12.06.2015 Dzmitry Salauyou: "The issue of political prisoners is systemic. This is a conveyor"
June 11, the book "Chronicles of Belarusian Political Prisoners", developed within the framework of the activities of the website palitviazni.info and the Human Rights Center "Viasna", was officially presented.
12.06.2015 Brest freelance journalist appealing fined of 60 basic units
Freelance journalist Alina Litvinchuk has filed an appeal to the the Brest Regional Court to challenge the verdict of the Leninski District Court of Brest which had punished her with a large fine.
12.06.2015 Human Rights Humanitarian Mission in Ukraine: working with migrants
Belarusian volunteers continue to work actively in the "Human Rights Humanitarian Mission in Ukraine", organized by the Human Rights Center "Viasna". The mission is operating in Kharkiv at the public charitable organization "Station Kharkiv", and plans to expand its operation to other cities – Chernihiv, Lviv and Odesa.
12.06.2015 Answer to appeal of Baranavičy human rights activist: riot police beat football fans, but acted lawfully
Human rights activist Siarhei Housha received a reply from the Police Department of Brest Regional Executive Committee, signed by its deputy head V. Maksimiuk.
11.06.2015 Homieĺ religious community to stand trial for “unauthorized mass event”
The administrative case against Homieĺ religious community "Church of God "Praabražennie" has been sent to court. The police charge the community under Article 23.34 of the Code of Administrative Offenses, “violation of the order of holding mass events”. The pastor the parishioners can be fined up to 30 basic units or sentenced to arrest.
11.06.2015 Babrujsk police see no violation in destruction of green zone
The head of the Police Department of the Babrujsk City Executive Committee Andrei Havaraka found no law violations in the actions of officers and employees of the Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology, who gave permission for the destruction of the green zone during the construction of hypermarket, Sanzona under construction hypermarket, reports the newspaper "Kommercheskiy Kuryer".
11.06.2015 New volunteers arrive at Human Rights Humanitarian Mission in Ukraine
Two Belarusian activists, Yan Dziarzhautsau and Leanid Autukhou, joined the volunteer work as a part of the Human Rights Humanitarian Mission in Ukraine, which has been operating in Kharkiv for a week already.
11.06.2015 Political prisoner Mikalai Dziadok is pressurized through incarceration
Pressurization of Mikalai Dziadok in penal colony No. 9 in Horki increases. On June 9 he received the seventh penalty since his transfer to the colony – ten days in the punishment cell for refusing to work.
11.06.2015 Amnesty International recognizes Yury Rubtsou prisoner of conscience
The international human rights organization Amnesty International launches an urgent action in support of Mr. Rubtsou.
11.06.2015 Journalists detained in a polyclinic
June 10, two journalists, BAJ members Arkadz Nestsiarenka and Nastassia Khralovich were detained in a polyclinic where they were taking interviews from old people queuing up for medical services.
10.06.2015 Riot policemen stop divine service in Homieĺ, believers are summoned to police station
Believers of the church "Praabražennie" (“Transfiguration”) in Homieĺ are summoned to the police department for questioning and getting official charges. Neither the believers nor the pastor of the church, Siarhei Mikalayenka, know about the reasons for such actions of the police.
10.06.2015 Human rights Humanitarian Mission in Ukraine: Number of refugees is growing, there is shortage of humanitarian aid
Volunteers of the Human Rights Humanitarian Mission in the Ukraine and the volunteer organization "Station Kharkiv" urge community organizations and activists to join the campaign to help the displaced from the area of the anti-terrorist operation in the Ukraine.
10.06.2015 Political prisoner Prakapenka earns 50,000 rubles a month
June 8-9, political prisoner Artsiom Prakapenko had a long-term meeting with his parents. In fact, it lasted less than a day - from 3 p.m. to 11 a.m. the following day.
10.06.2015 Minsk authorities ban BCD assembly in Svaboda Square
The leaders of the Belarusian Christian Democracy Party have received an answer to their application to Minsk City Executive Committee for holding the constitutive assembly of the BCD at 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. on June 13, 2015 in Svaboda Square in Minsk. According to the deputy head of Minsk CEC Ihar Karpenka, “it is intended to hold another mass event since May 2 until September 13 on the territory of Svaboda Square”.
10.06.2015 Record fine for freedom of expression
Homieĺ journalist Natallia Kryvashei has been sentenced to a fine of 9 mln Belarusian rubles for shooting in a video, shown at the satellite TV channel “BelSat”.
