News for February 2013
22.02.2013 Political prisoner Autukhovich reprimanded again
Mikalai Autukhovich found out about the penalty by accident in three month after it was pronounced.
22.02.2013 Vitsebsk activists fined for solidarity with political prisoners
Judge Ina Hrabouskaya of Vitsebsk Kastrychnitski District Court sentenced today two members of the Belarusian Christian Democracy, Stanislau Laurenau and Aliaksei Kishchuk, to a fine of 3 mln rubles each, finding them guilty of holding an unsanctioned rally. Meanwhile, the Judge did not pay attention to numerous violations of the rights of both activists.
21.02.2013 Minsk court convicts activist Henik Loika
Henik Loika, the activist who staged this morning a picket in support of the Belarusian language to mark International Mother Language Day, was sentenced to five days of administrative arrest.
21.02.2013 “Caring” police prevented press photographer from working “for the sake of her own safety”
Mrs. Milana Kharytonava, photographer at the “Brestskiy Kurier” newspaper, received a response to her complaint that related to obstacles she faced in the performance of her professional duties during a football game held on 25 November last year.
21.02.2013 Musical performance on Mother Language Day banned in Polatsk
The event was to be held on February 21 near the sculpture of the letter “Ў”.
21.02.2013 Barazenka gets warning from prosecution agency
The independent journalist was warned “against violating the law on the media” for his cooperation with Belsat TV.
21.02.2013 Belarus Press Photo 2011 Albums Taken by KGB?
BAJ phoned yesterday to find out if the earlier confiscated 40 copies of Belarus Press Photo 2011 albums had been returned to the customs office of Ashmiany; surprisingly, we were told that the albums had been handed over to the KGB.
21.02.2013 Jailed Bahraini human rights defender Nabeel Rajab needs our solidarity!
The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), which has repeatedly supported Belarusian human rights defenders through the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, is urging us today to support Nabeel Rajab, our colleague from Bahrain, imprisoned for calls in defense of the right to peaceful assembly.
21.02.2013 Brest: independent journalist appeals prosecutor’s warning
Alina Litvinchuk, freelance journalist in the city of Brest, submitted a complaint to the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Belarus Aliaksandr Kaniuk over an official warning addressed to her in late 2012.
21.02.2013 Sculptor Henik Loika detained for staging picket on International Mother Language Day
Henik Loika, sculptor and campaigner for the protection of the Belarusian language, was detained by the police this morning, after staging a picket outside a high school in Minsk, where his daughter is a student. The action was meant to attract public attention to the discrimination of Belarusian-speaking schoolchildren.
20.02.2013 On Rules and Ethics of Coverage in Court
The law allows taking photo and video before a court hearing starts, wherever it takes place. The deputy chairperson of the Supreme Court Valery Kalinkovich answered questions at a press-conference on February 19.
20.02.2013 Interior Ministry sees no discrimination in articles about Roma
Homel human rights defender Marya Klimovich received a reply to her appeal to the Interior Ministry on reported instances of discrimination of Roma people. In her appeal, the activist argued that the police newspaper “Na Strazhe” (“On Guard”) specifies the nationality of criminals, in particular Roma, which leads to discrimination based on ethnicity.
20.02.2013 Human rights defenders demand transparency in Andrei Haidukou’s case
Statement Minsk, February 19, 2013 Belarusian human rights organizations demand transparency and compliance with all the procedural guarantees in the case of Andrei Haidukou facing charges of spying.
19.02.2013 Human rights defender Raisa Mikhailouskaya to receive With Visor Raised award
On February 22 the special jury will announce the winner of the Yury Zakharanka annual memorial award “With Visor Raised”. This year, for the first time ever the prize will be awarded to a female human rights defender Raisa Mikhailouskaya. The ceremony will be held during the evening of memory of former Interior Minister, missing politician Yury Zakharanka.
19.02.2013 Decree No. 9 in action: employee of Homeldreu banned to leave
This was told to the Charter-97 website by the chairman of the Belarusian Trade Union of Radio Electronic Industry (REP) Henadz Fiadynich.
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