04.11.2014 Östgruppen: ten years for advance of democracy and human rights (video)
Swedish human rights organization Östgruppen celebrates 10 years of its activity, one of the priorities of which is Belarus.
04.11.2014 Brest authorities try to punish independent journalist for work with foreign media
October 29, journalist Alina Litvinchuk was summonsed to the police station as a witness of an administrative offense. However, at the police station she was informed that she was the “offender”.
04.11.2014 Trucker gets fired for trying to find his real wage
The administration of the private transport company “Trans-Line-Brest” fired 48-year-old trucker Eduard Dziahileu, who worked in the company for 2 years, carrying cargos from Europe to Russia, as a result of his attempts to find out the real accrual of salary.
04.11.2014 “We'll try to do everything possible to achieve the review of the annulment of the residence permit”
Deputy Chairman of the Human Rights Centre "Viasna" Valiantsin Stefanovich expressed his attitude to the decision on cancellation of the residence permit and the consideration of expulsion from the Republic of Belarus of the human rights activist Yelena Tonkacheva, leader of the Centre for Legal Transformation Lawtrend.
04.11.2014 Svislach authorities harass social activist Yury Hlebik again
November 1, Svislach activist Yury Hlebik was visited by police. They told him that a report had been drawn on him for allegedly committing an administrative offense. The report concerns the events of October 26, when the traditional annual Remembrance Day of rebels of 1863 was held.
04.11.2014 Front Line Defenders: Authorities cancel residence permit for human rights defender Ms Elena Tonkacheva as she faces expulsion
Front Line Defenders believes that the nullification of Elena Tonkacheva's residence permit is disproportionate in relation to the recent traffic violation and that it is directly related to her human rights work.
04.11.2014 Let's demonstrate solidarity with Elena Talkachova: petition state bodies with the request to refrain from expelling the human rights activist from the country
The Human Rights Centre “Viasna” joins the call of our colleagues from the Center for Legal Transformation Lawtrend to direct petitions to the state agencies with the request not to expel human rights activist Elena Tonkacheva from Belarus.
04.11.2014 Monitoring of “Dziady-2014” in Minsk
An action dedicated to Forefathers' Day and organized by the Conservative-Christian Party Belarusian Popular Front was held in Minsk on November 2 and monitored by members of the Human Rights Centre “Viasna” and the Belarusian Helsinki Committee.
03.11.2014 Homel: democratic activists commemorate victims of repressions on the eve of Forefathers' Day
On the eve of the Forefathers' Day, November 2, representatives of the democratic forces of Homel traditionally commemorated the victims of repression in the Soviet years.
03.11.2014 77th anniversary of Kristallnacht of Belarusian culture marked in Baranavichy
November 1, Baranavichy social activists and human rights defenders marked one of the most tragic pages of our history: the 77th anniversary of the "Kristallnacht" of the Belarusian culture.
03.11.2014 Victims of Stalin's repressions commemorated in Vitsebsk region
Commemorative events were held in Vitsebsk, Polatsk and Orsha. Local activists honor the memory of those shot in the 1930-50-ies, on their own initiative: public authorities prefer not to mention those events at all.
31.10.2014 "Tankachova is doing the work of the Ministry of Justice"
Head of the organization "Legal Assistance to Population" Aleh Volchak expressed his opinion on the annulations of the residence permit and considering the expulsion of the Republic of Belarus human rights defender Tankachova, head of the Center for Legal Transformation - Lawtrend.
31.10.2014 "After the expulsion of Alena Tankachova Belarus authorities will only increase the level of nonconfidence to them"
The head of the Human rights center "Viasna" and Vice President of FIDH Ales Bialiatski considers the government's decision on deprivation of residence permit and probable expulsion from the country of his colleague Alena Tankachova as reprisals against active human rights defender, who works professionally for the benefit of Belarus.
31.10.2014 Every second case in the UN Committee - on the prosecution of expression
Persecution of expression is the most often one in Belarus. Homel Center for Strategic litigation made this conclusion on the bases of analysis of all decisions of the UN Committee on Human Rights made on Belarusian cases.
31.10.2014 The founder of "Platform innovation" is arrested
The founder of the human rights organization "Platform innovation" (earlier - "Platform" liquidated by the decision of the Economic Court of Minsk in 2012) Mikhail Zhamchuzhny was arrested in Vitebsk in August, but there still was no information about the reasons for his arrest.
