11.08.2014 Send a letter of support to arrested activists in Azerbaijan!
For one week in Azerbaijan was arrested three human rights activist: Leyla Yunus, Rasul Jafarov and Arif Yunus. Each - for three months. At the same time, Azerbaijan is the Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Council of Europe.
11.08.2014 Baranavichy: Tax inspectorate refuses to issue complaint book to individual entrepreneur
August 9, individual entrepreneur Mikalai Charnavus applied to the Ministry for Taxes and Duties asking to oblige the head of the Baranavichyax Inspectorate to create a stand for the book of complaints and suggestions.
08.08.2014 Mahiliou: green zone and playground destroyed in favor of parking lot
Mahiliou citizens oppose the construction of the parking lot. The initiative group, headed by a local pensioner Tamara, has collected 200 signatures from local residents, which have been submitted to the Mahiliou authorities.
08.08.2014 Tamara Chikunova: «I want Lukashenka to know that the blood of the people killed under the law is on his hands»
The founder of the Uzbek organization "Mothers against the Death Penalty and Torture," Tamara Chikunova closely cooperates with the Belarusian human rights activists because she considers the abolition of the death penalty throughout the post-Soviet region to be one of her main tasks.
08.08.2014 AZERBAIJAN: Increasing repression against civil society severely tarnishes Azerbaijan's Presidency of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers
Paris-Geneva, August 6, 2014 - The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, an FIDH-OMCT joint programme, deplores the recent acts of harassment and arrests of prominent human rights defenders Rasul Jafarov, Leyla Yunus and Arif Yunusov, and calls on the authorities to put an end to the ongoing repression against civil society organisations and representatives.
08.08.2014 Court deprives trade union activist of bonus payments to pension
The Leninski District Court of Brest dismissed the claim of a former worker of the JSC «Savushkin Product» Uladzimir Andrashchuk. He went to court to make the enterprise management pay him 15 million rubles, which are to be paid under the collective agreement at retirement.
07.08.2014 Baranavichy: human rights defender demands details from the authorities
August 7, human rights activist Siarhei Housha filed an appeal to the head of the Baranavichy City Executive Committee Yury Hramakouski, in which he requires an explanation on what basis the rally he, Viachaslau Bolbat and Ryhor Hryk intended to hold on July 27, was banned.
07.08.2014 Leader of Free Trade Union organization appeals to Prosecutor's Office concerning forgery of documents
Viktar Stukau believes that some official has forged a date in the complaints book, where there is an entry on his behalf. Meanwhile, the administration of JSC "Polotsk-Shklovalakno" states that he is purposely looking for clues to escalate the conflict between the management and the trade union. The history surrounding the book of complaints reminds of a detective.
07.08.2014 Opposition activist Aleh Keral secretly sentenced to ten days of arrest
The fact that Aleh Keral was sentenced to ten days in jail became known on August 7, although the activist was detained back on August 5. As stated by the press-service of “Alternative”, he was detained for no reasons.
07.08.2014 Picket in support of political prisoners banned in Brest
Unlike other cities of Belarus, this action was scheduled fir 10 August, but the Brest City Executive Committee refused to authorize it, referring to the celebration of the Day of the builder.
07.08.2014 Man taken to psychiatric hospital for visiting Lukashenka's administration
The authorities prefer to explain the desire of citizens to exercise their constitutional rights by “insanity”.
07.08.2014 Lukashenka “presents” 25 hectares of expensive land near Minsk to Arabs
Qatar is actively developing forests in the Minsk region.
06.08.2014 Czech Foreign Minister receives Ales Bialiatski
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, Lubomír Zaorálek, received Belarusian activist Ales Bialiatski at the Czernin Palace on 5 August, 2014. Ales Bialiatski founded the most respected Belarusian human rights organization "Viasna", which provides legal and financial support to the victims of Belarusian regime repressions.
06.08.2014 “Extremism” again: Maksim Viniarski is summoned to police
Activist of "European Belarus" Maksim Viniarski is summoned to the Frunzenski District Police Department of Minsk for August 7 to be issued an official warning for "extremism".
06.08.2014 Vitsebsk: picket in support of political prisoners banned for traditional reasons
The event, aimed at reminding the people about the existence of political prisoners in modern Belarus, has been scheduled for August 4. However, human rights defender Leanid Svetsik wasn't allowed to hold it.
