News for August 2009
05.08.2009 Search in apartment of member of Belarusian Christian Democracy
A search has been performed in the apartment of Yury Zhylko, member of the organizing committee of the Belarusian Christian Democracy Party.
05.08.2009 Violation protocol drawn up on ‘Young Front’ activist Vadzim Barouski
Police officers drew up a protocol for bad keeping of the house and surrounding territory against Vadzim Barouski, Young Front activist from Lida.
05.08.2009 ‘Young Front’ activist detained in Minsk
As said by the Young Front leader Zmitser Dashkevich, Aleh Valatouski was detained in Minsk in the night and is kept at the police station. Dashkevich does not rule out that the activist could be detained for distributing information about the national symbols of Belarus.
05.08.2009 Political prisoner Pavel Vinahradau amnestied
The activist of the civil campaign European Belarus Pavel Vinahradau found out about that on 3 August, when he visited criminal and penal inspection.
05.08.2009 Foreign travel restrictions unlawfully applied to ‘Young Front’ activist Andrei Tsianiuta
On 4 August, Young Front activist from Homel Andrei Tsianiuta received a notice by mail on temporary restriction to leave Belarus.
04.08.2009 Baranavichy: communal services demand more than 3 million rubles for anti-nuclear graffiti
On 4 August, the court of Baranavichy started the consideration of the lawsuit of the local communal services against the three youngsters accused of making graffiti ‘No to NPS’ on the building of Baranavichy district executive committee. The plaintiffs demanded from the defendants 3 350 000 rubles (about $ 1190) in damages.
04.08.2009 Ales Bialiatski: ‘Authorities fear the international resonance of the trial results’
Ales Bialiatski, head of Nasha Viasna human rights center commented on ban to enter Belarus to President of the International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) Souhayr Belhassen.
04.08.2009 Supreme Court ignores addresses of convicts' relatives
The Belarusian women, whose relatives were tried with violations of the law, still complain of receiving just run-arounds instead of substantial answers. The Supreme Court acts even more boldly: the leader of the women's initiative Halina Yubko has received a packet with the complaints and the collective address that had been submitted to this state organ. The court didn't even answer to the convicts' relatives.
04.08.2009 EU condemns new death sentence in Belarus
The representation of the European Commission has disseminated a statement on that on 3 August.
04.08.2009 KGB pressurizes another ‘Young Front’ activist
Officers of the State Security Committee (KGB) visited mother of youth activist Valiantsina Liasnova.
04.08.2009 FIDH President Souhayr Belhassen refused in receiving Belarusian visa
Souhayr Belhassen, President of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), has been denied Belarusian entry visa in Belarusian consulate in Paris.
03.08.2009 Oppositionists are still detained on the border
The oppositional politicians Alexander Bukhvostau, Viktar Harbachou, Leu Marholin and Vintsuk Viachorka have been searched on the Belarusian-Lithuanian border.
03.08.2009 Representative of ‘Defenders of Fatherland’ sues against ‘Sovetskaya Belorussiya’
Alexander Kamarouski, co-chairman of the organizing committee of the republican public movement Defenders of Fatherland has sued against the state owned newspaper Sovetskaya Belorussiya for protection of honor, dignity and business reputation. The trial will take place on 11 August at Savetski district court of Minsk.
03.08.2009 Court considers oppositionists’ complaints in their absence
On 31 July, Minsk city court considered a complaint of Uladzimir Kumets, an activist of the civil campaign European Belarus, convicted for ‘Freedom to Autukhovich!’ banner.
03.08.2009 Intimidation of youth activists continues
The prosecutor’s office is set to demand Mikhail Illin from Brest to provide explanations concerning his activities in the Young Front.
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