08.09.2014 Ukraine: Mounting evidence of war crimes and Russian involvement
Ukrainian militia and separatist forces are responsible for war crimes, Amnesty International said today. The organisation accused Russia of fuelling separatist crimes as it revealed satellite images indicating a build-up of Russian armour and artillery in eastern Ukraine.
08.09.2014 Round table on death penalty held in Homel
On September 5, a round table "Because we are human beings: theory and practice in the discussions on the topic of the value of human life" was held in Homel.It was attended by human rights activists, lecturers of universities and representatives of the Interfaith Mission "Christian Social Service".
07.09.2014 Biaroza authorities ban 8 September picket
Biaroza human rights defenders and social activists were denied a picket on September 8. The stated purpose of the event was commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the Battle of Orsha – Day of military glory, as well as an expression of protest against the deployment of Russian military bases on the territory of Belarus and the presence of political prisoners.
07.09.2014 Svetlahorsk: best teacher of 2014 fired for public activism
September 1, pupils of secondary school No. 10 in Svetlahorsk got bad news about dismissal of a teacher of history and social studies, Alena Masliukova. The teacher wasn't even given the opportunity to bring her 11th form up to graduation, where she was the class teacher.
05.09.2014 Serhiy Tkachenko: not to hold Parliamentary elections in Donetsk region is worse than to hold them
In early June, after the observation of the presidential election, all Donetsk regional branch of the All-Ukrainian public organization "Committee of Voters of Ukraine" was forced to leave the region through a real threat to the personal safety of employees.
05.09.2014 UHHRU appeal to the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon
The entire world has witnessed the armed invasion by the Russian Federation of Ukrainian territory. At first, with the use of Russian Federation forces the Crimea was seized and annexed. In order to conceal this crime Russia used quasi-legal justification in the form of a referendum in the Crimea on March 16 2014, in breach of Ukraine’s Constitution.
05.09.2014 Zmitser Kramianetski is surprised at number of groundlessly arrested in detention centre
In the evening of 4 September, “Young Front” activist Zmitser Kramianetski was released from jail after serving arrest term.
05.09.2014 BCD activist tells details of his detention
In the evening on September 3 in Minsk, the police detained an activist of the organizing committee of the Belarusian Christian Democracy Dzianis Laikou for collecting signatures in support of prohibition of the most odious Russian TV channels in Belarus and putting Ukrainian TV channels on the air.
05.09.2014 13 picket applications – 13 refusals
Activists of the organizing committee of the Belarusian Christian Democracy in the Hrodna region received 13 refusals to their 13 applications for information pickets in different cities.
05.09.2014 Policeman uses violence towards journalist while drawing up violation report
On March 3 Maryna Malchanava, independent journalist from Babruisk, came to the police department to get an administrative report for violating mass media legislation.
04.09.2014 Mahiliou: KGB pressurizes Ihar Barysau's family
Three days ago, KGB officers came to the factory “Chyrvony Metalist”, where Ihar's mother works. They asked what her son was doing and where he worked. They also asked the woman when her labor contract expired, and demanded that the director of the factory wrote a characteristic on her.
04.09.2014 Our deepest condolences for Mahiliou human rights defender Barys Bukhel
As we have learned today, the wife of Mahiliou human rights activist Barys Bukhel died after a long illness. Human Rights Center “Viasna” expresses its sincere condolences to its esteemed colleague.
04.09.2014 Russian soldiers are told to fight for Mariupol, but refuse to do so
Russian soldiers who are staying in the camp near Rostov have been announced that they would be fighting for Mariupol in the Ukraine, but refuse to do so. This was stated in the air on Ukrainian “Channel 5" by the head of the organization "Soldiers' Mothers of St. Petersburg" Ella Polyakova.
04.09.2014 Mahiliou region prosecutor approves detention of candidate for deputy at polling station
September 3, public activist from Khotsimsk Valery Karankevich received a response to his complaint, filed to the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Belarus and forwarded to the Prosecutor's Office of the Mahiliou region.
04.09.2014 Brest: authorities lie while prohibiting picket for local border traffic
The official reason for the picket ban, cited by the Brest City Executive Committee, was that another mass event would be held at the action site at the specified time.
