27.09.2012 Members of United Civil Party detained and searched on border
Anatol Liabedzka and the head of the UCP executive committee Aksana Kryshchanovich were detained and searched on the Belarusian-Lithuanian border.
27.09.2012 Leanid Sudalenka and all his family members required to submit assets and income declarations for five years
The Homel human rights defender and all members of his family will have to report about all their income for the five years. The Savetski District Tax Inspection of Homel required the appropriate documents from Leanid Sudalenka, his wife and the son who is now serving in the army.
27.09.2012 Political prisoner Dashkevich receives rape threats
“Young Front” reports about hideous facts of pressure on the political prisoner. Zmitser Dashkevich has been on hunger strike for the seventh day in a punishment cell of the Mazyr penal colony.
27.09.2012 Siarhei Kavalenka released from jail
The political prisoner was made to apply for a pardon after blackmailing, pressure and threats. Political prisoner Siarhei Kavalenka was released from a penal colony in Mahiliou in the evening of 26 September. Information about his release appeared this morning. Kavalenka was freed on the ground of an application for a presidential pardon.
27.09.2012 BCD coordinator undressed and detained for five hours on border
Dzmitry Shurkhai, an activist of the organizing committee of the Belarusian Christian Democracy, was driving to Poland for private affairs through the Warsaw Bridge border checkpoint.
27.09.2012 Belarusian anti-nuclear activists not let to Lithuania
Two Belarusian anti-nuclear activists Mikalai Ulasevich and Tatsiana Novikava were prohibited to enter Lithuania, their visas were terminated, RFE/RL informs. The activists were travelling to attend a conference on nuclear safety in Lithuania.
26.09.2012 Congratulations to Ales Bialiatski: Human Rights Watch
Members of the New-York and Moscow offices of the organization passed photos with birthday greetings for Ales Bialiatski.
26.09.2012 Greetings for Ales Bialiatski: Amnesty International
We wish Ales a quick release and restoration of justice. We respect Ales, admire him and value his work. We wish him a strong health, patience and spiritual strength.
26.09.2012 Greetings for Ales Bialiatski: International Federation for Human Rights
The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), whose vice-President Ales Bialiatski is, passes the following greetings to its colleague and member:
26.09.2012 Greetings for Ales Bialiatski: the Office of Marek Migalski
The Office of the European MP Marek Migalski sent greetings to Ales Bialiatski on 24 September, the day when a conference on Belarus was held in Warsaw:
26.09.2012 Birthday greetings for Ales Bialiatski: Štefan Füle
Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle has sent a message to one of Belarusian political prisoners, the human rights activist Ales Bialiatski who is celebrating his 50th birthday.
26.09.2012 Salute to Ales Bialiatski from Human Rights House Foundation
Next week members and partners of the Human Rights House Network representing 100 human rights organizations will meet in Zagreb in Croatia. There will be a vacant chair at all our events. That chair is yours, Ales, and we keep it visible to all where you rightfully should have been today - and as a reminder that you are locked up in prison because of your longstanding, courageous and legitimate human rights work.
26.09.2012 Greetings to Ales Bialiatski from colleagues, friends and acquaintances
We express a sincere gratitude to all those who join the week of greetings for Ales Bialiatski. “Viasna” keeps receiving warm letters and photos for him from partners, colleagues, friends and ordinary people who are concerned with the fate of the human rights activist.
26.09.2012 Home voting in Orsha district beat all records
Information from the polling station of Dniaprouskaya election constituency #27 in Orsha is astonishing even against the background of the voiced violations during the recent “election” to the Chamber of Representatives.
26.09.2012 Members of election commission had to flee from elderly elector in Orsha district
A funny incident happened in the village of Prydniaprouye in the Orsha district. Members of a precinct election commission came there with a portable ballot box for home voting. As it was found, many electors didn't ask for such “care”.
