The Human Rights Center “Viasna”

The former colleague of Yauhen Vaskovich in "Babruiski Kur'yer" newspaper Alesia Skapintsava finally received the first letter from him. In this letter he didn't confirm the guess of Babruisk residents that only their letters weren't let through. In fact, his letters don't reach all addressees either.

“We want to inform Babruisk residents that there are no fair elections in Belarus. If the authorities allow us picket at the central market, we will prepare leaflets and will talk to the people,” says one of the action organizers, the head of the Babruisk organization of the United Civil Party Viktar Buzinayeu.

The editor of the private socio-political newspaper “Babruiski Kur’yer” Anatol Sanatsenka received an official answer to his appeal, signed by the deputy head of the Babruisk tax inspection Yury Tarabuyeu.

On 20 April, Babruisk court ordered to pay BYR 2,293,000 to local opposition activist Kanstantsin Loktseu as a compensation for the damage allegedly inflicted to him by his former employer. At the same time, the court failed to rehabilitate the activist’s rights by forcing the administration of a children’s summer camp “Mechta” to reinstate him to his former position as a boiler operator.

Babruisk resident Kanstantsin Loktseu was fired on 17 January after taking part in the organization of last year’s People’s Assembly opposition rally and a subsequent conviction for alleged violations of the Mass Events Code.

Viktar Buzinayeu, chair of the United Civil Party’s Babruisk office, may be deprived of right to custody of his disabled parents, say local social service officials.

During the last months friends and colleagues of political prisoner Yauhen Vaskovih haven't received any letters from them. Only his relatives receive some neutral letters without any complaints.

Activist of the United Civil Party Alena Toustsik, fined for lighting candles on the Ancestors’ Day, 2 November, suffers from excessive police attention.

Artsiom Markhasiou was summonsed to the police in the evening of 29 February. The reason was that the police allegedly wanted to specify some details concerning the administrative case that had been instigated against him and three more people for lighting candles on Dziady, the Ancestors' Day.