News for September 2008
08.09.2008 Liberalization in Lukashenka’s way
The authorities continue using mean methods of pressing the political opposition. If earlier democratic activists were arrested on false accusations of allegedly ‘using of foul language in public’, the article ‘drinking alcohol in public’ has been used for the first time against a Young Front activist Vadzim Khaniauka.
08.09.2008 Detention of activists of United Civil Party
On 8 September the police detained the activists of the United Civil party Natallia Shchukina and Alexander Protska. They were handing out leaflets with the appeal to citizens not to take part in the parliamentary elections.
08.09.2008 Coordinator of ‘Charter’97’ Zmitser Bandarenka faces pressurization
Zmitser Bandarenka, coordinator of Charter’97, is required to provide information about his residence in 1990ies to the tax office.
08.09.2008 Candidate gets sound cut off for calls not to vote early
On 5 September the addresses of candidates for deputies in Vitsebsk Chyhunachny constituency # were televised by Vitsebsk regional TV on Lad channel.
08.09.2008 Detained 12 hours for ‘Boycott’ stickers
On 7 September the activists of the European Belarus civil campaign Ivan Amelchanka and Siarhei Makarevich were detained in the Minsk center for spreading stickers calling to boycott the oncoming the parliamentary elections.
08.09.2008 Orsha: police confiscate white-red-white flags at celebration of Military Glory Day
On 8 September Belarus celebrates one of its most important and legendary holidays, the Day of Belarusian Military Glory.
08.09.2008 Review-chronicle of human rights violations in Belarus in July-August 2008
At the end of June the parliamentary electoral campaign began. That’s why July and August were defined by numerous violations in this sphere.
05.09.2008 Brest oblast: Jack of all trades Nina Fedaruk
On 23 august the state newspaper Narodnaya Trybuna (distributed on the territory of Brest oblast) published an article With relish! Mushroom salad in which Nina Fedaruk, a pretender for candidate at Mukhavets electoral constituency #4 and a deputy of the present parliament, told the readers that she liked household choirs, her family and home… She even proposed to the readers the recipe of her mushroom salad.
05.09.2008 Mahiliou: youth activists are expelled from university
The coordinator of the Belarusian Christian Democracy Party Tatsiana Shambalava and a leader of Mahiliou organization of the Young Front Rastsislau Pankratau are expelled from Mahiliou State University.
05.09.2008 Central electoral commission calls candidate’s complaint unethical
A candidate at Babruisk-Pershamaiskay electoral constituency #79 Mikhail Kavalkou received an answer to his complaint, signed by the head of the Central electoral commission Lidziya Yarmoshyna.
05.09.2008 Minsk: candidate Viktar Yanchurevich intends to hold 23 electoral pickets
A candidate at Kalinouskaya electoral constituency in Minsk, adherent of the movement For Freedom Viktar Yanchurevich has addressed the city authorities to require permission for holding 23 pickets. He intends to meet with the electors during each day of his agitation campaign and tell him about his electoral program. He is also going to inform them about the ‘peculiarities’ of the present elections and the general political situation in the country.
05.09.2008 Short-time strikes of entrepreneurs in Rechytsa and Barysau
On 4 September in the morning the entrepreneurs of Slaviantski and Tsentralny markets of Rechytsa held a short strike. The reasons for the action were explained by an activist of the entrepreneurs’ movement Aleh Shabetnik.
05.09.2008 Past week of the electoral campaign: events and generalizations
The main events this week were the beginning of the agitation campaign of candidates for deputies and the consideration by the Central electoral commission of the complaints of the people who had not been registered as candidates. After the CEC considered the complaints, eight more candidates were registered.
05.09.2008 Minsk: ‘Young Front’ activist Vadzim Kaniauka is detained
On 5 September in Minsk the police detained the Young Front activist Vadzim Khanyauka.
05.09.2008 Fans are not allowed to support Georgia at football team in Minsk
Riot policemen were not allowing young people enter the ‘Georgian’ sector of Tractor stadium in Minsk. Young people wanted to join fans of Georgia at the game of youth teams of Russia and Georgia in Minsk. At the same time, the state flags of Russia were handed out to football fans at the stadium in an organized manner.
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