News for December 2012
12.12.2012 Brest: trial of Vital Koush postponed to 27 December
The civil activist who is charged of "assistance to illegal emigration", asked to be given some time to study his case. The judge of the Brest District Court Mikalai Senka granted the petition and appointed the trial on 27 December.
11.12.2012 Forced subscription to state-owned press continues in Bialynichy district
Earlier the burden of securing the subscription to large circulations of "ideologically correct" editions was put on workers of budget institutions, whereas now it concerns almost all organizations and enterprises of the district.
11.12.2012 Political prisoner Mikalai Dziadok transferred to cell-type prison facility
RFE/RL was informed about it by his father, Aliaksandr Dziadok.
11.12.2012 Radio “Racyja” expresses solidarity with political prisoners
Journalists of Radio “Racyja” voiced their support to Belarusian political prisoners on the Universal Human Rights Day, 10 December.
11.12.2012 Human rights defenders marked anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights all over Belarus (photos)
Human rights defenders and representatives of the civil society celebrated this important date in different ways in different parts of the country.
11.12.2012 The Norwegian Helsinki Committee demands the release of political prisoners in Belarus
The Norwegian Helsinki Committee dedicates this year’s International Human Rights Day to political prisoners in Belarus, and urges the European Union to join us in demanding their release.
10.12.2012 Orsha: the returned computer is broken
Several days ago the Orsha City Department of the Investigative Committee returned to the editor of the independent website orsha.eu Ihar Kazmerchak the computer and the memory sticks confiscated from him during a search on 17 July.
10.12.2012 Belarusian MFA bans entry to Belarusian emigrants
The unofficial ban spreads on all who demonstrate a critical attitude towards Aliaksandr Lukashenka. Yauhen Vapa and Alena Hlahouskaya from Poland have been denied Belarusian issues recently. These days the same happened to the head of the Belarusian Culture Society in Vilnius Khvedar Niunka.
10.12.2012 Human rights defenders: the situation in Belarus remains stably bad
On 10 December the international community celebrates another anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
10.12.2012 Human Rights Day pickets banned in Baranavichy, Navapolatsk and Vitsebsk
On 7 December a civil activist Viktar Syrytsa received one more letter signed by the deputy head of the Baranavichy City Executive Committee Dz. Kastsiukevich concerning the prohibition of a picket on the Human Rights Day.
10.12.2012 Supreme Court turns down appeal of Belarusian Christian Democracy activist
The Supreme Court of the Republic of Belarus did not satisfy the appeal of a BCD activist Volha Pansevich against the fine of 2.5 million rubles, to which she had been sentenced on 12 June 2012 by the judge of the Slonim District Court Ivan Lastouski for alleged “insubordination to police” and “use of obscene language in public”.
10.12.2012 Solidarity marathon in Warsaw
A solidarity action with political prisoners was held for 24 hours in Warsaw on 8 December. All volunteers were given an opportunity to write letters in their support.
10.12.2012 Lukashenka makes it harder for workers to leave woodworking plants
Aliaksandr Lukashenka, by a presidential decree issued on 7 December, ruled that employees of woodworking plants may not quit their job without the employer`s permission before the expiry of their labor contract.
10.12.2012 Picket of the Belarusian Christian Democracy banned in Navapolatsk
An activist of the organization committee for creation of the party Belarusian Christian Democracy received a response from the city executive committee with a refusal to allow the picket.
10.12.2012 Political prisoner Zmitser Dashkevich still kept in solitary confinement
Political prisoner Zmitser Dashkevich started to prepare for Christmas in a maximum security prison in Hrodna.
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