03.10.2015 Detained activists of Movement "For Freedom" released without charges
In the afternoon on October 1 near the Botanical Garden in Minsk, police detained the activists of the Movement "For Freedom" Aliaksandr Osipau with the billboard of the campaign “People's Referendum” and the spokesman of the movement Volha Bykouskaya.
01.10.2015 Administrative proceedings brought against Valery Misnikau
Mr. Misnikau was summoned to the Čyhunačny District Police Department of Viciebsk, where the head of the department of law enforcement and prevention, Major Aliaksandr Rybakou questioned him regarding his appeal to the prosecutor's office.
01.10.2015 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: September 2015
September was marked by an ongoing trend of certain mitigating in the human rights situation in the country, which began in August, with no systemic changes in the area observed, however.
01.10.2015 Mahilioŭ observers won't be allowed to take photos and attend passing of documents from precinct to territorial election commissions
September 30, electoral trainings for the heads of the precinct election commissions of the Lieninski and Kastryčnicki districts of Mahilioŭ were held. The traning that was held at the Kastryčnicki District Executive Committee was attended by the human rights activist Barys Bukhel.
01.10.2015 Mahilioŭ: human rights activist believes that the absence of individual invitations to the election is no accidental
Mahilioŭ human rights activist Barys Bukhel believes that the absence of individual invitations to the elections is one of the new fundamental distinctions of the election campaign from all previous ones.
01.10.2015 Kličaŭ: police burst into house of democratic activist at night
As reported by an activist of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party in Kličaŭ, Liudmila Hushcha, the police broke into her house at night without any sanction. They explained to the frightened woman that they were “looking for a thief”.
01.10.2015 Coordinative Council of NGOs and political parties of Mahilioŭ region calls on people to support Aliaksandr Lukashenka
According to the Mahilioŭ human rights activist Barys Bukhel, this is the first case of overt campaigning in the local media in support of Aliaksandr Lukashenka apart from the publication of the electoral programs of the presidential candidates.
01.10.2015 Viachaslau Siwchyk gets summoned to police
The police want to interrogate Viachaslau Siwchyk, chairman of the Movement of Solidarity "Together", who has recently returned to Belarus, regarding the street protests of December 19, 2010.
30.09.2015 Belarus to join UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Now the state has officially committed itself to provide full participation in civic, political, economic, social, and cultural life of the society for the disabled.
30.09.2015 Pivotal moment for democracy in Kyrgyzstan: defenders facing increasing pressure
Preliminary findings of a fact-finding mission on the conditions and vulnerabilities of human rights defenders and organisations.
30.09.2015 Minsk court fines four opposition politicians over illegal protests
The Court of Minsk’s Centraĺny district heard today the administrative charges brought against former presidential candidate and ex-political prisoner Mikalai Statkevich, as well as UCP leader Anatol Liabedzka, former leader of Tell the Truth campaign Uladzimir Niakliayeu, and opposition activist Mikalai Kazlou.
29.09.2015 Haradok: Observers allege rigged info on requests for home voting
Leanid Haravy, an observer in the town of Haradok, Viciebsk region, has noted controversial trends concerning local voters who wish to vote at home.
29.09.2015 Homieĺ: Observers complain about illegally produced campaign flyers
Leanid Sudalenka and Anatol Paplauny, BHC observers in Homieĺ, have written to the CEC and the Regional Election Commission to complain about the distribution of campaign materials in the city’s Saviecki district that contained signs of violations of the law.
29.09.2015 Valiantsin Stefanovich: No systemic changes in the field of human rights
On September 28, the OSCE ODIHR Human Dimension Conference in Warsaw hosted a side event with participation of Belarusian non-governmental organizations: the Assembly of Democratic NGOs, the Center for Legal Transformation Lawtrend, as well as campaigns “Human Rights Defenders For Free Elections” and “Right To Choose”.
29.09.2015 Activists involved in ‘graffiti case’ complain about offensive publication by Investigative Committee
The defendants and suspects in the so-called ‘graffiti case’ have written to the head of the Investigative Committee and the Prosecutor General’s Office to complain about a publication on the website of the Investigative Committee under the title “Investigative Committee continues investigation of criminal case on hooliganism and damage to property in the capital.”
