03.03.2015 Leanid Markhotka's appeal against picket ban to be considered March 12
The cassation appeal of the Salihorsk human rights activist Leanid Markhotka against the prohibition of a picket dedicated to the Universal Human Rights Day will be considered by the panel of judges on civil cases of the Minsk Regional Court at 10 a.m. on March 12.
03.03.2015 Brest resident accused of defaming Lukashenka
A new political prisoner may appear in Belarus.
03.03.2015 Vaukavysk residents cannot get information about work of local officials
The chairman of the district executive committee sends formal replies to requests of residents of Vaukavysk about the work of local council members for the past year.
03.03.2015 Businessman Aliaksandr Makayeu fined 9 million rubles
The court of Minsk's Tsentralny district found Aliaksandr Makayeu guilty of violating the order of organising and holding mass events.
03.03.2015 The Human Rights Council should continue to take responsibility regarding the Human Rights situation in Belarus
The human rights situation in Belarus continues to be characterized by serious, widespread and systematic violations. In the words of the UN Special Rapporteur, Miklós Haraszti, violations in the country have a “systemic and systematic” character.
02.03.2015 Mikhail Kukabaka: Who and what will investigate in the country of lawlessness?
Mikhail Kukabaka, the famous Belarusian dissident living in Moscow, shared with the human rights defenders of the Human Rights Center “Viasna” his views on the murder of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov.
02.03.2015 Pavel Levinau unable to challenge picket ban
The court session was held in an unusual format - a conference on Skype. Pavel Levinau had hoped that deputy head of the administration of Pershamaiski district Volha Hurchanka would give her comments on-line. But she did not participate in the trial, even with the assistance of modern technology.
02.03.2015 Baranavichy: Leader of local entrepreneurs summoned to Prosecutor's Office
Mikalai Charnavus, leader of Baranavichy entrepreneurs, has been summoned to local Prosecutor’s Office for questioning. The activist says he received the summons on March 2.
02.03.2015 Supreme Court: no evidence of neglect of Belarusian language in courts
The Supreme Court has found no evidence of neglect of the Belarusian language by judges of Minsk’s district courts, says a response received by volunteer of the HRC "Viasna" Uladzimir Andryenka, who earlier sent a statement about a violation of his right to use his native language in court.
02.03.2015 Wave of Warnings to Regional Newspapers
Several local paper newspapers received warnings from the Information Ministry for minor insufficiencies.
02.03.2015 Ales Bialiatski asks Italian activists to continue fight for political prisoners in Belarus
Ales Bialiatski, Mayor of Syracuse Giancarlo Garrozzo, Heather McGill of Amnesty International’s International Secretariat, Giuseppe Provenza, Amnesty International’s National Coordinator, and Amnesty activists
02.03.2015 Entrepreneurs’ protest leader detained in Minsk
At about 11.30 this morning, businessman Ales Makayeu received a phone call from an unknown person who tried to find out where he lived, according to his wife Yuliya Stsiapanava.
02.03.2015 About 100 football fans detained in Minsk
Fans were going to play a friendly match, but got detained by police.
02.03.2015 Hary Pahaniayla: Additional prison term means Dziadok wasn't broken
Political prisoners have always been treated in a biased way: if you are against the system, you must be broken down.
02.03.2015 Amnesty International: Murder of Boris Nemtsov must be meaningfully investigated
The killing of Boris Nemtsov, one of Russia's most prominent political activists, must be promptly, impartially and effectively investigated.
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