News for 11 Feb 2013
11.02.2013 Counsel not allowed to meet Andrei Haidukou again
The Navapolatsk civil activist Andrei Haidukou has been kept under arrest for three months already. These days, the term of the "investigation" into his case has been extended for another month. At the same time, his counsel is regularly prevented from meeting his client: the KGB authorizes the meetings, but then states that "there are no free rooms", as a result of which the factual access to defense is blocked for the suspect.
11.02.2013 Belarus has 140 prisoners sentenced for life
About 140 people are serving life sentences in Belarus, more than 80 of them in the Zhodzina prison #8. This is stated in the article "Sentenced to Life", published in the latest issue of the newspaper of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, "Na Strazhe".
11.02.2013 The Dutch present the Belarusian ambassador a golden coin with a portrait of Bialiatski
Furthermore, the Dutch section of "Amnesty International" gathered more than 84.000 signatures for the release of Ales Bialiatski. All signatures were passed to the Embassy of the Republic of Belarus to the Kingdom of Netherlands.
11.02.2013 Brest authorities try to forcibly evict a family before the end of the court proceedings
Uladzimir Hadun and all his family including his three-year-old daughter, received copies of the verdict of the Leninski District Court of Brest, according to which they are prescribed to vacate their apartment by 11 February.
11.02.2013 "Office Work in Belarusian!" asks football clubs to more widely use the Belarusian language
On the eve of the beginning of the Belarusian football championship in the higher league, activists of the civil initiative "Office Work in Belarusian!" addressed the twenty football clubs who take part in the championship, with the proposal to extensively use the Belarusian language during the organization, holding and elucidation of the matches.
11.02.2013 Human rights defenders congratulate Vasil Parfiankou on his release from jail (photos)
The political prisoner Vasil Parfiankou was released from the Babruisk remand prison #6 at about 11 a.m. on 9 February. He was met by friends and comrades-in-arms, human rights defenders, public and political activists from Minsk and Baranavichy.
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