News for 6 Dec 2012

European Commissioner Štefan Füle: release of Belarusian political prisoners remains a principal issue

06.12.2012 European Commissioner Štefan Füle: release of Belarusian political prisoners remains a principal issue

It was once again stated by the European Commissioner during a meeting with the deputy head of the Human Rights Center “Viasna” Valiantsin Stefanovich and the head of the Belarusian Association of Journalists Zhana Litvina on 5 December in Brussels.

Baranavichy authorities ban Human Rights Day picket

06.12.2012 Baranavichy authorities ban Human Rights Day picket

On 5 December the civil activist Viktar Syrytsa and the human rights defender Siarhei Housha received a letter from the Baranavichy City Executive Committee, signed by the deputy head Dz. Kastsiukevich.

Front Line Defenders: Tax inspection service is being used by the authorities to put additional pressure on members of the Human Rights Center “Viasna”

06.12.2012 Front Line Defenders: Tax inspection service is being used by the authorities to put additional pressure on members of the Human Rights Center “Viasna”

Taciana has previously submitted a tax declaration covering the period from 2004 to 2010 in which no irregularities were found. Ms Taciana Reviaka is the president of the Belarusian Human Rights House and a council member of the Human Rights Centre Viasna, of which Mr Ales Bialiatski is the chairman.

Relatives receive the first letter from Andrei Haidukou

06.12.2012 Relatives receive the first letter from Andrei Haidukou

The “Naftan” worker, arrested for “state treachery”, has been kept in custody for more than a month already: at first at the Minsk KGB prison, no in the Vitsebsk pre-trial prison #2.

Salihorsk District Executive Committee ignores the rights of Belarusian-speaking citizens

06.12.2012 Salihorsk District Executive Committee ignores the rights of Belarusian-speaking citizens

The head of the Salihorsk District Executive Committee (CEC) Aliaksandr Rymasheuski did not satisfy the demand of the Salihorsk youth to create a Belarusian-language version of the official website of the executive committee does not contradict to requirements of the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus, according to which both Belarusian and Russian are the state languages of the Republic of Belarus.

Dublin: HR activists remind about Ales Bialiatski

06.12.2012 Dublin: HR activists remind about Ales Bialiatski

On 6 December activists of the human rights organization Front-Line Defenders held a picket in support of human rights defenders, dated to the opening of a session of the OSCE Council of Ministers.

Pavel Sapelka: “The award belongs to those, who struggled beside me, upholding the understanding of the freedom and independence of legal profession”

06.12.2012 Pavel Sapelka: “The award belongs to those, who struggled beside me, upholding the understanding of the freedom and independence of legal profession”

These days, human rights lawyer Pavel Sapelka has been presented the prestigious Human Rights Award 2012, awarded to him by the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE). CCBE unites about 1 million of European lawyers of Bars and Law Societies.

06.12.2012 Artist Ales Pushkin sentenced to 12 days of arrest

The artist was tried behind closed doors. The trial was conducted by Maryna Zapasnikava, a judge from the Leninski District Court of Minsk.

06.12.2012 Andrei Haidukou's friend gets summonsed to KGB

The leader of the unregistered Union of Young Intellectuals from Navapolatsk has been summoned to the Vitebsk KGB to give evidence in Andrei Haidukou's case.

06.12.2012 Police are looking for Aliaksandr Makayeu

In the evening on 4 December a policeman came to the apartment of the deputy chairman of the “Razam” movement Ales Makayeu.

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