News on the topic: administrative prosecution
22.07.2013 Baranavichy activist to stand trial over entrepreneurs’ protests
Baranavichy entrepreneur and civil society activist Mikalai Charnavus is accused of committing two administrative offenses. The charges he is facing are based on a police report that was handed over to the activist at his workplace by police major Dzmitry Mizher.
18.07.2013 Organizer of Milavidy Festival faces third administrative penalty
The organizer of the Milavidy Festival in honor of the rebels of 1863, Viktar Syrytsa, is facing another administrative charge for preparing and carrying out an unauthorized open-air event.
15.07.2013 Baranavichy court supports ban on Milavidy feast
On 15 July the proceedings on the appeal of an activist of the civic campaign "Tell the Truth!" Viachaslau Bolbat against the actions of the Baranavichy Distrit Executive Committee continued at the Baranavichy City and District Court.
15.07.2013 Vitsebsk Regional Court dismisses Antanina Pivanos' complaint
The pensioner Antanina Pivanos is the author of an embroidery with the words "Our Father," who received an administrative punishment for coming to the center of Vitsebsk with this embroidery in 2008.
15.07.2013 Ashmiany: hearing on the confiscation of personal belongings from Mikalai Ulasevich postponed to 25 July
On 16 July the Ashmiany District Court was to have considered the lawsuit of Mikalai Ulasevich, a civic activist from the Astravets district, concerning the personal belongings which had been confiscated from him at the border crossing "Katlouka" back on 10 April 2011.
12.07.2013 Baranavichy: trial on the prohibition of Milavidy feast postponed to 15 July
On 12 July the hearings on the appeal of an activist of the civic campaign "Tell the Truth" Viachaslau Bolbat against the bans on the Milavidy fest in the memory of insurgents of 1863, issued by the Baranavichy District Executive Committee on 3 and 20 May, took place at the Baranavichy District and City Court.
12.07.2013 Trial of Vitsebsk journalist Alena Stsiapanava delayed
The Kastrychnitski District Court of Vitsebsk returned the charges against her for review by the Kastrychnitski District Police Department of Vitsebsk.
12.07.2013 Zhlobin: court admits the mistake, but dismisses the claim
Judge of the Zhlobin District Court Sniazhana Halavenchyk dismissed the claim of the human rights activist Leanid Sudalenka in favor of a worker of the Belarusian Steel Works (BSW) Maryia Mirayeuskaya with the requirement to collect a pension from her employer for more than four years.
10.07.2013 First hearing in the case of dismissed trade union activist Leanid Dubanosau
The hearings on the case of an activist of the trade union organization at the "Granite" enterprise Leanid Dubanosau started at the Luninets District Court.
08.07.2013 BCD member fined 2.5 mln for commemorating Dzmitry Zavadski
Judge Tatsiana Palulekh of Minsk Savetski District Court sentenced today Pavel Prakapovich, activist of the Belarusian Christian Democracy’s organizing committee, to a fine of 2.5 mln rubles on charges of staging an illegal picket in memory of journalist Dzmitry Zavadski.
08.07.2013 UCP activist to stand trial for protesting against Russian air base
Mikalai Hladyshau, activist of the United Civil Party, was summoned today to Leninski district police department of Mahiliou to be interrogated and charged with an administrative offence. The activist is accused of violating Article 23.34 of the Code on Administrative Offences, “violation of the order of organizing and holding mass events.”
08.07.2013 Bialynichy activist appeals fine
Civil society activist Valery Vusik filed on July 5 a complaint to the Chairman of Mahiliou Regional Court, Ihar Prashko. In his complaint, the activist asks to cancel a ruling by the district court of Bialynichy that sentenced him to fine of 5 mln rubles in late March.
05.07.2013 Police and courts keep hounding Vitsebsk activist
A resident of Vitsebsk Piotr Ivanov was again fined for an administrative offense allegedly committed by him. The amount of the fine is 5 mln rubles. And the fact that he had been tried was reported to Piotr Ivanov only when the proceedings in the court had been over: as claimed by Mr. Ivanov, he had received the summons the day after the hearing.
02.07.2013 Observers continue monitoring administrative trials
A group of human rights defenders monitored yesterday ten administrative trials as part of a campaign of judicial observation launched last month.
28.06.2013 Small business activist Shumchanka jailed
Small business activist Anatol Shumchanka was sentenced to five days in jail on Thursday, the day when market vendors across Belarus staged a walkout in protest against the Customs Union's new certification rules for clothing and footwear.
