members of the unregistered ‘Young Front’ youth movement Alena Makarevich and Zmitser Yasevich, as they were distributing red-white-red flags, stickers and leaflets as part of the ‘City is Ours’ civil campaign, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reports.

Participants of the meeting for free Internet spent the night in prison and then stood trial.

Nine national Bolsheviks were detained during brutal disrupting the meeting against decree #60. They were taken to a militia department. Later, four national Bolsheviks were released, the rest had to spent the night in a detention facility.