News for July 2012
19.07.2012 Barysau constituency election commission’s decision illegal, says local HR defender
Barysau human rights defender Aleh Matskevich has submitted an online complaint to the Central Election Commission, saying that a sitting of the election commission of local constituency No. 62 did not have the quorum to take a legal decision.
19.07.2012 Luninets court upholds dismissal of local trade union activist
Judge Vasil Belski of Luninets District Court has dismissed a complaint lodged by Mikalai Karyshau, leader of the independent trade union at the Granite enterprise, after he was illegally fired.
19.07.2012 Vitsebsk activist warned over scheduled picket
Aliaksandr Kirylau, Vitsebsk activist of the unregistered Belaya Rus Conservative Christian Party, has received an official warning of possible administrative prosecution in case he stages a picket against unemployment.
19.07.2012 Two more anti-nuclear protesters sentenced to short prison terms
Tatsiana Novikava, coordinator of a campaign against the construction of a nuclear power plant, and Russian physicist Andrey Ozharovsky were sentenced yesterday evening to 5 and 10 days of administrative arrest respectively, after Minsk Leninski District Court found them guilty of disorderly conduct.
19.07.2012 Election commissions refuse to register Mikalai Statkevich's initiative group
Alyaksei Haurutsikau, the political prisoner's party member in the Belarusian Social Democratic Party "People's Assembly", has informed about it.
19.07.2012 Uruchcha infill construction protester fined 20 basic units and given 5 days in custody
The judgement was delivered against Leanid Mazhalski, a deputy head of the housing society and active member of the initiative group against infill construction in Uruchcha city district.
18.07.2012 Minsk court convicts anti-nuclear campaigners
Minsk Tsentralny District Court has sentenced Irina Sukhiy, head of the NGO "Eco House", to a fine of BYR 1,500,000 on charges of disorderly conduct. Mikhail Matskevich, coordinator of the Monitoring Group of the Centre of Legal Transformation, has been arrested for three days on the same charges.
18.07.2012 Babruisk media promote pro-government candidates
The state-owned newspapers of Babruisk have launched a traditional campaign of promoting local officials and heads of major enterprises who have announced their run in the forthcoming elections.
18.07.2012 Reporters Without Borders demands to release Anton Surapin
The international organization demands the immediate release of the journalist.
18.07.2012 Belarus: convicted, imprisoned, silenced
How does the EU deal with these overblown dictators?
18.07.2012 Supreme Court turns down Stefanovich’s travel ban appeal
The Supreme Court of Belarus has dismissed a complaint lodged by human rights defender Valiantsin Stefanovich against Judge Alena Siamak of Minsk Tsentralny District Court, who has evaded considering his appeal against foreign travel restrictions for nearly four months.
18.07.2012 Dashkevich's prison term may be extended
The Belarusian television says a new criminal case has been opened against Zmitser Dashkevich.
18.07.2012 Arrests of opponents of nuclear power plant in Minsk
Activists of an anti-nuclear campaign, who were going to convey an adress to Medvedev, are being arrested in Minsk.
18.07.2012 Slutsk observer appeals election campaigning restrictions
Vital Amialkovich, observer representing the Belarusian Helsinki Committee in the town of Slutsk, has addressed Barys Batura, chair of Minsk regional executive committee, with an appeal against harsh restrictions imposed on election campaigning events in the town.
18.07.2012 Human rights activist Kasya Halitskaya jailed for 10 days
The sentence has been pronounced by judge Tatstsyana Matyl who is "blacklisted" by the EU.
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