11.03.2015 Vitsebsk: people will be let to public hearing only after showing their passports
It is interesting that the “public hearing” will be held not in some official building, but outdoors, near the regional library named after Lenin. Nevertheless, Vitsebsk City Executive Committee warns that the people who intend to take part in the hearing need to take their passports with them.
11.03.2015 Detention for taking photos is a law violation
Lawyer Pavel Sapelka commented on the incident with the detention of a journalist of “Komsomolskaya Pravda v Belarusi”, Dzmitry Lasko, for photographing the facade of the Academy of Sciences.
11.03.2015 At the trial in the case of Intigam Aliyev journalists are insulted
On March 10 the Baku Serious Crimes Court continued the trial in the case of human rights defender Intigam Aliyev. At the of the trial a lawyer Fakhraddin Mehdiyev petitioned about changing preventive measure and release of Aliyev from custody on bail of human rights groups and members of the public.
11.03.2015 Minsk Regional Court to consider Mikhail Hladki's appeal
The consideration of Mr. Hladki's appeal against the verdict of Minsk City Court will take place at 10 a.m. on March 13 at Minsk Regional Court.
10.03.2015 Larysa Shchyrakova receives more charges for working without accreditation
The nearest hearing concerning the Homel independent journalist will take place March 12.
10.03.2015 Hrodna: BPF bids for holding two mass events to mark Freedom Day
Representatives of the Hrodna city branch of the Party Belarusian Popular Front have filed two applications to the Hrodna City Executive Committee.
10.03.2015 Brest: city authorities ignore public appeals in defense of homeless animals
As reported by Brest resident Iryna Siniapkina, the local defenders of animal rights have filed an open letter to the head of the Brest City Executive Committee Aliaksandr Rahachuk and the prosecutor's office. However, the situation has deteriorated.
10.03.2015 Biaroza activists intend to hold a picket on Freedom Day
Biaroza human rights defenders and social activists have applied for a picket on March 25 with the aim to mark an anniversary of the declaration of the Belarusian People's Republic and express solidarity with political prisoners.
10.03.2015 Human rights activist asks to be explained the new regulation on mass events
Siarhei Housha, a human rights activist from Baranavichy, appealed to Baranavichy City Executive Committee, asking to explain certain aspects of the new regulation “On mass events in in the city of Baranavichy” from December 29, 2014.
10.03.2015 Tax inspectors demand that Mikalai Autukhovich pay the insurance fees for the time of his imprisonment
Businessman and former political prisoner Mikalai Autukhovich is forced to pay compulsory insurance fees to the Social Protection Fund for the time that he was kept in prison. The tax inspectors claim that their actions are legal.
10.03.2015 Babruisk: children's hospital not repaired because of absence of financing
An interview with the chief physician of the Babruisk children's hospital Iryna Ryzhankova has been published at the website of the newspaper “Vecherniy Bobruisk”. The official spoke about the renovation which will be held in the building of the hospital, which had been built in 1963 and hasn't been repaired for quite a long time already.
10.03.2015 Anton Astapovich: "Public discussion of the general plan of development of Vitsebsk needs to be canceled"
Anton Astapovich, Chairman of the Belarusian Society for Preservation of Monuments of History and Culture, believes that public discussion has been organized in violation of the law, and the right of all interested parties to take part in the discussion is violated.
09.03.2015 Elena Tonkacheva’s deportation shows “pervasive harassment of rights defenders in Belarus”
GENEVA (6 March 2015) – The Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Belarus, Miklós Haraszti, today said that the recent deportation from Belarus of Elena Tonkacheva “demonstrates the immense challenges that continue to exist for human rights defenders to fulfil their work in Belarus.”
09.03.2015 Police “congratulate” journalist Larysa Shchyrakova on March 8
Homel journalist Larysa Shchyrakova received unusual “congratulations” on March 8 – that day the police drew up an administrative report under Article 22.9 of the Code of Administrative Offenses on her. The report was compiled by the head of the division of law enforcement of the Tsentralny District Police Department of Homel, Yury Panin.
09.03.2015 Journalist Tamara Shchapiotkina not allowed to attend her trial
On March 6, freelance journalist T. Shchapiotkina was summoned to the Leninski District Court of Brest by an SMS-message. The journalist saw the message only in the evening, but decided to come to the trial together with her counsel.
