News for September 2012

Two more observers expelled from polling stations in Svetlahorsk

21.09.2012 Two more observers expelled from polling stations in Svetlahorsk

Two more observers representing the Fair World party have been expelled from the polling stations in Svetlahorsk district.

Australian TV reporter detained at Minsk airport

21.09.2012 Australian TV reporter detained at Minsk airport

Amos Roberts, reporter of the Australian TV channel SBS, was detained at Minsk international airport this afternoon, press-service of the Belarusian Association of Journalists reports.

Salihorsk observers petition election commissions for transparent vote count

21.09.2012 Salihorsk observers petition election commissions for transparent vote count

The independent observers of two Salihorsk constituencies addressed local polling stations election commissions with a proposal to make the vote count procedures transparent for all the election commissioners and the observers present.

Ivatsevichy policemen ordered to vote early

21.09.2012 Ivatsevichy policemen ordered to vote early

Mrs. Larysa Kolbik, deputy head of Ivatsevichy police department, reportedly ordered her employees to go to the polls on the first day of the early voting campaign, says observer Stanislau Khaladovich, registered in constituency No. 11.

Young Front activist Zmitser Kremianetski sentenced to 5 days in prison

21.09.2012 Young Front activist Zmitser Kremianetski sentenced to 5 days in prison

Judge Mikhail Yesman of Minsk Tsentralny District Court has sentenced Zmitser Kremianetski, activist of the Young Front opposition movement, to five days of administrative arrest on charges of resisting arrest.

Amnesty International: Opposition under attack amid growing boycott of elections

21.09.2012 Amnesty International: Opposition under attack amid growing boycott of elections

A spate of human rights violations targeting opposition supporters and journalists in Belarus is nothing more than a clumsy attempt to suppress opposition voices ahead of elections on Sunday 23 September, Amnesty International said amid a growing call to boycott the poll.

Vitsebsk: Observers have to see through walls

20.09.2012 Vitsebsk: Observers have to see through walls

Nina Shubina, head of Vitsebsk-based constituency election commission No. 52, has not allowed observers having their working place in the room occupied by the polling station. The observers were forced to occupy a table in the adjoining room, instead.

2 observers expelled from polling station in Homel

20.09.2012 2 observers expelled from polling station in Homel

Two independent observers – Andrei Tsianiuta and Andrei Zhaleznichenka – were forced today to leave Homel-based polling station No. 3 located in constituency No. 33.

Svetlahorsk district: 6 observers deprived of registration

20.09.2012 Svetlahorsk district: 6 observers deprived of registration

Six observers representing the Fair World party have been deprived of accreditation at a number of polling stations of Svetlahorsk district.

Political prisoner Zmitser Dashkevich transferred to Mazyr penal colony

20.09.2012 Political prisoner Zmitser Dashkevich transferred to Mazyr penal colony

The imprisoned leader of the Young Front opposition movement Zmitser Dashkevich has been escorted to penal colony No. 20 in the southern town of Mazyr (Homel region), says Nasta Palazhanka, the Young Front’s deputy chair and Dashkevich’s fiancée.

Belarus’ embassy to Ukraine denies registration to independent observer

20.09.2012 Belarus’ embassy to Ukraine denies registration to independent observer

The Belarusian Embassy to Ukraine has not authorized the registration of independent observer Hanna Darashchuk, representative of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee.

Report of Early Voting Observation Results

20.09.2012 Report of Early Voting Observation Results

Early Voting: Day 2 September 19, 2012

Baranavichy police chief turns down observer’s complaint

20.09.2012 Baranavichy police chief turns down observer’s complaint

Baranavichy observer Siarhei Housha has received a reply from the department of internal affairs of Brest regional executive committee following a complaint of biased and illegal consideration of election fraud charges by constituency election commission No. 5.

Salihorsk: Forced early voting reported

20.09.2012 Salihorsk: Forced early voting reported

The independent observers working in Salihorsk report numerous instances of coercion to early voting, as well as other election violations.

KGB threatens Slonim observer

20.09.2012 KGB threatens Slonim observer

Andrei Lishyk, member of the Belarusian Popular Front’s Slonim office, who is currently acting as observer at polling station No. 18, was visited by the KGB agents.

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