The Human Rights Center “Viasna”

News for 4 Mar 2008

04.03.2008 Passenger Informant

According to the chairman of Minsk city organization Young Democrats Vital Stazharou, the police detained the youth activists Maksim Siarheyets and Aliaksei Shloma.

04.03.2008 Criminal Case against Katsiaryna Salauyova Passed to Court

The criminal case brought against Katsiaryna Salauyova under article 193.1 of the Criminal Code – participation in unregistered organization – has been passed to court.

04.03.2008 Yury Istomin, Aliaksei Malchyk and Viktar Sazonau Detained Near Hrodna

The police examined the car with the democratic activists on the road and allegedly found some forged money. The detainees have been guarded to Shchuchyn district police department.

04.03.2008 Three Accused in Criminal Case on 10 January Protest Action of Entrepreneurs

On 4 March the investigative department of the main board of internal affairs of Minsk city executive committee passed to the participants of the entrepreneurs’ action of 10 January Mikhail Kryvau, Mikhail Pashkevich and Uladzimir Siarheyeu the rulings that they were suspects in a criminal case under article 342, part 1 of the Criminal Code – ‘organization or active participation in group actions that grossly violate the public order.’ All suspects had to give written undertakings not to leave Minsk.

04.03.2008 Imprisonments for Meeting in Salihorsk

A member of Salihorsk branch of the Young Front, 18-year-old Zmitser Banko was sentenced to 3 days of jail. The activist of For Freedom movement Uladizmir Shyla, entrepreneur, father of the Young Front activists Ivan and Illia Shylas, was sentenced to 15 days.

04.03.2008 Constitutional Court Ignores Believers’ Opinion

According to the answer, received by the New Life Church the Constitutional Court will not consider the proposals to amend the religious legislation of the country, though 50 000 citizens of Belarus signed for it.

04.03.2008 Student of Mahiliou Pedagogic University Advised to Stop Meeting with Oppositionists

On 3 March the administration of the faculty of technologies of Mazyr State Pedagogic University warned the third-year student Katsiaryna Manchuk about inadmissibility of meetings with activists of youth democratic movement.

04.03.2008 Head of Mahiliou Oblast Executive Committee Calls Police to Follow Himmler’s Rules

Barys Batura instructed the officers to follow the words of the SS head during the official celebration of the Police Day in Mahiliou.

04.03.2008 Siarhei Parsiukevich Arrested for Participation in Entrepreneurs’ Rally

Today by the prosecutor of Maskouski district of Minsk ruled to arrest a leader of the movement of individual entrepreneurs, former police major Siarhei Parsiukevich. The activist was called to testify in the case brought up against him.

04.03.2008 Police Destroy 100 EU Flags

Partyzanski district court of Minsk refused to examine democratic activist Zmitser Barodka’s complaint on destroying by militiamen 100 EU flags, belonged to him.