31.08.2010 Havary Praudu activist detained in Salihorsk
Salihorsk police detained Tatsiana Kuchynskaya, activist of the Havary Praudu opposition movement, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reports.
News for August 2010
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
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
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.
30.08.2010 Mazyr authorities ban meeting at site of self-immolation by Jews
Mazyr town authorities banned a meeting at the site of self-immolation committed by some 20 Jews on 31 August 1941, the BelaPAN news agency reports, quoting Pavel Nazdra, chair of the Belarusian Society for the Preservation of Historical and Cultural Monuments.
27.08.2010 Even in Nazi Germany one could prove innocence
In today’s Belarus, an individual is deprived of any opportunities to exonerate oneself, says human rights activist Siarhei Ustsinau, analyzing the verdict by Judge Aksana Reliava of Minsk Savetski Court in the civil case of activist Viachaslau Siuchyk.
