News on the topic: administrative prosecution
23.04.2014 10-days’ arrest for white-red-white flags
Judge Anastasia Asipchyk of Minsk’s Zavodski District Court has sentenced opposition activist Illia Dabratvor to an administrative arrest of 10 days.
23.04.2014 Opposition activist Maksim Viniarski goes on hunger strike to protest sentencing
Maksim Viniarski, activist of the European Belarus opposition movement, was sentenced last evening to 12 days of arrest by the Court of Minsk’s Frunzenski district.
18.04.2014 Fines for Distribution of Low-Circulation Press
The Smarhon district court fined the local activist Uladzimir Shulzhytski for 3 million rubles ($300) for distribution of low-circulation bulletin Smarhonski Grak.
18.04.2014 Homel court warns Young Front activists over Ukraine solidarity
The Tsentralny District Court of Homel issued official warnings to three members of the Young Front opposition movement, Andrei Tsianiuta, Natallia Kryvashei and Stanislau Bula, having found them guilty of illegal picketing. The activists were charged of staging on 22 February an illegal picket in memory of Ukrainian victims.
16.04.2014 Young Front activists in Homel to stand trial over solidarity with victims of Ukrainian protests
On April 17, the Tsentralny District Court of Homel will hear the charges brought against members of the Young Front opposition movement, Andrei Tsianiuta, Natallia Kryvashei and Stas Bula. They are accused of violating the order of holding mass events.
16.04.2014 Alena Kavalenka fined 3 mln rubles
The Vitsebsk activist was fined for a rally against participation in municipal “elections” that took place on 22 March.
15.04.2014 Hrodna human rights defenders appeal against penalties for photos in Internet
Hrodna human rights defenders Uladzimir Khilmanovich, Viktar Sazonau and Raman Yurhel appealed to the Hrodna Regional Court to challenge the decision of the Leninski District Police Department, by which each of them was fined 25 basic units.
14.04.2014 Haradok District Court dismisses lawsuit of Yan Dziarzhautsau
Judge of the Haradok District Court Alena Vikhatsenka dismissed the appeal of the CCP BPF activist Yan Dziarzhautsau who wanted to prosecute workers executive committee for breaking the law "On appeals of citizens and legal bodies".
14.04.2014 Baranavichy: supervisory appeal on the case of the Milavidy festival directed to Office of Prosecutor General
April 10, an organizer of the Milavidy festival Viktar Syrytsa filed a supervisory appeal to the Prosecutor General against the verdicts of the Baranavichy City and District Court, Brest Regional Court and Supreme Court concerning the case of the Milavidy festival.
10.04.2014 Brest resident to be punished for picket against quick execution of death sentences
The action, which was attended by Dzmitry Rabtsevich, took place on 28 March, when he went into the city center with a banner on which was written "No toFast Executions" and "Life or Death".
09.04.2014 Constitutional Court finds no violations in law on non-profit organizations acting as foreign agents
April 8 in the morning, the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation voiced its verdict on the the complaint of the Commissioner for Human Rights V.P. Lukin about violation of the constitutional rights of the non-profit organizations who are accused of "performing functions of a foreign agent".
07.04.2014 Brest: pressurization of the UCP candidates at the local elections continues
Iryna Siniapkina, who was nominated as a candidate of the United Civil Party, can be punished for an electoral picket held on February 24 in Brest.
04.04.2014 Hrodna journalist fined 4.5 mln
On March 24, Ales Dzianisau was questioned by the police. Then, the journalist was charged under Part 2 of Art. 22.9 of the Administrative Code for in collaboration with the Poland-based TV channel Belsat. The reporters do not have accreditation, which would allow to work legally in Belarus.
04.04.2014 Editor of independent newspaper fined on anonymous charges
Heorhi Stankevich, a teacher of the town of Beshankovichy, Vitsebsk region, has been fined 7.5 million rubles for illegally publishing and distributing the newspaper “Kryvinka”. However, the anonymous statement that was used to charge the activist did not mention the self-published newspaper. The police were urged to “see to the matter”, but they accused the editor and publisher of violating the law on mass media, instead.
04.04.2014 Hrodna human rights defenders convicted for photos with Ukrainian flag
On April 3, human rights defenders Viktar Sazonau, Uladzimir Khilmanovich and Raman Yurhel spent six hours in the Leninski district police department of Hrodna. They were first questioned and then charged with administrative offenses. The police reports were based on photos posted on the websites of Radio Racyja and harodniaspring.org.
