26.03.2010 Hrodna region: part of pro-dem activists not registered

The city of Hrodna 14 out of 30 constituencies will be non-alternative, with a total of 55 candidates registered. Dzmitry Slutski, the UCP Hrodna city office chair, was refused registration due to an error in his income declaration. Other opposition activists who were refused registration as candidates include two members of the ‘Just World’ party.

26.03.2010 None of 13 Babruisk BCD activists registered

13 Babruisk members of the Belarusian Christian Democracy party were refused registration as candidates due to various reasons, e.g. Viachaslau Sheleh’s application was turned down after the election commission declared 3 signatures collected by his campaign team fake.

26.03.2010 1 out of 10 pro-dem Baranavichy activists registered as candidate

Only one oppositional activist out of 10 pro-dem politicians who submitted their applications was registered as a candidate for the town council, with 33 out of 36 Baranavichy constituencies being non-alternative.

26.03.2010 Homel BCD coordinator refused registration

Kastus Zhukosuki, Homel regional coordinator of the creation of the Belarusian Christian Democracy Party was not granted registration as a candidate for the city council, but was allowed to run for the Homel Regional Council.

26.03.2010 European HR organizations condemn detention of Viasna activists

Civil Rights Defenders (Sweden), Belarusian Human Rights House (Lithuania), Human Rights House Foundation (Norway) and the Norwegian Helsinki Committee condemn the detention of three activists of the Human Rights Center ‘Viasna’. "They were supposed to have applied for permission to assembly, but since the organisation they represent has been denied official registration several times, the application would not have been granted. In practice their right to assembly is severely restricted" says AneTusvik Bonde, Regional Manager at the Human Rights House Foundation.

25.03.2010 Just World Rahachou member not registered

Mrs. F. Pauliukova, member of the ‘Just World’ party, was refused registration as candidate for Hadzilavichy village council (Rahachou district, Homel region). The local party activists think this occurred due to a mistake by head of the village executive committee.

25.03.2010 BPF candidate interrogated by KGB

Andrei Talkavets, Belarusian Popular Front member, who is running in Northern constituency number 2 of Drahichyn, Brest region, was incited for a conversation to the local FGB office immediately after his registration as candidate.

25.03.2010 Zhlobin pro-dem candidate refused registration

One of the representatives of the ‘Just World’ party nominated for candidates in Zhlobin district Aliaksandr Pilipenka was refused registration, since his current residence does not belong to the district.

25.03.2010 Mahiliou BSDPH activist refused registration as candidate

Andrei Dvihun, head of Mahiliou Leninski office of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party Hramada, was not registered as a candidate, after 7 signatures collected by his campaign team were found invalid. The politician stresses that his team collected 90 signatures and he can guarantee every signature.

25.03.2010 Police arrest activists ahead of Freedom Day

A number of political and civil activists were detained by the police ahead of the Freedom Day demonstration in Minsk, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reports.

25.03.2010 Lyabedzka fined for solidarity with Union of Poles

The leader of the United Civil party fined 30 basic units.

On March 25 the court of Valozhyn districy considered a case against the leader of the United Civil Party Anatol Lyabedzka, who was detained in Valozhyn on February 15 near the building of a military base where the trial over Tereza Sobal was held, BelaPAN informs.

25.03.2010 Future candidate demanded to account for car sold in 1972

A potential candidate from Masty district Liavon Karpovich is required to submit another income declaration, after he failed to declare a 1969 Zaporozhets in the previous statement. At the same time, the car, mentioned by the election commission, was sold back in 1972.

25.03.2010 For Freedom activist refused registration as candidate

Spartyunaya constituency election commission number 49 (the town of Rechytsa) refused to register local ‘For Freedom’ member Andrei Stryzhak a candidate for the Homel Regional Council, after 19 out of 168 signatures collected by his campaign team were found invalid.

25.03.2010 38 out of 40 Salihorsk constituencies to be non-alternative

The official data released upon the completion of the registration stage show that in 38 out of 40 constituencies of the town of Salihorsk there will be only one candidate.

25.03.2010 Mahiliou residents harassed by election commission members

According to Alaiaksei Paulouski, running in Zavadskaya constituency number 3 of Vitsebsk, his potential voters are asked to withdraw their signatures collected by his campaign team.