16.12.2014 Swedish NGOs: Minister of Justice Must Withdraw Request to Liquidate Society Memorial
Concerned over the fact that the Society Memorial could be closed down as a result of on-going proceedings initiated by the Ministry of Justice in Russia, Civil Rights Defenders, together with three Swedish human rights organisations – Amnesty International Sweden, The Swedish Foundation for Human Rights and Östgruppen – sent an open letter to the Minister of Justice, Aleksandr Konovalov on 16 December.
16.12.2014 UN: 4,707 people killed since beginning of conflict in eastern Ukraine
The United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine in its eighth monthly report said that 4,707 people were killed since the beginning of the conflict in eastern Ukraine in mid-April, and 10,322 people were injured during the same period.
16.12.2014 Constitutional Court advises the mother of an executed death row convict to appeal to MPs, the Government and President
The mother of an executed resident of Homel Aliaksandr Hrunou, has received an answer from the Constitutional Court.
16.12.2014 Kanstantsin Dzmitryieu is another fined participant of the memorial event in Svislach
An activist of the United Civil Party Kanstantsin Dzmitryieu is the tenth person who has been fined for participation in the Day of Commemoration of the participants of the Kalinouski uprising in 1863-1864 in Svislach.
16.12.2014 Leader of the Homel “Fair World” branch sues medics
Chairman of the Homel regional organization of the Belarusian Party of the Left "Fair World" Uladzimir Siakerka appeals the actions of the duty officials of the city ambulance station at the Tsentralny District Court of Homel. The lawsuit is related to the inability to hold public events in Homel.
16.12.2014 Baranavichy activists congratulate political prisoners on Christmas and New Year
Baranavichy civil society activists have sent colored postcards with Christmas and New Year congratulations to the political prisoners Ihar Alinevich, Mikalai Dziadok, Eduard Lobau, Artsiom Prakapenka, Mikalai Statkevich and Yauhen Vaskovich.
16.12.2014 Homel: Mikhail Tsimashenka demands that Belarusian MFA issued official apologies for age discrimination
December 15, a Homel activist of the United Civil Party, 84-year-old Mikhail Tsimashenka, filed an appeal with the Minister of Foreign Affairs Uladzimir Makei. The applicant requests from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its officials official apologies for an insult and age discrimination.December 15, a Homel activist of the United Civil Party, 84-year-old Mikhail Tsimashenka, filed an appeal with the Minister of Foreign Affairs Uladzimir Makei. The applicant requests from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its officials official apologies for an insult and age discrimination.
15.12.2014 Journalist asks Office of Prosecutor General to teach records management to Mahiliou prosecutors
Ales Burakou has filed a complaint against the actions of the Mahiliou prosecutors with the Office of the Prosecutor General.
15.12.2014 Young human rights activists joined the Letter Marathon
December 14 in Minsk, Belarusian youth human rights group (BYHRG) held an action on signing postcards for liberation of political prisoners in different countries and sending postcards to the places of their imprisonment.
15.12.2014 “Alternative” Aliaksei Shubara to seven days of arrest for a picket against the policy of Vladimir Putin
The activist was detained December 12 in central Minsk, near Kastrychnitskaya Square, while holding a one-man picket with a write-red-white flag and a poster “People, we need to stop Putin urgently!” and “No to World War!” to protest against the policy of President of the Russian Federation and fomentation of World War III.
15.12.2014 Brest Regional Court refuses to reinstate lecturer at work
Former lecturer of the local medical college Aliaksandr Melnik, fired from his job in September, is still trying to challenge the order for his dismissal.
15.12.2014 Warsaw: human rights defenders from from different countries picket Azerbaijani Embassy
December 12 in Warsaw, representatives of human rights organizations from Poland, Germany, Norway, Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Armenia, Georgia and Belarus gathered for a picket against the persecution of their Azerbaijani colleagues. They handed over to the Azerbaijani Embassy a statement adopted at the general meeting of the European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE), recently held in Warsaw.
15.12.2014 Homel: court refuses to instigate criminal proceedings on the lawsuit of the death row convict Aliaksandr Hrunou's mother
The Tsentralny District Court of Homel refused to institute civil proceedings against the Homel Regional Court and the Department of Corrections, which refuse to inform Volha Hrunova about the burial place of her son. December 13 woman filed an appeal against the refusal of the district court with the Homel Regional Court.
12.12.2014 “Viasna” joins postcard marathon for political prisoners
The Human Rights Center "Viasna" has joined the campaign, launched by the Belarusian House in Warsaw with the approach of the major winter holidays – Christmas and New Year.
12.12.2014 Political activist Pavel Vinahradau moving to exile in Berazino (photos)
December 12, leader of “Zmena” (the youth wing of the civil campaign “Tell The Truth!” Pavel Vinahradau had to move out of Minsk in order to evade fate of a “political dipsomaniac”.
