News on the topic: historical heritage
07.12.2012 Hrodna: court did not reinstate history lecturer Andrei Charniakevich at work
On 7 December the trial on the case of the historian Andrei Charniakevich came to an end at the Leninski District Court of Hrodna.
04.12.2012 Kanstantsin Zhukouski asks Homel procuracy to check the legality of the dismantling of old houses
The civil activist Kanstantsin Zhukouski applied to the Tsentralny District Prosecutor's Office of Homel with the request to check the legality of the dismantlement of the wooden houses in Valatouskaya Street.
08.11.2012 7 November – Communism Victims Commemoration Day
The organizing committee of the party Belarusian Christian Democracy (BChD) calls for 7 November to be recognized as the Day of Commemoration of the Communism victims.
01.08.2012 Brest: court won't punish officials
The Leninski District Court of Brest dismissed as groundless the appeal of the local activist of the “For Freedom” Movement Dzianis Turchaniak who demanded that the responsible officials be punished for refusing to provide information.
09.07.2012 Brest: Dzianis Turchaniak applies to Supreme Court
Brest coordinator of the “For Freedom" Movement Dzianis Turchaniak continues struggling for making the deputy head of the Brest City Executive Committee Viachaslau Khafizau give publicity to the decision of the authorities concerning the fate of a historical building.
13.06.2012 Brest activists struggle for historical buildings
The local coordinator of the Movement "For Freedom" Dzianis Turchaniak addressed members of the Brest Region Council with the request to abolish the ruling of the Brest City Executive Committee concerning the construction of a hotel complex in a place where some historical buildings are located.
15.03.2012 Brest Regional Court turns down Dzianis Turchaniak’s appeal
The coordinator of the movement “For Freedom” Dzianis Turchaniak tried to appeal against the verdict of the Leninski District Court of Brest which refused to oblige the head of the Brest City Executive Committee Viachaslau Khafizau to publicize the information about the fate of the building which are registered as monuments of historical and cultural heritage and are in a bad state.
12.03.2012 Brest: Dzianis Turchaniak sues regional officials
The Brest coordinator of the movement "For Freedom" Dzianis Turchaniak filed a lawsuit against the Brest Regional Executive Committee which refuses to inform him about the planned construction of a hotel in the historical center of Brest.
12.03.2012 "Cleaning" at old Jewish cemetery
These days workers of the the village cooperative "Halynka" are "cleaning" the old Jewish cemetery in the village of Dziarechyn in the Zelva district. They cut down old trees which fall down on monuments and graves, without paying any attention to the harm which is done as a result.
07.11.2011 Destruction of historical heritage in Slonim and Vitsebsk
Mechyslau Kastsiuk, now a member of the Chamber of Representatives of the National Assemblies of Belarus, headed the Slonim District Executive Committee in 2002-2008. A monument of wooden architecture, mansion on Chkalau Street, was destroyed during this time. The mansion was situated in a small public garden. It was constructed in 1923 and followed the traditions in the construction of mansions of 18-19 centuries. Though it was ruined, the mansion is still present in the local register of monuments of architecture.
16.05.2011 Orsha residents try to protect historical heritage
Orsha residents collect signatures for restoration of the cloister constructed at the end of the 18th century, one of the few historical objects which survived wars and vandal acts. However, recently its roof has fallen in, after which the state of the building is rapidly deteriorating.
06.09.2010 Detentions of activists of Belarusian Christian Democracy
The Minsk police keep detaining the activists of the Belarusian Christian Democracy who are collecting signatures for returning St. Joseph’s church to believers.
02.03.2009 Supreme Court turns down Siarhei Panamarou’s cassation complaint
The deputy head of the Supreme Court Valer Kalinkovich upheld the verdict of Kletsk district court, according to which an activist of For Freedom movement was fined for allegedly preparing an unsanctioned mass action.
08.10.2008 Anton Astapovich accuses procuracy of inaction
Anton Astapovich, chairman of the Belarusian voluntary society for protection of the monuments of history and culture addressed the procurator general with a letter in order to express his indignation at the passiveness of the procuracy in protection of historical and cultural heritage.
28.05.2008 Public statement of Belarusian voluntary society for protection of monuments of history and culture
In 2004 the building which belonged to the voluntary society for protection of monuments of history and culture and was restored at the expense of the organization (as well as almost all buildings in this historical block), was unlawfully nationalized for the benefit of the state. The state proved to be shameless enough to make the former investor a renter. Then, executing a new presidential decree for economical liquidation of the civil society, the authorities refused to prolong the rent agreement to the voluntary society. Instead, it was proposed that the organization should leave its premises by 3 p.m. on 15 May 2008.
