04.12.2014 Mother of executed Homel resident applies to Constitutional Court
On the eve of the Human Rights Day the mother of the executed death row convict Aliaksandr Hrunou, Volha Hrunova, asks the Constitutional Court to pay attention to collisions of the Criminal-Executive Code which prohibits to issue the bodies of the executed to their families or inform the families about the places of their burial, contrary to the Constitution of Belarus and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
04.12.2014 Salihorsk authorities ban picket dated to Human Rights Day
Deputy Chair on ideological work of Salihorsk District Executive Committee Mikalai Maskevich turned down an application of the local representatives of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee for holding a picket on the occasion of the Human Rights Day on the central square of the town.
04.12.2014 Political prisoner Mikalai Dziadok to be tried again
As reported by Mikalai Dziadok's wife Valeryia Khotsina to Radio "Racyja", her husband underwent psychiatric forensic examination at Mahiliou prison No. 4.
04.12.2014 Vitsebsk: three days of arrest for taking part in a photoshoot
Trials of participants of a photoshoot with a graffiti continue at the Chyhunachny District Court in Vitsebsk. Five civil society activists and journalists have been already sentenced to fines for taking photos against the background of a graffiti of newspaper birds flying out of cages.
04.12.2014 Death row convict Eduard Lykau petitions Lukashenka for clemency
As reported by the Supreme Court, Eduard Lukau, sentenced to death by Minsk City Court, has filed a petition for clemency.
03.12.2014 “Lohvinau” book-store sealed off due to extra-schedule examination
Minsk book-store “Lohvinau” has been sealed off due to an extra-schedule examination held by the Ministry of Dues and Taxes. As reported to RFE/RL by the book publisher Ihar Lohvinau, the examination is conducted on request of the Ministry of Information.
03.12.2014 Fine to Paval Vinahradau annulled by court
The court of Maskouski district of Minsk rescinded the fine set by the deputy chief of Maskouski police department for the oppositionist.
03.12.2014 Trial of Yury Belenki postponed to December 17
Today's hearing on an administrative case against the Deputy Chair of the Conservative Christian party «Belarusian Popular Front» Yury Belenki has been postponed to 10 a.m. on December 17.
02.12.2014 Ales Bialiatski calls on the Danish MFA not to decrease the level of demands to the Belarusian regime
December 1 in Copenhagen, Chairman of the Human Rights Center "Viasna" Ales Bialiatski met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmark Martin Lidegard.
02.12.2014 Krychau ideologist refuses from a part of her claims to “Volny Horad”
December 2, hearings on the lawsuit on protection of honor, dignity and business reputation and compensation for moral damage, filed by the head of the department of ideology, culture and youth affairs of Krychau Town Executive Committee Maryna Maksimava to the independent newspaper "Volny Horad", its publisher Uladzimir Kudrautsau and editor Siarhei Niarouny continued at Krychau District Court.
02.12.2014 Human rights activist demands that Belarusian MFA publish decisions of UN Human Rights Committee
December 1 Leanid Sudalenka, executive director of the Movement for the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights "Covenant" (which is in the process of creation) sent a statement to the Belarusian Foreign Ministry with a request to publish decisions of the UN Committee on Human Rights regarding Belarus at the official website of the Ministry.
02.12.2014 Brest: management of a park reluctant to enter into an agreement necessary to hold a picket
Brest human rights activists have appealed to Brest City Executive Committee to hold a picket on December 10, Universal Day of Human Rights.
02.12.2014 Hrodna: journalist Andrei Mialeshka got fined 60 mln rubles
December 2, Hrodna freelance journalist Andrei Mialeshka was sentenced to another fine under Article 22.9, Part 2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (illegal production and distribution of information products). Judge of the Leninski District Court of Hrodna Yury Kazakevich fined the journalist 6 million Belarusian rubles.
02.12.2014 Iryna Motsnaya got detained at court
Iryna Motsnaya, a mother who was denied the right to continue raising her adoptive children, was detained while coming out of the Klimavichy District Court, due to alleged earlier insubordination to the police.
02.12.2014 Ales Mekh to be tried for memorial action in Svislach
Charges have been presented to Mr Mekh and his son Anton Mekh (under age). Ales Mekh will be tried at the Kobryn District Court and the case against Anton Mekh will be considered by the committee on affairs of under-aged persons at Kobryn District Executive Committee.
