11.03.2014 Political prisoner Mikalai Statkevich is kept in solitary confinement
Former presidential candidate Mikalai Statkevich is not sure of his safety in prison. He asked to be moved to a solitary cell. He wrote it to his wife Maryna Adamovich, RFE/RL reports.
11.03.2014 Homel police detained social activist for distributing information for owners of private houses
March 10 in Homel the police detained an activist of the public initiative “Our Alternative” Andrei Papou who distributed the informational booklets “Don't Let Them Cheat You”, with information about the laws related to the dismantlement of private houses on the order of the authorities.
10.03.2014 Situation of Human Rights in Belarus in February 2014
Despite heated debates around the issue of political prisoners, their fate in February remained unchanged. There were no positive dynamics in other sensitive areas of human rights in Belarus. The situation remained stably frozen and poor.
10.03.2014 Court upholds fine imposed on participant of “Stop Tax” action by traffic police
January 13 Dzmitry Dzmitryieu was stopped by traffic police while driving on Nezalezhnasts Avenue in Minsk. That day, owners of motorcars held the action "Stop Tax" against the imposition of a tax on admission of vehicles to traffic movement.
10.03.2014 Homel City Election Commission “insistently advises” UCP candidate to withdraw from elections
Members of the Homel City Election Commission have trice asked an activist of the UCP Dzmitry Karpenka to withdraw from the elections.
10.03.2014 Brest authorities ban rally of solidarity with Ukrainian people
At 12.00 a.m. - 1.00 p.m. on March 10, Brest regional branch of the United Civil Party intended to hold a procession in Masherau Avenue, Lenin Street and the central square of Brest, with participation of 10-15 people.
10.03.2014 Baranavichy: state-owned newspaper refuses to publish election program of opposition candidate
State-owned newspaper “Nash Krai” refused to publish the election program of a candidate for the Brest Regional Council, Mikalai Charnavus. The editor of the newspaper told the candidate to radically change it, but the latter didn't agree. As reported by Chair of Zakhodniaya constituency election commission No. 21 Larysa Antonava, the text of the electoral program was sent to the Central Election Commission.
10.03.2014 Anatol Liabedzka awaiting trial
February 7, Chairman of the United Civil Party Anatol Liabedzka was summoned to the Savetski District Police Department of Minsk to give explanations concerning the rally of solidarity with Ukraine, held near Kamarouski market in Minsk the previous week-end.
10.03.2014 Siarhei Vazniak fined for campaigning picket
Judge of the Savetski District Court of Minsk Maryna Fiodarava fined Siarhei Vazniak, a candidate for the Minsk City Council running on Kalvaryiskaya constituency No. 38, 5.2 million rubles.
10.03.2014 Human rights situation in Belarus discussed at UN Human Rights Council in Geneva
The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) organized a number of meetings and events on the situation with human rights in Belarus as part of a session of the UN Human Rights Council that took place in Geneva on March 6 – 7, 2014.
08.03.2014 Activists of “For Freedom” movement arrested for action of solidarity with Ukraine
Artsiom Liava and Ales Marchanka were sentenced to five days of arrest for a rally of solidarity with the Ukraine, held near the Russian Embassy on March 6.
08.03.2014 Hrodna Regional Court dismisses appeal of Ivan Kruk against registration denial
The court turned down the appeal of the Astravets civil society activist Ivan Kruk against the refusal of the election commission to register him as a candidate for the Astravets District Council.
08.03.2014 Vitsebsk Regional Court supports deception of voters by election commission
Coordinator of the BCD organizing committee Tatsiana Seviarynets and activist of the same organizing committee Alena Shabunia tried to challenge the refusal of the election commission to register them as candidates. They tried to prove that the voters were deceived, but the court didn't agree with their position.
08.03.2014 Ihar Pastnou files individual communication to UN Human Rights Committee
The complaint concerns the judgment by which he was directed to compulsory treatment in a psychiatric clinic. Ihar Pastnou believes that several articles of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights were violated during the trial.
08.03.2014 Orsha printing house creates obstacles to opposition candidates
Orsha printing house refuses to print campaigning leaflets, requiring written permission of the executive committee, stated the candidate of the district council, a member of the Belarusian Popular Front Ihar Kazmiarchak.
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