The Human Rights Center “Viasna”

News on the topic: foreign travel restrictions

14.11.2011 Blogger Kabanau not let abroad

A famous blogger and businessman was not permitted to leave the country for Lithuania on 12 November.

10.11.2011 Dzmitry Drozd not allowed to cross the border

Dzmitry Drozd, a former political prisoner and activist of European Belarus civil campaign, has been taken off Minsk-Vilnius train on the Belarusian-Lithuanian border.

09.11.2011 Niakliayeu banned from going abroad for medical treatment

On 9 November the criminal correction inspection of the Leninski District of Minsk banned former presidential candidate Uladzimir Niakliayeu to go abroad for treatment. The politician told this to “Belorusski Partizan”.

02.11.2011 Nasta Palazhanka is banned to go abroad

On 2 November Nasta Palazhanka, Deputy Chairwoman of the “Young Front”, was summonsed to the police without explanation of the reasons.

08.07.2011 Orsha: foreign travel restrictions imposed on Siarhei Huminski

Siarhei Huminski, a civil activist from the town of Orsha, studies at one of the Polish universities. At present he is passing his exams there. The Orsha Town Military Enlistment Office sent him a paper, according to which he is banned to travel abroad. The official reason is that he hadn’t allegedly passed all necessary documents to the military enlistment office. Siarhei Huminski says it’s not true.

24.01.2011 No Swiss Skiing for Lukashenko: Swiss human rights group demands an entry ban for the Belarusian president

Human rights group Libereco – Partnership for Human Rights urges the Swiss government to immediately impose an entry ban on the Belarusian president Lukashenko and further high ranking officials of Belarus. The reason therefor is the detention of dozens of political prisoners and the massive intimidation campaign against the civil society.