The Human Rights Center “Viasna”

23.09.2014 Mother of Yauhen Vaskovich is waiting for his transferring to the colony in October

Mother of Yauhen Vaskovich said that in mid-October her son should be transferred to the Mogilev colony #15,where the he served sentence before being transferred to the prison #4.

23.09.2014 Today in Bobruisk and Mogilev is decided what to do with independent journalists

Court in the case of journalist Maryna Malchanava is holding in Bobruisk at 3.30 p.m. on September 23 - and the next visit of Ales Burakou to the police department in Mogilev at 11a.m.

23.09.2014 In the Brest City Executive Committee dissatisfied residents made a spontaneous picket (photos)

By this picket people protested against the investment project under the name "Italian Quarter", in result of which some residential buildings in the city center will be demolished.

22.09.2014 Political prisoner Mikalaj Dziadok spent 20 days in punishment cell

Political prisoner Mikalaj Dziadok, who is serving a sentence in Mogilev prison #4, spent 20 days in a punishment cell. Prison administration punished him for violating established for prisoners rule connected with uniforms. The father of the political prisoner Aliaxander Dziadok said about it to Human Rights Defenders.

22.09.2014 Defending human rights of most vulnerable crucial to meeting security challenges, say speakers at OSCE conference in Warsaw

WARSAW, 22 September 2014 – OSCE participating States have to focus on the most vulnerable in particular if their efforts to defend human rights are to effectively promote security, speakers said at the opening of the OSCE Human Dimension Meeting in Warsaw today.

22.09.2014 Gomel: F. Skaryna GSU is trying to reject the complaint of expelled co-president of "Young front" Andrus Tianiuta, referring to the late filing of the complaint

In the Central district court of Homel continues the hearing upon application of expelled student, co-president of the "Young Front" Andrus Tianiuta to the F. Skaryna GSU. A young man considers his expulsion illegal and demanding the reinstatement into the university

22.09.2014 A meeting with Ales Bialiatski was held in Mogilev

A meeting with the president of the Human Rights Center "Viasna" Ales Bialiatski was held on September 19 in Mogilev.

19.09.2014 The police detained a young activist in Grodno

Police detained social activist Volha Krapotsina in Grodno on September 19. The detention took place in the city center near the shopping center "Batorya".

19.09.2014 Arrests for "Movie in subway"

In the court of the Moscow district of Minsk were investigated administrative cases of volunteers of the initiative "Movie in subway" Anastasia Dole and Dmitry Latushkin on September 19. They were charged with two administrative articles - disorderly conduct (Article. 17.1 of the Administrative Code) and disobedience for police officers (Article. 23.4 of the Administrative Code).

19.09.2014 The trial on Natalia Bordak took a few minutes

There was held the fifth trial on the activist of the organizing committee of the party "Belarusian Christian Democracy" Natalia Bordak on September 19.

19.09.2014 Three meetings in support of Ukraine are banned in Vitebsk

Members of the Conservative Christian Party BNF Jan Dzyarzhautsau Aleh Emialianau and Peter Sarapenia applied for meetings at the three districts of the city. And have got refuses from three district administrations.

19.09.2014 Examination is still a stumbling block in the case of torture of Peter Kuchura

On September 19 have been a year since Peter Kuchura was poisoned by chlorine in Mogilev Penal Colony #15. All this time, the investigating authorities, covering the administration of the colony, avoided forensic examination, which could confirm the torture of the prisoner.

18.09.2014 Independent journalist is judged in Bobruisk

The trial of Bobruisk journalist Maryna Molchanova is scheduled on the 18th September. As its written in the service of summons, she is going to be judged under Article 22.9 of the Administrative Code, "Violation of legislation on the media."

18.09.2014 Bobruisk journalist is summoned to court

The case against a member of the Belarusian Association of Journalists Marina Molchanova is brought to court.

18.09.2014 Ales Bialiatski presented his book in Grodno

There was held the first public meeting after the release of human rights defender, the president of the Human Rights Centre "Viasna" Ales Bialiatski in Harodnia. The core of the meeting was the presentation of his book "Mercurial silver of life." The book is written in prison, when he had to write in very unfavorable conditions.