News for March 2012
23.03.2012 Minsk activists to stand trial for hoisting national flag in trade center
On 22 March Minsk police detained activists of the Revolution Through Social Network online community Nasta Shuleika, Mikhas Kostka and an identified photographer, on suspicion of staging an action in the city’s Stalitsa trade center a few hours earlier, when a national white-red-white flag was flown tied to several balloons.
23.03.2012 Young opposition activist jailed after being caught pasting up leaflet on Freedom Day demonstration
Young opposition activist Mikita Kavalenka, a member of European Belarus, was sentenced Thursday to six days in jail after being caught pasting up a leaflet on a sanctioned opposition demonstration to be held in Minsk on March 25.
22.03.2012 Freedom Day demonstration in Vitsebsk banned
Vitsebsk Kastrychnitski District Court has turned down a joint complaint by local pro-democratic activists Khrystafor Zhaliapau, Aliaksei Haurutsikau and Yan Dziarzhautsau against an earlier decision by the city’s executive committee to ban a manifestation and a meeting to celebrate the anniversary of the proclamation of the Belarusian People’s Republic on 25 March.
22.03.2012 Valiantsin Stefanovich appeals foreign travel ban in court
Valiantsin Stefanovich has lodged a complaint with Minsk Tsentralny District Court against the travel ban imposed by the Belarusian Ministry of Defense.
22.03.2012 UN Human Rights Committee registers 127th complaint against Belarus government
The UN Human Rights Committee has registered a complaint submitted by Homel activist of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party People’s Hramada Yuras Zakharanka.
22.03.2012 BHC statement on execution of Kanavalau and Kavaliou
Belarusian Helsinki Committee deeply regrets the execution of the death penalty against Dzmitry Kanavalau and Uladzislau Kavaliou.
22.03.2012 Independent journalists summoned to prosecutor’s office
On 21 March members of the Belarusian Association of Journalists Volha Chaichyts and Zmitser Krauchuk were summoned to Minsk prosecutor’s office, the BAJ press-service reports.
22.03.2012 Minsk authorities ban Conservative Christian Party from holding rally on BNR anniversary
The Minsk city authorities have denied permission to the Conservative Christian Party (CCP) for holding a rally in a Minsk park on March 25 to mark 94 years since the proclamation of the 1918 Belarusian National Republic.
22.03.2012 Ukrainian media adviser prohibited entering Belarus
On March 20 Oleg Khomenok was not allowed entering Belarus.
22.03.2012 European Belarus activist to be tried for disorderly conduct
On 21 March Minsk police detained activist of the European Belarus opposition movement Mikita Kavalenka, as he was going to take a train to Kalinkavichy.
22.03.2012 Vintsuk Vyachorka banned from leaving Belarus
A former chair of the BPF Party and public person could not leave for the Czech Republic.
22.03.2012 Freedom Day celebrations banned in Mahiliou
Mahiliou opposition activists will not be able to hold an authorized meeting to celebrate Freedom Day on 25 March, after their application was dismissed by local executive authorities.
22.03.2012 Asipovichy musician appeals actions by KGB Minsk regional chief
On 19 March, Asipovichy resident Ihar Simbirou filed an appeal with the KGB chair Vadzim Zaitsau against the KGB Minsk city and regional chief U. Kalach, after the high official ignored a number of statements submitted by Mr. Simbirou.
21.03.2012 Ukraine condemned executions in Belarus
Ukraine supports the statement of the European Union which condemns the execution by the Belarusian authorities of the persons charged with terrorist attack in Minsk metro.
21.03.2012 BHC leaders appeal foreign travel ban
Aleh Hulak, chair of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee, and the BHC’s chief lawyer Harry Pahaniayla have lodged complaints against the foreign travel restrictions imposed on them by the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Justice, the BHC press-service reports.
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