09.11.2012 Complaint against preventive KGB supervision over Aleh Aksionau turned down
Aleh Aksionau, a Mahiliou activist of the organizing committee of the party “Belarusian Christian Democracy”, remains under a vigilant watch of the security services.
09.11.2012 Former political prisoner Siarhei Kazakou gets detained
Siarhei Kazakou, a former political prisoner and activist of the “European Belarus” civil campaign, was detained in the evening of 8 November at the central railway station in Minsk.
09.11.2012 “Young Front” activist Raman Vasiliieu arrested for 15 days too
As it was found during today's trial, the activist was charged for the same thing as his comrade Uladzimir Yaromenak – he also wanted to spill Valerian tincture on the monument to Lenin. Vasillieu charted with “disorderly conducted” (Article 17.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses) and was sentenced to the same 15 days of imprisonment.
09.11.2012 Human rights defender Raman Kisliak detained for fingerprinting
Raman Kisliak, a human rights activist from Brest, was detained by the traffic police today as a “person hiding from administrative prosecution”.
09.11.2012 Court “needs time” to study the case 8 months after execution
The mother of Uladzislau Kavaliou received an answer from the Supreme Court to her supervisory appeal.
08.11.2012 If you want to use Belarusian – pay for interpreter’s services
On 6 November the Baranavichy human rights defender Siarhei Housha received an answer from the first deputy head of the main justice department of the Brest Region Executive Committee A.Hushchyn.
08.11.2012 Persecution of civil activists in Svislach continues
Recently, administrative reports or alleged participation in an unauthorized action have been drawn up on the local citizens Viktar Dzesiatsik, Yury Hlebik and Anatol Valiuk.
08.11.2012 Brest authorities keep ignoring the requests to improve the transport schedule
Citizens of the Hrayeuka and Biarozauka suburbs still cannot get the bus depot #1 of Brest to correct the schedule of the busses which go from the railway station to these suburbs.
08.11.2012 “Young Front” activist Uladzimir Yaromenak sentenced to 15 days of arrest
The activist was detained by the guards of the House of the Parliament in the evening of 6 November.
08.11.2012 Parychy: how to return children to stepmother?
600 signatures have been collected by the international civil association “Good Will” in support of the return of the six adoptive children to their stepmother.
08.11.2012 Sweden: Östgruppen prepares another bear landing party to Belarus
On Saturday, 10 November, the Swedish human rights organization Östgruppen will hold the action “Plush landing force-2”. Teddy bears with demands of respect to human rights will depart to Belarus again: this time – in parcels, which will be sent to the Belarusian officials and politicians who are banned entry to the EU because of their involvement in human rights abuses in Belarus.
08.11.2012 Homel activist of Belarusian Christian Democracy gets sacked again
Andrei Papou, a Homel activist of the organizing committee of the Belarusian Christian Democracy, has lost the job of plumber at the “Metalpolimer” enterprise, after the expiry of the probation period.
08.11.2012 Complaint of Brest customs officers registered at UN Human Rights Committee
22 former inspectors of the “Western Buh” customs office and 7 former mechanics of the terminal of the “Westauto” enterprise filed individual communications to this international structure back in March 2011. They pointed at violation of their right to fair trial.
08.11.2012 BAJ urges authorities to unfreeze “Arche” accounts
Belarusian Association of Journalists sent an official letter to the head of the Department for Financial Investigations of the State Control Committee Ryhor Vieramko asking to unfreeze the assets of the “Arche” magazine.
08.11.2012 7 November – Communism Victims Commemoration Day
The organizing committee of the party Belarusian Christian Democracy (BChD) calls for 7 November to be recognized as the Day of Commemoration of the Communism victims.
