06.08.2014 Chief editor of “NASH Mahiliou” Ihar Barysau to be tried August 12
It became known from the subpoena, which he received by mail. Mr. Barysau is summoned to the Mahiliou District Court for 3 p.m. on August 12 to be tried under Article 22.9 of the Code of Administrative Offenses for trafficking the newspaper “NASH Mahiliou” and the bulletin “Satsyial-Demakrat” in his car. The trial will be presided by Judge Leuchanka.
06.08.2014 Mikalai Statkevich: “They won't get a clemency petition from me”
With a few-days' break, Bialynichy journalist Barys Vyrvich got a letter and a postcard from Belarusian political prisoner Mikalai Statkevich, with whom he maintains a regulard correspondence.
06.08.2014 HRC “Viasna” passes to Azerbaijan's Ambassador statement condemning arrest of well-known human rights activists
August 6 the Human Rights Center "Viasna" passed to the Azerbaijan's Embassy in Minsk a statement condemning the repression of President Aliyev against prominent human rights defenders of the country.
06.08.2014 Salihorsk residents protest against illegal construction of road through their yard
The illegal construction of a highway through the yard area in one of the districts of Salihorsk has caused a widespread discontent with the locals. Officers of the district executive committee and the board of capital construction rushed to extinguish the “fire of people's anger”.
06.08.2014 Investigators make Yury Rubtsou sign non-disclosure agreement
On August 5 an activist from Homel Yury Rubtsou visited the Savetski district department of the Investigation Committee of Minsk, were he was interrogated as a suspect in a criminal case.
06.08.2014 Call for the immediate and unconditional release of Leyla Yunus, Arif Yunus and Rasul Jafarov
64 NGOs from 13 Human Rights Houses call upon the Azerbaijani authorities, in their joint letter to President Ilham Aliyev, to immediately and unconditionally release Leyla Yunus, Arif Yunus and Rasul Jafarov, and lift all charges held against them. The NGOs also repeat their previous call to release Anar Mammadli and Bashir Suleymanli, and join calls for the release of Hasan Huseynli.
06.08.2014 Ukraine: UN urges central registration system amid rising internal displacement
5 August 2014 – With thousands fleeing the intensifying violence in eastern Ukraine, senior United Nations officials today urged the Government to establish a central registration system which would help coordinate relief efforts for the already 117,000 internally displaced people (IDPs).
06.08.2014 OSCE/ODIHR senior official visits Kyrgyzstani human rights defender Askarov in prison
Head of the Human Rights Department of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Snježana Bokulić visited prominent human rights defender and journalist Azimjan Askarov in prison in Bishkek on 30 July 2014.
06.08.2014 Situation in Crimea can be changed only by strong civil society
Chairman of the Crimean Field Mission on Human Rights Andrey Yurov believes that is necessary to strengthen civil society organizations in the Crimea, as civil liberties will be curtailed within a year to the extent it has been done in Russia for 15 years.
06.08.2014 Biaroza: letters of solidarity with political prisoners
Biaroza human rights defenders and social activists have sent letters to all seven political prisoners in order to express their solidarity and support.
05.08.2014 Lukashenka awards order to policeman who kicked journalist
Lukashenka has given medals, orders and ranks of popular and honoured – to a few dozen people.
05.08.2014 Members of Brest City Council are required to inform about time and place of meetings with electors
Activists of the civil initiative "Social Office" have filed a repeated appeal to five members of the Brest City Council and the head of this representative body, Mikalai Krasouski.
05.08.2014 Brest: Social Democrats appeal actions of executive committee complain to prosecutor and State Control Committee
The reason for the appeal was the information that the Brest Regional Executive Committee lent a ten-kilomenter part of the river of Mukhavets from the Border of Brest to the border with the Zhabinka district.
05.08.2014 Individual communication on behalf of Eduard Lobau filed to UN Human Rights Committee
This was reported to Human Rights Center “Viasna” by the head of Belarusian DocumentationCenter Raisa Mikhailouskaya.
04.08.2014 Law and order Dubrouna style
Former prisoner Viktar Buhayou, who lives and works in the town of Dubrouna in the Vitsebsk region, has again appealed to the Human Rights Center "Viasna".
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