09.08.2012 Fine for honest elections without Lukashenka

Leu Marholin, a deputy head of the United Civil Party, and his election agent Mikhail Vasiliieu have been fined for holding an election picket.

08.08.2012 Court doesn't know when to try Marholin

At about 5 p.m. on 7 August a police car stopped near the house of the deputy head of the United Civil Party Leu Marholin. The police presented him with summons to court for 10 a.m. on 8 August.

06.08.2012 Maskouski District Court of Minsk refuses to consider Aleh Volchak's appeal

On 10 July Aleh Volchak addressed the Maskouski District Court of Minsk with an appeal against the actions (inaction) of the state institution resulting in inhuman and humiliating treatment, asking to close down the delinquents' isolation center in Akrestsin Street for bringing it in line with the UN standard minimum rules for the treatment of prisoners.

06.08.2012 Human rights defender appeals ruling about mass events

Human rights defender Uladzimir Tseliapun applied to the Mazyr District Court against ruling of the Mazyr District Executive Committee #1202 of 15 September 2011 concerning the holding of mass events. After the adoption of this ruling the local authorities started demanding that organizers of mass events concluded paid service agreements with police, medics and communal utilities and attached them to applications for the authorization of such actions.

02.08.2012 Court turns down appeal of human rights defender Aleh Hulak

The head of the human rights organization "Belarusian Helsinki Committee" Aleh Hulak insisted that the court recognized as illegal the actions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Justice as a result of which he was prohibited to leave the country. Representatives of the ministries didn’t recognize the complaint and asked the court not to grant it.

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.

31.07.2012 Orsha court drops charges against Yanina Liasneuskaya

Judge Inna Kokhava of Orsha Town Court has ruled to dismiss a lawsuit lodged against Yanina Liasneuskaya, activist of the Nash Dom civil campaign, for alleged propaganda of violence and cruelty.

31.07.2012 Pavel Sapelka finds no propaganda of violence and cruelty in Yanina Liasneuskaya’s actions

Commenting on the administrative charges brought against Yanina Liasneuskaya for alleged dissemination of works that propagandize violence and cruelty, human rights lawyer Pavel Sapelka notes that the actions of the resident of Orsha have no signs of an administrative offence under Art. 17.8 of the Code on Administrative Offences.

30.07.2012 Nash Dom activist to stand trial for propaganda of violence

On 31 July, Orsha Town Court is expected to open the hearing of the administrative charges brought against Mrs. Yana Liasneuskaya, activist of the Nash Dom civil campaign, for alleged propaganda of violence and cruelty.

26.07.2012 Euroradio reporter Vital Ruhain released, court orders case review

Vital Ruhain, journalist of the Euroradio independent channel, has been released in the courtroom, after Judge Tatsiana Tkachova ordered to review the case.

25.07.2012 Opposition activist Andrey Molchan sentenced to $120 fine for pasting sticker against death penalty

A judge of the Pershamayski District Court in Minsk on Tuesday sentenced Andrey Molchan, a member of an opposition group called European Belarus, to a fine of one million rubels ($120).

24.07.2012 Uss was fined for "calls for sanctions"

For the calls for economic sanctions Dmitry Uss was fined for 2 million BYR.

"There is already a court’s decision - the bailiff won’t leave me alone", - commented former presidential candidate the notice from the court of Leninsky district of Minsk, received on July 24.

20.07.2012 Slutsk activist to stand administrative trial

Slutsk civil activist Vital Amialkovich is going to be tried on charges of violating Par. 1 Art.21.14 of the Administrative Code for allegedly posting stickers on a wall in central Slutsk.

19.07.2012 LGBT activist convicted for wearing T-shirt “Freedom for Ales Bialiatski”

Judge Viktoryia Tkachova of Minsk Tsentralny District Court has sentenced Varvara Krasutskaya, activist of the Belarusian LGBT movement, to a fine of BYR 700,000 on charges of disorderly conduct (Art. 17.1 of the Administrative Code).

19.07.2012 Two more anti-nuclear protesters sentenced to short prison terms

Tatsiana Novikava, coordinator of a campaign against the construction of a nuclear power plant, and Russian physicist Andrey Ozharovsky were sentenced yesterday evening to 5 and 10 days of administrative arrest respectively, after Minsk Leninski District Court found them guilty of disorderly conduct.