News on the topic: picks of the week
29.03.2019 Picks of the week
Sad aftermath of Freedom Day celebrations; ex-prisoner of conscience Dzmitry Paliyenka goes on hunger strike; Iranian close to expulsion, facing death in home country
22.03.2019 Picks of the week
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media concludes visit to Minsk; courts punish Internet users for sharing 'extremist' posts; anarchist activists still under attack in Belarus
15.03.2019 Picks of the week
Viciebsk journalist fined for award-winning report; Vlogger threatened with criminal prosecution for video about anti-parasite commissions; Brest activist fined for presence at mass Jewish burial site; UN working group informed about occupational therapy rehabilitation centers in Belarus
08.03.2019 Picks of the week
TUT.BY chief editor Maryna Zolatava convicted and fined $3,825; Police hunts participants of solidarity action with political prisoners; Brest journalists-freelancers fined $1,500; Absurd posters, clear purpose. Monstration picket held in Minsk; Brest blogger's flat searched
01.03.2019 Picks of the week
Public prosecutor demands a fine of 1000 base values for Maryna Zolatava; Picket for political prisoners results in detentions; Belarus' delegation visited the World Congress against Death Penalty; Mikhail Zhamchuzhny placed in security housing unit for three months
22.02.2019 Picks of the week
New fines for Brest activists; New intriguing date for elections; Hlybokaje journalist fined nearly 900 rubles
15.02.2019 Picks of the week
One Billion Rising flashmob prohibited in Minsk; Activist's complaint about police misconduct entered into her case file; Actress beaten by riot police hopes for investigation of incident; TUT.BY chief editor stands trial
08.02.2019 Picks of the week
Blogger Siarhej Piatrukhin criminally charged for insult of policemen; Exonerated journalists ordered to give fingerprints; Degrading treatment of Anastasija Huseva reported to UN Special Rapporteur on Torture
01.02.2019 Picks of the week
Anarchists fined for extremism in social networks; TUT.by chief editor to stand trial soon; What's wrong with changes to the legislation on mass gatherings?; Access to trial of former police officers restricted for human rights defenders and journalists
27.01.2019 Picks of the week
Another cycle of segregation for political prisoner Mikhail Zhamchuzhny; Brest initiative group for holding referendum on car battery factory construction ban refused registration; Pressure on independent journalists; Arrests for graffiti against police violence
18.01.2019 Picks of the week
Viasna announces prison art contest; TUT.by editor's case taken to court; Human rights activists demand to prosecute minister Ihar Shunevich; Journalists fined US$1200 for filming protests in Brest; Article 193.1 of the Criminal Code omitted
11.01.2019 Picks of the week
Civil Society Champions Award 2018 won by human rights coalition; The first death sentence this year in Belarus; Mahilioŭ human rights activist threatened with expulsion from public monitoring commission; UNHRC considered complaints of 39 Belarusians in 2018; Preliminary dates of elections in Belarus announced
21.12.2018 Picks of the week
MPs approve bill to decriminalize illegal NGO membership; REP activist under excessive restrictions; protesters still face routine judicial harassment
15.12.2018 Picks of the week
Amnesty International calls to stop new acts of harassment against ex-prisoner of conscience Dzmitry Paliyenka; civil society activists call new ant-parasite law a shame; more journalists convicted in Belarus
07.12.2018 Picks of the week
Human rights defender Leanid Sudalenka awarded French Human Rights Prize; Former political prisoner Dzmitry Paliyenka will stand two more administrative trials; police in Hrodna use an array of illegal means to extort confession
