The Human Rights Center “Viasna”

02.08.2012 Ministry of Justice threatens Belarusian Popular Front

The BPF party received a letter from the Ministry of Justice over “violations of requirements of legislation and the party statute”.

19.07.2012 Vitsebsk activist warned over scheduled picket

Aliaksandr Kirylau, Vitsebsk activist of the unregistered Belaya Rus Conservative Christian Party, has received an official warning of possible administrative prosecution in case he stages a picket against unemployment.

16.07.2012 Navapolatsk activist warned over banner “Freedom to Statkevich!”

Navapolatsk activist Yauhen Parchynski has been summoned to local police department to receive an official warning for holding an unsanctioned picket of support to imprisoned Mikalai Statkevich.

21.06.2012 Minsk prosecutor’s office warns Platforma leader Andrei Bandarenka

Andrei Bandarenka, head of the Platforma human rights NGO that specializes in the protection of the rights of prisoners, has received an official warning from Minsk City Prosecutor’s Office on allegations of discrediting Belarus.

29.05.2012 Prosecutors warn one more independent journalist

The prosecutor's office of Homel issued a warning to Larysa Shchyrakova on May 29 for “work for NEWS Informacja production company (Poland)”.

11.05.2012 Baranavichy activist complains to Lukashenka about prosecutors

On 11 May civil activist Ryhor Hryk (in the photo) addressed A. Lukashenka with a complaint about actions of the Prosecutor General, the prosecutor of Baranavichy and the prosecutor of the Brest region.

06.04.2012 Anatol Sanatsenka summonsed to tax inspection... for a talk with KGB

On 5 April the editor of the "Babruiski Kur'yer" newspaper Anatol Sanatsenka was summonsed to tax inspector Halina Tanvirava, allegedly to talk about the fate of the open stock company "Raklamny Kur'yer", owned by him.

28.03.2012 Two more independent journalists warned by prosecuting officials

Alina Radachynskaya and Volha Chaichyts, members of the Belarusian Association of Journalists, have received official warnings from Minsk City Prosecutor’s Office for illegal contribution to the Poland-based Belsat TV channel, BAJ’s press-service reports.

27.03.2012 Ivashkevich accused of “undermining” state sovereignty

Viktar Ivashkevich, a representative of the organizing committee to create Belarusian Movement Party, has been warned against the actions that may be aimed at “undermining the state sovereignty”.The warning to the politician was issued in the Prosecutor General's Office on March 27, BelaPAN reports.

23.03.2012 Journalist Zmitser Krauchuk Warned in Minsk

In total, the prosecutor’s office has already issued six warnings to journalists this year.

22.03.2012 Independent journalists summoned to prosecutor’s office

On 21 March members of the Belarusian Association of Journalists Volha Chaichyts and Zmitser Krauchuk were summoned to Minsk prosecutor’s office, the BAJ press-service reports.

19.03.2012 Brest prosecuting authorities issue warning to Radio Racyja journalist

Zmitser Kisel, journalist of the Poland-based independent Radio Racyja, has received an official warning from Brest Regional Prosecutor’s Office for allegedly working in Belarus without accreditation from the Foreign Affairs Ministry.

19.03.2012 Baranavichy activist appeals prosecutor’s warnings

Baranavichy civil activist Ryhor Hryk has lodged a complaint with Prosecutor General’s Office contesting a number of warnings issued against the activist by Baranavichy city and Brest regional prosecutors.

16.03.2012 Ministry of Education: warnings to students “contribute to the exercise of right to education”

Aliaksandr Saldatsenka, activist of the European Belarus opposition movement expelled from Minsk State Linguistic University for involvement in rallies of solidarity with political prisoners, has received replies from the Ministry of Education and Minsk Partyzanski District Prosecutor’s Office concerning a warning issued by the University rector Mrs. Natallia Baranava.