The Human Rights Center “Viasna”

News on the topic: economical persecution

08.06.2011 Tax inspection hounds the Lipkovichs

The tax inspection demands the famous Belarusian blogger Yauhen Lipkovich and his wife to submit an asset and income declaration for 2010. Lipkovich received a letter from the tax inspection office on Monday.

21.03.2011 Maladechna human rights defender to be inspected by tax department

On 21 March, Maladechna human rights defender Ales Kaputski was summoned to local tax inspection. The activists say the possible inspection is caused by his civil activity.

05.03.2010 ’New Life’ applies to Supreme Court

Believers of the Minsk Protestant Church New Life lodged with the Supreme Court and appeal against the verdict of the Maskouski district court in Minsk by which it the church is sentenced to pay more than $100,000 for alleged harm to the environment (the soil samples that were taken from the car parking near the church allegedly contained excessive amounts of oil products).

03.03.2010 Vitsebsk police consider mass actions as business events

Businessmen have faced an unusual interpretation of the constitutional right to freedom of assembly.

15.06.2009 Maxim Dashuk sentenced to 15 months of personal restraint

Participant of the ‘process of 14’, prisoner of conscience Maxim Dashuk has been sentenced to 15 months of personal restraint without direction to open prison facility.

14.04.2009 ‘Bobruysky Kurier’ won’t be sold at postal offices

Babruisk city department of Belposhta (Belarusian Post) postal service enterprise broke the agreement with the non-state newspaper Bobruysky Kurier newspaper, as a result of which it won’t be sold at the local post offices any more.

08.04.2009 Entrepreneurs of Polatsk refuse to pay taxes

The vendors of the central market of Polatsk decided not to pay the money for development of the market athwart the demands of the market administration.

11.03.2009 Pastor of ‘New Life’ Church disproves information of Belarusian TV

The pastor of Minsk Church New Life, bishop of the religious association of Full Gospel Christians in the Republic of Belarus Viachaslau Hancharenka disproved the information that was publicized on 9 March by the Panorama program of the 1st channel of the Belarusian TV.

12.01.2009 Baranavichy: entrepreneurs protest

On 12 December at 12 a.m. a protest of small entrepreneurs took place in Baranavichy in Lenin Square near the building of town executive committee. The people protested against the increase of taxes and payment for trade places.