News on the topic: freedom of peaceful assembly
02.10.2007 Brest: Picket against Repeal of Social Benefits Gathers More Than 200 Participants
On 30 September, 3 to 5 p.m. at Locomotive stadium in Brest a picket against the repeal of social benefits was held. Only one picket out of the planned 39 was authorized by the executive committee. The action was attended by about 200 local citizens and 60 activists of the United Civil Party, Belarusian Social Democratic Party Hramada, Belarusian People’s Front, the Party of Communists of Belarus and the trade union of radio electronic industry.
02.10.2007 Salihorsk: Police Detain Andrei Tychyna
On 30 September the Young Front activists from Salihorsk held a picket in support of political prisoners. Earlier applications for several pickets were considered by Salihorsk city executive committee. The committee banned the pickets and ordered the police to watch the activists.
02.10.2007 Homel Entrepreneurs Apply for Meeting Permit again
The previous application was filed on 9 September. However, according to an activist of a republican NGO Perspective Aliaksandr Rubchenia, no answer was received from the authorities.
02.10.2007 Svetlahorsk Activists Appeal Police and KGB Actions
On 30 September the police detained Sviatlana Mikhalchanka and Volha Yankouskaya. In the evening the police also searched their apartments. The reason for these actions was that the detainees were participants of actions against the upcoming repeal of social benefits.
02.10.2007 Salihorsk Court Fines Aliaksandr Tsatsura
On 1 October Salihorsk court considered an administrative case against a member of the organizing committee of the public association For Free Development of Businessmen and a member of the United Civil Party Aliaksandr Tsatsura. The activist was accused of violating the order of organization of mass action (article 23.34 of the Administrative Code) for sticking to lamp-posts ads about the social actions that were planned for 30 September.
26.09.2007 Baran Authorities Prohibit Picketing
Local authorities in Baran (Orsha district) did not allow activists to hold picket planned on the day of the Social March.
24.09.2007 Minsk: Tried for Flyers
Young people are accused of calling to participate in an unauthorized action
20.09.2007 Two More Young Front Members Convicted in Absence.
Ruslan Rudenka from Minsk and Nadzeya Krapivina from Hrodna fined for alleged disorderly conduct
20.09.2007 Niasvizh: Police Searches House of Brama Weekly Editor
Yesterday, after 10 p.m. Niasvizh police continued a search in the house of Ales Yazvinski, chief editor of the independent weekly BRAMA.
20.09.2007 Rechytsa: Civic Activist Leanid Nevar Sentenced to 6 Days in Jail
Yesterday judge of Rechytsa court Anatol Strelchanka sentenced civic activist Leanid Nevar to 6 days of arrest.
18.09.2007 Uladzimir Laryn Fined
Leninski court of Hrodna fined Uladzimir Laryn 10 basic units.
17.09.2007 Ales Pushkin: I Had to Visit the Battle of Orsha Field after Release
On September 16 artist Ales Pushkin and youth activist Aliaksei Yanusheuski were released from jail.
17.09.2007 Detentions in Salihorsk on Solidarity Day
Five teenagers were detained down town Salihorsk on September 16.
17.09.2007 Swiss Human Rights Organization CODAP Collects Signatures for Release of Political Prisoners
Swiss human rights organization CODAP began to collect signatures for release of political prisoners Alexander Kazulin, Artur Finkevich, Vasil Liavonau, Zmitser Dashkevich, Andrei Klimau, Yury Liavonau, Mikalai Autukhovich, and Anton Kishkurna.
14.09.2007 Navapolatsk: Police Detain Bicyclists
In the morning on 14 September the bicyclers of Navapolatsk were haunted by the police cars with sirens. They also detained and searched the car of the chair of Polatsk branch of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Hramada) Albert Markau.
