The Human Rights Center “Viasna”

News for 13 Mar 2013

13.03.2013 A year has passed since the execution of Kanavalau and Kavaliou: human rights defenders put new questions

The first anniversary of the execution of Uladzislau Kavaliou and Dzmitry Kanavalau, sentenced to death on charges of terrorism, is being marked this days. Pitifully enough, the exact date of the execution remains unknown: it is only known that it was conducted on 11-15 March.

13.03.2013 Presentation of historical book banned in Zelva

The presentation of the book "By the local history paths of Zelva area" by Siarhei Chyhryn was to have taken place at Zelva district library on 15 March. It is the first such detailed book concerning the history and local core studies of Zelva and the surrounding areas. The author tells interesting details about famous people of Zelva region, the events which took place there for the last 200 years and his talented contemporaries living there.

13.03.2013 BCD Youth holds memorial event in honor of missing politicians

Young Christian Democrats invite all interested persons to the memorial event "We Won't Forget!", dedicated to the memory of the missing politicians and journalists: Viktar Hanchar, Anatol Krasouski, Yury Zakharanka and Dzmitry Zavadski, and politician Henadz Karpenka who died in strange circumstances.

13.03.2013 People send letters and postcards of support to Liubou Kavaliova

In the middle of March there turned a year since the execution of death convicts Uladzislau Kavaliou and Dzmitry Kanavalau. These days Uladzislau's mother Liudmila Kavaliova has received many letters and postcards from the people who don't believe her son is guilty and think that the trial was unfair and the verdict to the Vitsebsk boys was groundlessly severe.

13.03.2013 "Lifesound" leaders got detained near Lukashenka's residence

In the evening of 12 March the members of the musical band "Lifesound", brothers Uladzimir and Dzmitry Karakin, were detained near Zaslauye reservoir pond.

13.03.2013 Brest: civil activist Vital Koush sentenced to 4 years in maximum security prison

According to the verdict which was read by Judge of Brest District Court Mikalai Sianko on 12 March, Vital Koush will serve his sentence in a maximum security prison and his assets will be confiscated.

13.03.2013 Civil activists of Vitsebsk litigate with medics

The chief physician of Vitsebsk central city polyclinic refused to conclude service agreements with the organizers of the street rallies planned for 25 March. The head of Vitsebsk regional branch of the "For Freedom" movement Khrystafor Zhaliapau applied to court, asking to oblige the medics to conclude a service agreement with him. The preliminary hearings on the case took place on 12 March at Kastrychnitski District Court of Vitsebsk.

13.03.2013 Dwellers of historical buildings in Brest center litigate with the local authorities

The local authorities have the intention to evict the dwellers of the seven apartments of house 10 in Astrouski Street. The official reason is that the building is in a dangerous state and needs major repairs.

13.03.2013 BCD member got detained in Hrodna

As reported by the head of Hrodna branch of the Belarusian Christian Democracy, Mikola Bausiuk, Hrodna police detained a BCD member Siarhei Verameyenka who was heading to the party office in 48 Budzionny Street with a packet of leaflets.