The Human Rights Center “Viasna”

News for 2 Dec 2010

02.12.2010 Chairperson of Vitsebsk Region Executive Committee calls to ‘save the country’ at the election

The Chairperson of the Vitsebsk REC Aliaksandr Kosinets held a press-conference at which he reported about what he did during the two years of work at his position.

02.12.2010 Shklou: threats of dismissal for electoral meeting with Niakliayeu and herding to Lukashenka’s meeting

This information was voiced by Niakliayeu’s proxy Piatro Mihurski, a dweller of the village of Dabreika.

02.12.2010 Homel region: state press knows ‘ideologically correct answers’

The independent electronic media published information that the ideological department of the Homel Region Executive Committee sent to the editorial boards of the local state-owned newspapers a letter with the proposal to hold a poll among the local dwellers concerning the upcoming election. The letter offered the newspapers not only questions, but also ideologically correct answers to them.

02.12.2010 Chairperson of Homel Region Executive Committee advises students to ‘elect the one you know well’

Aliaksandr Yakabson, the Chairperson of the Homel Region Executive Committee, a proxy of the candidate for President Aliaksandr Lukashenka, delivered a speech before students of the Mazyr Pedagogical University.

02.12.2010 Barysau: state-owned press keeps silence about democratic candidates or mocks at them

The printed issues of the mouthpiece of the Barysau District Executive Committee Adzinstva for 1 December 2010 says nothing about oppositional candidates for president. However, the electronic version of the newspaper offers to readers mocking reports about the electoral meetings of Yaraslau Ramanchuk and Andrei Sannikau.

02.12.2010 Salihorsk: ideological work of vertical intensified

The ideological activities of the Salihorsk authorities have become far more intense during the last weeks.

Lelchytsy: <em>Svetlaye Zhyttsio</em> agitates for Lukashenka

02.12.2010 Lelchytsy: Svetlaye Zhyttsio agitates for Lukashenka

The state-owned socio-political newspaper Svetlaye Zhyttsio started promoting the incumbent President. The agitation is carried out on behalf of his most reliable electors – pensioners. The 27 July issue of the newspaper contains the article To Make The Right Choice by a former teacher Valiantsina Siutsiukava.

02.12.2010 Pavel Seviarynets was met with provocative questions

Pavel Seviarynets, the head of the electoral headquarters and a proxy of the presidential candidate Vital Rymasheuski, holds electoral meetings in the Vitsebsk region. On 1 December he had such meetings in Hlybokaye, Pastavy and Miyory. Two meetings passed quite calmly, but the Pastavy officials tried to disrupt the meeting in the Pastavy House of Culture.