17.04.2014 Supreme Court dismisses appeal of Kavaliou's relatives
According to the responce signed by Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Court Andrei Zabara, the decisions of the Kastrychnitski District Court of Minsk and the Civil Division of the Minsk City Court according to which the consideration of such appeals is beyond their powers are left in force.
17.04.2014 Baranavichy: political prisoners are congratulated on Easter
April 15, Baranavichy activists sent colored greeting cards with Easter to political prisoners Mikalai Statkevich, Ales Bialiatski, Eduard Lobau, Mikalai Dziadok, Ihar Alinevich, Artsiom Prakapenka, Andrei Haidukou and Vasil Parfiankou.
17.04.2014 Applications for memorial Chernobyl actions filed in Vitsebsk region
Four representatives of the Conservative Christian Party “Belarusian Popular Front” filed a request to hold a picket on April 26 to the Chyhunachny District Executive Committee of Vitsebsk in the specially designated place, Culture and Recreation Park of Railroad Workers.
17.04.2014 Mahiliou: military enlistment office suggested independent journalist to agree to surveillance over himself
At the local military enlistment office Yauhen Hlushkou was proposed to sign the statement according to which intelligence services could carry out verification activities against him at any time.
17.04.2014 Expert speaks about principles of torture investigation
Expert on the prison system, lawyer Pavel Sapelka prepared an analytical report which summarizes the provisions of the existing international instruments to effectively investigate torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, as well as legal regulations and medical ethics in relation to this problem.
16.04.2014 Vitsebsk Regional Executive Committee deliberately doesn't use Belarusian language at its website
BPF activist Kanstantsin Smolikau filed an electronic appeal to the Vitsebsk REC, offering this institution to maske a Belarusian-language version for the website. The ideological department gave quite a short response: the website has been and will only be in Russian, since it is not contrary to the law.
16.04.2014 Young Front activists in Homel to stand trial over solidarity with victims of Ukrainian protests
On April 17, the Tsentralny District Court of Homel will hear the charges brought against members of the Young Front opposition movement, Andrei Tsianiuta, Natallia Kryvashei and Stas Bula. They are accused of violating the order of holding mass events.
16.04.2014 Hrodna Regional Court turns down appeal in Ukraine solidarity case
The Hrodna Regional Court has dismissed an appeal filed by a Vaukavysk opposition activist Vital Huliak, confirming the decision of the District Court.
16.04.2014 Activists threatened with arrests ahead of Hockey World Champ
Human rights defenders have received information about possible provocations against opposition activists and their preventive detention ahead of the forthcoming Ice Hockey World Championship, due to open on 9 May. This was confirmed by the coordinator of the European Belarus movement Maksim Viniarski, who was recently released after a 15-day arrest.
16.04.2014 Prisoners tell about radical approaches to correcting in penal colony No. 9 in Horki
Human rights defenders keep receiving information on the situation of prison inmates as part of a campaign of monitoring places of detention in Belarus. The Human Rights Center “Viasna” earlier covered the issue of using prisoners who cooperate with the administrations of prisons to perform sensitive tasks.
16.04.2014 Ex-candidate loses job in Baranavichy
Ryhor Hryk, former candidate for the Baranavichy City Council and the Brest Regional Council, has been fired from the Modern Building Materials Ltd. where he has worked as a locksmith since February 2013. The order of dismissal signed by the company director Halina Buliha says that Ryhor Hryk has been fired “by agreement of the parties”.
16.04.2014 Lidziya Yarmoshyna dismisses the appeal of an opposition candidate for deputy
April 14, former candidate for the Mahiliou Regional Council in Khotsimsk constituency No. 54 and for the Khotsimsk District Council in Uzbiarezhnaya constituency No. 13 Valery Karankevich received a response from the Central Election Commission to his complaint.
16.04.2014 Political prisoner Yauhen Vaskovich is pressurized through other prisoners
As it became known to the organizing committee of the party "Belarusian Christian Democracy" from sources in Mahiliou prison No. 4, the administration started exercising pressure on the activist with the use of other prisoners.
16.04.2014 Political prisoner Vasil Parfiankou thrown into punishment cell
The authorities of correctional facility No. 9 in Horki continue pressing on Vasil Parfiankou.
16.04.2014 Two catholic priests expelled from Belarus
The Belarusian authorities didn't give permission for two foreign priests to serve in Belarusian Roman Catholic churches.
