29.10.2012 Zmitser Dashkevich to stand new trial tomorrow
The court of Mozyr is expected to arrive in penal colony on October 30 to hold trial against a political prisoner. The Young Front leader may receive a more severe sentence, Belsat TV reports.
29.10.2012 Young Front activists detained in Miory
Two activists of the Young Front opposition movement were detained on 27 October in the town of Miory, Vitsebsk region, following the wedding ceremony of Young Front member Mikola Dzemidzenka.
29.10.2012 1863 Uprising Remembrance Day marred by detentions in Svislach
The traditional action to commemorate the heroes of the 1863 anti-Russian uprising in the town of Svislach, Hrodna region, was marred by the detention of a number of opposition activists.
29.10.2012 Brest left-wing activist appeals picket ban at UN Human Rights Committee
Having exhausted all domestic judicial remedies, Aliaksandr Dzenisenka, Brest activist of the Fair World United Left Party, has submitted a complaint to the UN Human Rights Committee, challenging a ban on holding a picket imposed by the city’s executive authorities.
29.10.2012 Leaders of the EU Member States: Call to release and rehabilitation of Statkevich and Dashkevich
Mass media and human rights defenders continually inform about repressions, which are used by the regime against civic activists, representatives of the opposition and independent journalists. The situation with political prisoners, who are still in prison and other institutions of confinement, is deteriorating as well. Two prisoners of conscience, 2010 presidential candidate Mikola Statkevich and the leader of “Young Front” Zmitser Dashkevich, are in an especially dramatic situation.
26.10.2012 Andrei Sannikau asks for political asylum in UK
The leader of European Belarus civic campaign, former presidential candidate and political prisoner claimed there was a threat of a rearrest.
26.10.2012 Brest: former parliamentary candidate’s complaints dismissed
Aliaksandr Melnik, former candidate for Parliament in Brest-based constituency No. 1, has received replies to his complaints of alleged election violations submitted to the Court and the Prosecutor’s Office of Leninski District.
26.10.2012 Sakharov prize awarded to Iranian human rights activists
The decision was taken unanimously. The European Parliament’s for Freedom of Thought prize was awarded to an Iranian human rights activist Nasrin Sotoudeh and her compatriot a film director Jafar Panahi.
26.10.2012 Supreme Court refuses to hear appeal of former candidate for Parliament Ihar Sluchak
The Supreme Court refused to hear the appeal of former candidate for Parliament Ihar Sluchak against a CEC’s decree due to the "absence of the applicant’s right to appeal to court." The Supreme Court explained that the opportunity to appeal decisions of the CEC is not provided by the Electoral Code.
26.10.2012 Baranavichy: administrative charges for free food
Baranavichy entrepreneur Mikalai Charnavus has been charged with illegal organizing of a mass event (Art. 23.34 of the Administrative Code), after he arranged a charitable lunch at local market on 6 October.
26.10.2012 Brest human rights defender appeals violations at UN Human Rights Committee
Human rights defender Uladzimir Vialichkin has submitted a complaint to the UN Human Rights Committee to challenge a ban on holding a picket in support of the imprisoned leader of the Human Rights Center “Viasna” Ales Bialiatski.
26.10.2012 Arche Editor may face criminal charges
The case against the Arche magazine is a political order to destroy the edition, says its founder Andrei Dynko. According to him, the Belarusian authorities are looking for any reason to stop the printing of the independent magazine.
26.10.2012 Dashkevich may be transferred to supermax prison
A decision will be taken by the Mozyr court at a trial in prison on October 30.
26.10.2012 Letters from Statkevich: Political prisoner still cheerful, despite endless pressure by prison administration
For weeks, Maryna Adamovich, the wife of former candidate for president Mikalai Statkevich, had not received letters from her husband. But yesterday came two letters at once.
26.10.2012 Young Christian Democrats denied premises to hold congress
The organizing committee of “The Young Christian Democrats” public association has been denied premises to hold its founding congress, after none of its 14 bids was granted by Minsk authorities.
