News for 24 Nov 2011
24.11.2011 Belarusian activist conviction “politically motivated”
The Belarusian authorities must immediately release a prominent human rights activist convicted today on politically motivated financial charges, Amnesty International said today. Ales Bialiatski, head of the Human Rights Centre Viasna (Spring), was sentenced by a court in Minsk to four and a half years for “concealment of income on a large scale”.
24.11.2011 EP President condemns sentencing of Byalyatski
Jerzy Buzek, the President of the European Parliament, condemns the sentencing of human rights activist Ales Byalyatski and calls on the Belarusian authorities to release him.
24.11.2011 OSCE head calls on Minsk to release Byalyatski immediately
The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis has expressed his deep concern about the sentence to human rights activist Ales Byalyatski and urged to release him immediately.
24.11.2011 Police atrocity in Mahilyou
An activist of Moladz BNF Andrei Padalyak from Babrujsk has suffered from terrible police outrage upon personal dignity in Maholyou.
24.11.2011 Sannikov is in prison outside Vitsebsk. Lawyer denied access to him again
A lawyer has been denied access to Andrei Sannikov in penal colony Vitsba-3 today.
24.11.2011 The jewel of the Belarusian human rights work has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison. Press release from the Norwegian Helsinki Committee.
Ales Bialiatski, the head of the well-known human rights organization Viasna in Belarus this morning sentenced to four and a half years in prison and confiscation of property for tax evasion.
24.11.2011 Civil Rights Defenders: The Belarusian civil society received a severe blow today
The Belarusian civil society received a severe blow today. Ales Bialiatski, Chariman of the human rights organisation Viasna, was sentenced for tax evasion to four and a half years in prison and confiscation of property.
24.11.2011 Outrage and indignation: FIDH Vice-President, Ales Bialiatski, sentenced to 4 and a half years imprisonment under strict regime
Today, Ales Bialiatski, FIDH Vice-President and President of the Belarusian Human Rights Center “Viasna” (Viasna), was sentenced to 4 and a half years strict regime detention, the payment of a fine, as well as the confiscation of his property, including Viasna’s offices and property registered with members of his family. FIDH calls for his immediate and unconditional release and for all charges against him to be abandoned.
24.11.2011 Statement by members of the Human Rights Center “Viasna” on the sentence to Ales Bialiatski
Today, on November 24, 2011, Judge Siarhei Bandarenka of Pershamaiski District Court in Minsk sentenced our colleague – chairman of the Human Rights Center “Viasna”, vice-president of FIDH Ales Bialiatski to 4.5 years of imprisonment. The human rights activist was convicted of allegedly committing a crime under Part 2 of Article 243 of the Criminal Code – “tax evasion on a large scale”.
24.11.2011 Pronouncement of verdict to Ales Bialiatski: 4.5 years in prison
At about 11 a.m., Judge Siarhei Bandarenka of Minsk Pershamaiski District Court is expected to pronounce a verdict to Viasna leader Ales Bialiatski.
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