30.09.2014 Ales Bialiatski: Awarding of the Vaclav Havel Prize - a strong signal to the Azerbaijani authorities
Ales Bialiatski, head of the Human Rights Centre "Viasna" and Vice-President of the International Federation for Human Rights, was in Strasbourg at the opening session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, where on September 29 has been named the winner of the Vaclav Havel Prize on human rights.
29.09.2014 An overview on the freedom of association in Belarus was presented at the OSCE Human Dimension Meeting
At the annual OSCE Human Dimension Meeting was held a side event "Freedom of association and the legal environment for civil society organizations in Belarus” in Warsaw on September 26. The organizers of the event were the Assembly of Democratic NGOs of Belarus and the Center for Legal Transformation.
29.09.2014 Activist Uladzimir Lemesh was detained in Saligorsk
Activist of "European Belarus" Maxim Viniarski confirmed on Saturday the information about the detention of the activist of "European Belarus" Uladzimir Lemesh.
29.09.2014 Vasil Parfenkou doesn’t receive his friends’ letters again
Activist Volga Mikalajchyk is saying so, she regularly has been writing to the political prisoner Vasil Parfiankou.
29.09.2014 Azerbaijani political prisoner was awarded the Vaclav Havel Prize
Human rights activist Anar Mammedli, who is sent to prison by the Azerbaijani authorities to for exposing adulteration in the presidential election, was awarded the Vaclav Havel Prize.
26.09.2014 Mogilev authorities are trying to close the Human Rights Center
The only regional human rights organization registered in the country is on the verge of closing because of baseless causes.
26.09.2014 Babruisk: Maryna Malchanava has got a fine of 32 basic units
Bobruisk Judge Natalia Charapuha announced the court decision of the case of an independent journalist Maryna Malchanova on September 25. Recalling, she was accused of cooperation with foreign media without accreditation.
25.09.2014 Vice-speaker of the Bundestag is going to support all political prisoners in Belarus
Vice-speaker of the Bundestag Katrin Göring-Eckardt, the representative of the Green Party, has congratulated the head of the Human Rights Center "Viasna" Ales Bialiatski on his birthday, which he celebrates today.
25.09.2014 Mogilev: fine for transporting the newspaper "Our Mogilev" and newsletter "Social Democrat" is remained in force
Today, September 25, Mogilev Regional Court in the face of Judge Mikalaj Hladki remained in force the decision of the Mogilev district court regarding about the fine of 30 basic units and confiscation of almost 12 thousand papers at the vice-president of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Hramada) Ihar Barysau.
25.09.2014 "Viasna" and FIDH presented the report on human rights violations in Belarus to OSCE
At the the OSCE Human Dimension Meeting the heads of the HRC "Viasna" – the president of the center - former political prisoner Ales Bialiatski, vice-president Valiantsin Stefanovich, and coordinator of the campaign "Human rights defenders against the death penalty" Andrej Paluda - presented review of the human rights situation in Belarus on September 24 in Warsaw.
24.09.2014 Leyla Yunus' advocate reports deterioration of her health
Elchin Gambarov, an advocate of human rights defender Leyla Yunus, the Director of the Institute for Peace and Democracy (IPD), kept at the Baku SIZO (pre-trial prison), has reported on the deterioration of the health state of his client. According to the advocate, on Tuesday, he has not been allowed to visit the human rights defender at the SIZO.
24.09.2014 The Supreme Court did not put an end to the case of man died in temporary holding facility of Svetlahorsk
The mother of Alexander Akulich is seeking punishment for employees of Svetlahorsk police department for the death of her son. There appeared a hope that her complaint about the refusal to institute criminal proceedings, previously dismissed by the Svetlahorsk regional court, will be reviewed.
24.09.2014 Photo exhibition on events in Ukraine in the Belarusian Human Rights House
A photo exhibition "Revolution of dignity – in the epicenter of events" will be held in the Belarusian Human Rights House of Barys Zvozskau in Vilnius. There will be pictures from Kiev protests made by the photojournalist from Chernigov Maryianna Hardzi.
24.09.2014 Bobruisk: The trial of Maryna Malchanava will continue on September 25
There was held a hearing at which it was investigated the case of an independent journalist Maryna Malchanava in the Bobruisk court on September 23. She is accused of collaboration with foreign media without accreditation.
24.09.2014 Document - Ukraine: No amnesty for torture committed by either side in the conflict
Ukraine: No amnesty for torture committed by either side in the conflict An amnesty bill passed by the Ukrainian parliament on 16 September 2014 and expected to be signed into law by President Petro Poroshenko soon, should not become a vehicle for denying the right of victims to justice.
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