News on the topic: freedom of peaceful assembly
28.07.2010 Minsk: trials over yesterday’s detainees postponed to 5 August
Yesterday, on 27 July, the Minsk police detained Katsiaryna Davydzik, Mikalai Dzemidzenka, Andrei Kim and Viachaslau Siwchyk for participation in the street action in the Yakub Kolas Square dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of Belarus.
27.07.2010 Vaukavysk: detention of Mikalai Kavalchuk
Mikalai Kavalchuk, an organizer of the festivities dated to the 100th anniversary of the birthday of a Belarusian poet Larysa Heniyush, has been detained by the police and is kept at the police station.
27.07.2010 Minsk: detentions and beating at action dated to 20th anniversary of Sovereignty Declaration
The action was held in Yakub Kolas Square in central Minsk and was attended by about 20 activists.
27.07.2010 More detentions in Homel
On 26 July the Homel police detained Vasil Paliakou, Chairperson of the Homel regional organization of the United Civil Party, Yury Hlushakou, first Deputy Chairperson of the Green Party, a civil activist Larysa Shchyrakova, a member of the Belarusian Popular Front Valery Repnin and a representative of the Human Rights Center Viasna, Anatol Paplauny.
27.07.2010 Vitsebsk: Aleh Surhan released from jail
On 27 July 27 morning Aleh Surhan, a political prisoner, was released from the colony in the town of Hlybokaye.
26.07.2010 Mahiliou: action for free development of internet stopped by police
A rally under the slogan ‘For Free Development of Internet’ was to have taken place on 24 July in Mahiliou. About 30 youngsters came to the Culture House in Chaliuskintsy Street 64a to protest against presidential decree #60 imposing restrictions on the internet since 1 July.
23.07.2010 ’Right Alliance’ not allowed to hold a picket near Russian Embassy in Minsk
The Minsk City Executive Committee banned an unregistered organization Right Alliance to hold a picket near the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Minsk on 27 July, the day when of the Declaration of the Sovereignty of the Republic of Belarus.
23.07.2010 Vitsebsk: BPF Party banned to hold festive assembly on 27 July
The Kastrychnitski District Executive Committee rejected the application of the Vitsebsk region organization of the Belarusian Popular Front Party for authorizing a festive action dedicated to celebration of an anniversary of the Declaration of Sovereignty of Belarus.
21.07.2010 Cassation complaint of Ales Abramovich dismissed
On 20 July the Barysau district court considered the cassation complaint of a civil activist Ales Abramovich against the verdict of the Barusau District Court by which he had been found guilty of violating Article 23.34 of the Code of Administrative Offences, ‘Violation of the order of organizing or holding mass events or picket).
20.07.2010 Acquittal and release of Siarhei Kavalenka
On Friday, 16 July, Siarhei Kavalenka was taken to the Pershamaiski District Court of Vitsebsk.
16.07.2010 Edge of absurd: police detain participants of pillow fight. Andrei Kim fined as organizer
The symbolic pillow fight on 15 J8uly in Minsk on the occasion of the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Grunwald ended with mass arrests.
14.07.2010 Homel authorities: no money – no rights
On 12 July, the Tsentralny District Court of Homel considered the lawsuit of the Homel human rights defenders Anatol Paplauny and Leanid Sudalenka against the ban imposed by the Homel City Executive Committee on over 30 pickets that the activists planned to hold in the most populous places of the city on 1 June in order to mark the International Children’s Day.
13.07.2010 Minsk authorities fear pillow fight
The Minsk city executive committee denied the registered organization Historyka in holding an action on occasion of the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Grunwald.
13.07.2010 ‘Speak Truth’ passes to Minsk authorities signatures for naming a Minsk street in honor of Vasil Bykau
Officers of the Minsk city executive committee accepted 105,000 signatures in favor of renaming a Minsk street in honor of the well-known Belarusian writer.
12.07.2010 Minsk authorities ban anti-corruption picket
According to Yury Karetnikau, the leader of the Right Alliance, the Minsk City Executive Committee dismissed the organization’s application for sanctioning an anti-corruption picket on Banhalor Square on 12 July.
