The Human Rights Center “Viasna”

14.01.2015 Aleh Trusau: Eurasian Union kills Belarusian language

A special group on issues on legal equality of the Belarusian and Russian languages has been formed.

14.01.2015 Prosecutor's office ignores appeal of independent journalist

Journalist Aliaksandr Liauchuk asked a prosecutor's office to carry out an inspection regarding the procedure of drawing up a police report against him.

14.01.2015 Ukraine asks EU to recognize DNR and LNR terrorist organisations

The Verkhovna Rada asks the EU agencies to recognize the separatist “republics” of Donbas as terrorist organizations.

14.01.2015 Mikalai Dziadok's mother asks MIA to stop haunting her son

Valiantsina Dziadok, the mother of the political prisoner Mikalai Dziadok, has addressed the Ministry of Internal Affairs with an open letter in which she expresses serious concern about the fate of her son, the pressure on whom in prison has been increased drastically in the recent time. She has told human rights defenders of the Human Rights Centre "Viasna" about it.

14.01.2015 Detained participants of punk concert sentenced to fines and arrest terms

January 12, three participants of the December 10 punk concert in “Pirates”, detained during a police raid, were tried by Judge of the Leninski District Court of Minsk A. Kamushkin.

14.01.2015 “Narodnaya Volia” is at law with Information Ministry over Kalinkina’s article

On January 14 the preliminary court hearing in the case opened by “Narodnaya Volia” newspaper against the Information Ministry will take place.

14.01.2015 Alherd Bakharevich: Authorities want to settle “Lohvinau issue” once and for all

A fine to Lohvinau publishing house is equivalent to its destruction. Belarusian writers said it in an interview with Deutsche Welle.

14.01.2015 Political prisoner Mikalai Statkevich sent back to colony in Shklou

A former candidate for Presidency in Belarus, Mikalai Statkevich, has been transferred back to the colony No. 17 in Shklou from Mahiliou prison No. 4.

14.01.2015 Journalist from Brest fined for work without accreditation

Alina Litvinchuk was fined Br5.4 mln.

13.01.2015 Situation of Human Rights in Belarus in December 2014

In December, the human rights situation deteriorated; the negative trends of human rights violations and restrictions were expanded, both on the legislative and law enforcement levels.

12.01.2015 Raid on a punk concert in Minsk

30 minutes after the beginning of a punk concert in Minsk club "Pirates" the club was stormed by the police and riot police in masks.30 minutes after the beginning of a punk concert in Minsk club "Pirates" the club was stormed by the police and riot police in masks.

10.01.2015 Yuru Rubtsou: other convicts are being set up against me

In a telephone conversation with human rights defenders from “Viasna” the political prisoner Yury Rubtsou, reported that the administration of the special settlement №7, where he is serving his sentence, was trying to set up against the political prisoners against him.

10.01.2015 Brest: fined journalist challenges court verdict

Freelance journalist Aliaksandr Liauchuk filed an appeal against the verdict of the Leninski District Court of Brest of December 24, according to which he was fined 40 basic units.

10.01.2015 Minor Anton Mekh gets warned for laying down flowers to monument to Kalinouski brothers in Svislach

Anton studies in Poland, that's why the appropriate sitting of the juvenile commission of the Kobryn District Executive Committee was attended by his father Ales Mekh, who had the power of attorney for it.

10.01.2015 Ihar Lohvinau about the decision of the Economic Court: in fact, it means bankruptcy

January 9, the Economic Court of Minsk issued a verdict on the administrative case against the private publishing Unitary Enterprise "Lohvinau". For selling printed production without permission from the Ministry of Information the enterprise was sentenced a fine of 30 basic units, its income for the last year.