The Human Rights Center “Viasna”

News for February 2011

28.02.2011 Minsk police detain 7 UCP activists

Seven activists of the United Civic Party of Belarus have been detained by the police in Minsk Kastrychnistkaya Square, reports the UCPB official web-site.

28.02.2011 Ales Bialiatski urges Prosecutor General to investigate torture reports

Ales Bialiatski, vice-president of the International Federation for Human Rights and chair of the Human Rights Center “Viasna”, has addressed Belarusian Prosecutor General Ryhor Vasilevich with a demand to investigate the alleged torture facts reported by former presidential candidate Ales Mikhalevich in his statement for the media on 28 February.

28.02.2011 Borisovskiye novosti weekly keeps appealing police search

Representatives of the Borisvoskiye novosti independent weekly keep appealing the search at the newspaper’s office carried out by Barysau police on 10 January.

28.02.2011 Barys Khamaida fined 1 million for white-red-white flag

The previous verdicts of "not guilty" pronounced by the Railway Court are being considered by the Regional Court.

28.02.2011 Ales Mihalevich tears KGB cooperation agreement asunder

The former presidential candidate has called the KGB prison a concentration camp where prisoners are tortured in the centre of Minsk.

28.02.2011 Pavel Seviarynets' case to be transferred to court soon

The materials of the criminal case against the co-founder of the BCD party Pavel Sieviarynets are being prepared for transferring to court.

25.02.2011 Mazyr KGB interrogate independent observer Tseliapun

On 24 February KGB Mazyr officer Vasil Prykhodzka interrogated local pro-dem activist Uladzimir Tseliapun, who had maintained election observation during the 2010 presidential campaign.

25.02.2011 More interrogations by police and KGB

On 24 February Brest police interrogated local entrepreneur Stanislau Fedzko. The interrogator inquired about the businessman’s participation in the 19 December protest.