21.11.2012 Poczobut's Case Extended Till December 21
It was announced by the official representative of the Investigative Committee in Hrodna region Siarhei Sharashanevich.
21.11.2012 Radio Racja director denied Belarusian visa
Jauhen Wapa received a visa denial stamp in his passport in the Belarusian consulate in Bialystok.
20.11.2012 Informal legal school for Roma people to be arranged in Homel
Homel human rights activists announced yesterday the opening of a legal school for Roma. The decision was made based on the results of a roundtable discussion on Roma-related discrimination. The event was organized by local activists of the organizing committee of the party "Belarusian Christian Democracy".
20.11.2012 Baranavichy police reject early vote rigging allegations after two months of “investigation”
On November 19, human rights defender Siarhei Housha received a response from the Department of the Interior of Baranavichy city executive committee signed by its deputy chief Colonel Aliaksandr Trafimau. The police official succinctly summarizes that no trustworthy data on forcing the students of Baranavichy State University to early voting in the parliamentary elections has been received during the consideration of Siarhei Housha’s statement.
20.11.2012 Orsha officials accused of manipulating public opinion
Orsha community is heating up around the proposed unification of the town and the district, after local executive authorities announced that they were going to examine citizens' opinions on the issue. After 28 days of “opinion polls”, the executive officials voiced stunning result – 22,600 residents of Orsha and nearly 6,000 more inhabitants of the district reportedly had one’s say.
20.11.2012 Minsk Economic Court turns down Platforma’s appeal
The appeal board of Minsk Economic Court rejected today an appeal lodged by the “Platforma” human rights NGO against the Court's earlier decision on its dissolution. According to Platforma’s leader Andrei Bandarenka, the complaint was considered in the absence of the NGO’s representatives.
20.11.2012 Some 30 people demonstrate in Warsaw to demand freedom for Dashkevich, Statkevich
Some 30 people staged a demonstration in Warsaw on November 18 to demand the release of Belarusian political prisoners Zmitser Dashkevich and Mikalay Statkevich.
20.11.2012 Record number back UN vote against death penalty
UNITED NATIONS: A record 110 countries on Monday backed a resolution calling for the abolition of the death penalty voted every two years at a UN General Assembly committee.
19.11.2012 Yauhen Kanstantsinau: "After the visit of plainclothes men I had to quit job"
Navapolatsk activist Yauhen Kanstantsinau, head of the youth association "Union of Young Intellectuals", was the first who told reporters that on November 8 the Union’s deputy chairman Andrei Haidukou was arrested in Vitsebsk. The KGB accused Andrei Haidukou of intending to conclude an agreement with foreign intelligence services. Yauhen Kanstantsinau himself was visited by "people in civilian clothes".
19.11.2012 Baranavichy entrepreneur fined for charity lunch
Baranavichy entrepreneur Mikalai Charnavus was sentenced by the court of the city of Baranavichy and Baranavichy district to a fine of 3 million rubles. He was charged under Par. 2 of Article 23.34 of the Administrative Code of Belarus – "organizing and holding an unauthorized mass event".
19.11.2012 Homel tax authorities seek prosecution of human rights defender Leanid Sudalenka
The Home-based tax inspection will consider the charges brought against local human rights activist Leanid Sudalenka, after the authorities ordered the activist to submit an income declaration for five years, including the income received by his wife and son, who is currently serving in the army.
19.11.2012 Attempt to punish election riggers turns fruitless in Orsha
Orsha town police department sent a response to local coordinator of independent election observation campaign Mikalai Dziamidau, who demanded to prosecute election officials involved in fraud.
19.11.2012 “Freedom! Equality! Fraternity!” Mini-Documentary About Political Prisoner Mikalaj Dziadok
Mikalaj Dziadok is an anarchist. One of the reasons for his prosecution was a peaceful anti-military rally near the headquarters of the Ministry of Defence.
19.11.2012 KGB threatens to start criminal proceedings against BCD activist
Alyaksei Tyulkou receives threats that he may be brought to responsibility over article 193.1 of the Criminal Code.
19.11.2012 Plainclothesmen try to get into apartment of opposition politician Dzyanis Sadowski
Men in civilian clothes attempted to get into the apartment of Dzyanis Sadowski, executive secretary of Belarusian Christian Democracy (BCD), in Minsk on Monday morning.
