News for December 2012

Natallia Radzina: "We need to write about political prisoners every day"

14.12.2012 Natallia Radzina: "We need to write about political prisoners every day"

A new episode of “Chronicles of Judgement Days” series appeared on the Internet.

Greetings action in support of political prisoners. Join!

14.12.2012 Greetings action in support of political prisoners. Join!

On the eve of Christmas and New Year Hrodna human rights defenders and "Young Front" activists remind about the political prisoners who are waiting for words of support.

Chief editor of "Bobruyskiy Kuryer" keeps applying to the prosecutor's office and receiving answers from the police

14.12.2012 Chief editor of "Bobruyskiy Kuryer" keeps applying to the prosecutor's office and receiving answers from the police

The chief editor of the "Bobruyskiy Kuryer" newspaper Anatol Sanatsenka has finally received an answer to the appeal he had filed to the prosecutor's office more than a month ago.

"The better is possible" – a new human rights video created by Salihorsk activists

14.12.2012 "The better is possible" – a new human rights video created by Salihorsk activists

Salihorsk "Young Front" activists shot a human rights video with the assistance of the Czech human rights organization "People in Need" and the independent website saligorsk.org .

14.12.2012 Aliaksandr Makayeu to be tried for a rally on Slutsk uprising anniversary

A major and a lieutenant colonel from the Kopyl District Police Department came to Ales Makayeu in Minsk to draw up a report for organising an “unsanctioned rally”.

14.12.2012 Members of Free Trade Union fired from "Shklovalakno" plant

According to the collective agreement, the employer must ask the trade union for permission to fire people. The free trade union does not allow firing their leaders, RFE/RL reports.

Another fine for Svislach rally

13.12.2012 Another fine for Svislach rally

On 13 December the Svislach District Court fined an activist from Biarozauka Siarhei Trafimchyk 800,000 rubles. He was found guilty of attending the memorial event held on 27 October in Svislach to commemorate participants of the anti-Russian insurgence of 1863-1864.

Stop reprisals against independent journalists

13.12.2012 Stop reprisals against independent journalists

The National Platform of the Civil Society Forum of the Eastern Partnership issued an appropriate statement on 12 December.

Worker justified, but wage bonus not returned

13.12.2012 Worker justified, but wage bonus not returned

The Maskouski District Court of Brest considered the lawsuit of an operator of the ammonium refrigerating plants of the "Savushkin Product" open corporation Uladzimir Andrashuk, and took a half-hearted decision.

Mahiliou: ex-candidate Paulau left without compensation for moral damage

13.12.2012 Mahiliou: ex-candidate Paulau left without compensation for moral damage

On 12 December the Mahiliou District Court considered the cassation and private appeals of a civil activist Aliaksei Paulouski against the verdict of the Leninski District Court of Mahiliou on his lawsuit against the member of the Chamber of Representatives (the lower chamber of the Belarusian parliament) Eduard Siankevich.

Parliamentary Election: Final Report

13.12.2012 Parliamentary Election: Final Report

Election to the Chamber of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus of the 5th Convocation. Republic of Belarus, 23 September 2012.

12.12.2012 Liubou Kavaliova indignant at Lukashenka's statement

Liubou Kavaliova, the mother of Uladzislau Kavaliou (executed on charged of terrorism), is outraged by Lukashenka's statement that not a single person has been killed recently.

Brest Region Court upholds eviction of young family

12.12.2012 Brest Region Court upholds eviction of young family

Uladzimir Hadun and his family did not agree to voluntary live their apartment at house #18 in Herouyau Abarony Brestskay Krepastsi Street. They think that the authorities want them to leave the house not because it is in the "state of emergency", but because of the peace of land in the city center.

19 December picket banned in Navapolatsk

12.12.2012 19 December picket banned in Navapolatsk

An activist of the organizing committee of the Belarusian Christian Democracy Party Siarhei Malashonak applied for authorization of a picket on the second anniversary of crack-down on the peaceful post-election demonstration in Minsk.

"Zmena" activist Pavel Vinahradau detained  again. Trial appointed on 17 December

12.12.2012 "Zmena" activist Pavel Vinahradau detained again. Trial appointed on 17 December

On 12 December the activist of "Zmena" (the youth wing of "Tell the Truth" civil initiative) was summonsed to the Maskouski District criminal-executive inspection of Minsk, where he is registered for preventive supervision and has to regularly pay visits there to get registered.

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