The Human Rights Center “Viasna”

24.08.2011 Vitsebsk authorities keep banning pickets

Vitsebsk pro-democratic activist Khrystafor Zhaliapau says he still hopes to stage a picket of support to Belarusian political prisoners, despite another ban by local executive authorities, www.news.vitebsk.cc reports.

22.08.2011 Astravets authorities ban anti-nuclear picket

Astravets district executive committee has banned a picket of protest against the construction of a nuclear power plant in the town, Radio Racyja reports.

22.08.2011 Baranavichy authorities dodge indicating authorized picketing venue

Baranavichy town executive authorities are still unable to indicate the authorized location for holding pickets and protests, local human rights defenders report.

22.08.2011 Pickets banned in Mahiliou and Kobryn

The executive authorities of Kobryn and Mahiliou have banned pickets of support to Ales Bialiatski, local human rights defenders Barys Bukhel and Aliaksei Kolchyn say.

19.08.2011 Vitsebsk authorities ban picket

Vitsebsk authorities have banned a picket applied for by local human rights defender Leanid Svetsik.

19.08.2011 Homel authorities ban pickets of support to Ales Bialiatski, too

Homel city executive committee has banned a number of pickets of support to Ales Bialiatski scheduled for 22 August.

17.08.2011 Mazyr authorities ban pickets

Mazyr town executive committee has banned three pickets in support of Belarusian prisoners of conscience scheduled for 22, 23 and 27 August, saying that the only authorized picket venue in the town – Spartak Stadium – will be occupied by a children’s sports event on the dates indicated in the application.

17.08.2011 Another picket in support of Bialiatski banned

Brest city executive committee banned a picket of support to Viasna’s leader Ales Bialiatski scheduled for 22 August, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reports, quoting local human rights defender Uladzimir Vialichkin.

16.08.2011 Lida district officials ban picket of support to prisoners of conscience

Biarozauka town executive committee (Lida district, Hrodna region) has banned a picket of support to Belarusian prisoners of conscience applied for by local civil activists Siarhei Trafimchyk, Yury Dziashuk and V. Ashurka, www.harodniaspring.org reports.

16.08.2011 Hrodna authorities ban picket of support to Ales Bialiatski

Hrodna city executive committee has banned a picket of support to Ales Bialiatski scheduled for 22 August, referring to “failure to follow Par. 4 Art. 5 of the Mass Events Act”, local human rights defenders report.

16.08.2011 Baranavichy authorities ban picket of support to Bialiatski

Baranavichy town executive committee has banned a picket of support to Ales Bialiatski scheduled for 22 August, Radio Racyja reports.

15.08.2011 MEP Migalski not allowed to enter Belarus

Marek Migalski, member of the European Parliament, was not allowed to enter Belarus last night, the PAP news agency reports.

03.08.2011 Navapolatsk authorities changed their ruling on mass events to ban picket in support of Mikita Likhavid

On 18 July democratic activists, including members of the Belarusian Popular Front Party, the For Freedom movement and the Human Rights Center Viasna applied to the Navapolatsk Town Executive Committee with the request to authorize a picket in support of political prisoner Mikita Likhavid who is subject to constant pressurization in jail.

01.08.2011 Mazyr authorities ban picket in support of Mikita Likhavid

Ales Kavalchuk and Ryhor Kryvitski, civil activists from Mazyr, applied to the Mazyr District Executive Committee to obtain permission for holding a picket in support of political prisoner Mikita Likhavid who is subject to constant pressurization in jail.