17.07.2015 Officials in Salihorsk and Niasviž districts send campaigners to ‘ghettos’
The executive authorities of Salihorsk and Niasviž districts have banned the collection of signatures for future potential presidential candidates in most crowded places.
17.07.2015 Vaitsiushkevich blamed for extremism and war propaganda
Another attempt to organize a concert of Dzmitry Vaitsiushkevich in Minsk turned into a scandal.
17.07.2015 Release of Nabeel Rajab must be followed by other measures to put an end to the crackdown on human rights defenders
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders welcomes the release of Mr. Nabeel Rajab but recalls that it is a positive but insufficient step since the Royal Pardon only concerns one of the three set of criminal charges Mr. Rajab has been facing in the last months.
16.07.2015 Central Election Commission to consider bids from 7 presidential candidates tomorrow
The Central Election Commission is expected to consider at a meeting tomorrow afternoon applications of seven persons who announced their intention to run for the President, as well as the issue of registration of voters’ initiative groups.
16.07.2015 Campaigning restrictions announced in Babrujsk, Dobruš, Svietlahorsk districts, Viciebsk region
Local executive authorities in Babrujsk, Dobruš, Hlybokaje districts and the Viciebsk region have announced restrictions on campaigning events in the territory of these districts.
16.07.2015 Minsk Regional Council justifies violation of procedure for consideration of human rights defender’s proposal
The Minsk Regional Council of Deputies has rejected an appeal by the Salihorsk representative of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee, Leanid Markhotka, against an earlier refusal of the Presidium of the Salihorsk District Council to discuss at its next meeting a draft resolution "On freedom of assembly".
16.07.2015 The investigation of Yury Zakharanka's disappearance extended
Preliminary investigation of the missing of the ex-Minister of internal Affairs is extended until September 24.
16.07.2015 Collection of signatures banned across Viciebsk district
The Viciebsk district executive committee has announced the places which will be prohibited for holding pickets to collect signatures for the nomination of presidential candidates.
16.07.2015 Trial Date Set For Rights Activists Leyla, Arif Yunus In Azerbaijan
BAKU -- Jailed Azerbaijani human rights advocates Leyla and Arif Yunus will go on trial on July 27, a judge said at a preliminary hearing nearly a year after their arrest on what the ailing couple and their supporters say are politically motivated charges.
16.07.2015 Brest officials announce forbidden campaigning locations
The list of venues where campaigning for the nomination of presidential candidates will be forbidden includes Lenin Square; the territory of the Brest Fortress memorial complex and railway facilities.
16.07.2015 Baranavičy: 3 pro-dem activists nominated to city election commission
So far, only two representatives of democratic parties and one NGO member have been nominated to the territorial election commission in Baranavičy.
16.07.2015 Babrujsk: Fair World members prefer territorial commissions
After selecting their nominees, the political parties active in Babrujsk are now deciding whether they should be nominated to the territorial or precinct election commissions.
15.07.2015 Do Belarusian citizens have the right to boycott elections?
A number of issues related to the upcoming elections was discussed at today's meeting of the management of the Central Election Commission (CEC) and the representatives of the assessment mission of the OSCE ODIHR.
15.07.2015 Educational institutions of Brest join intimidation of local activists
At first Palina and Andrei Sharenda were summoned to the prosecutor's office. Later, representatives of the education department of the local executive committee tried to get into their apartment in order to find in what conditions they were upbringing their 6-year-old son.
15.07.2015 Babrujsk: approach of the elections is unnoticeable
In Babruisk, there seems to be no interest to the presidential election at all, also among the local media. There are no electoral posters and banners on the streets, which could inform Babrujskers about the beginning of the electoral campaign.
