News for 10 Oct 2012

Baranavichy human rights activists hold street action on World Day against the Death Penalty

10.10.2012 Baranavichy human rights activists hold street action on World Day against the Death Penalty

On 10 October the Baranavichy human rights defenders and civil activists marked the World Day against the Death Penalty.

"Cause of Death __" documentary shown in Mahiliou

10.10.2012 "Cause of Death __" documentary shown in Mahiliou

The showing, organized by the local human rights defenders, wasdated to the World Day against the Death Penalty, 10 October.

Young artist Nasta Maistrenka urgently needs your help!

10.10.2012 Young artist Nasta Maistrenka urgently needs your help!

Nasta Maistrenka, a young artist from Belarus, suffers from a hard illness. Her family and friends urgently raise funds for a course of chemotherapy in Israel.

Streamers “NO to Death Penalty” appeared in the center of Minsk

10.10.2012 Streamers “NO to Death Penalty” appeared in the center of Minsk

Youth activists hanged out the banners to mark the World Day against the Death Penalty and draw the public attention to the problem of the ongoing use of this kind of punishment.

Today is the World Day against the Death Penalty

10.10.2012 Today is the World Day against the Death Penalty

The idea to mark the Day against the Death Penalty belongs to the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, which includes about 40 human rights organizations, including “Amnesty International”, as well as bar associations, unions and local governments from all over the world. In September 2007 the Board of Ministers of the European Council decided to mark the European Day against the Death Penalty within the framework of the World Day, as far as Europe is a space which has been factually free from the death penalty since 1997.

Central Election Commission turns down appeal of Mahiliou observer

10.10.2012 Central Election Commission turns down appeal of Mahiliou observer

Alina Skrebunova asked the CEC to declare invalid the results of the parliamentary election at the polling station #48. According to her, the data of the virtual calculation of the electors who came to vote didn't correspond to the number in the commission's protocol.

Slonim deputies oppose environmental protection initiatives

10.10.2012 Slonim deputies oppose environmental protection initiatives

About 1.5 months ago a group of Slonim citizens addressed the Slonim District Council with the proposal to consider the question of putting a ban on the entry of private vehicles in the wood along the Slonim-Baranavichy highway and imposing fines for discharge of garbage in the Slonim forests.

Prosecutor's office turned down appeal of Salihorsk observer

10.10.2012 Prosecutor's office turned down appeal of Salihorsk observer

The Salihorsk District Prosecutor's Office considered an appeal of an observer of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee, Uladzimir Shyla, concerning violations of the Electoral Code during the 23 September election.

KGB officers disguise as representatives of Education Department

10.10.2012 KGB officers disguise as representatives of Education Department

On 8 October a fourth-year student of the Sakharov University, Inna Panchkouskaya, was called to the Partyzanski District Department of Education in Minsk. The formal reason was to find out why the girl wanted to get a second higher education at the Belarusian State University. However, as it was found out later, the meeting was organized by the KGB, whose officers paid interest to Inna's foreign trips.

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