News for May 2014
12.05.2014 European MP Marek Migalski not allowed to enter Belarus
Following the example of the head of the Swedish human rights organization Östgruppen Martin Uggla, member of European parliament Marek Migalski wasn’t allowed to enter Belarus as well.
08.05.2014 Political prisoner Andrei Haidukou released from Vitebsk jail
Political prisoner Andrei Haidukou released from Vitebsk jail
08.05.2014 Hrodna: Stanislau Rachkel, activist of “Malady Front”, sentenced to 10 days of administrative arrest
On 8 May, administrative trials of member of “Malady front” Stanislau Rachkel and his friend were held in the Kastrychnicki district court of Hrodna. Judge Alena Toustsik-Samoila did not want to take into account the circumstances of the case and sentenced both young men to 10 days of administrative arrest allegedly for disorderly conduct.
08.05.2014 Administrative trials and persecution of civic activists continue in Minsk (updated)
The hearings on the administrative cases of four civic activists are now taking place in Minsk courts. Siarhei Matskoits, Nastassia Kukhto, Aliaksandr Arlou and Leanid Kulakou were detained the previous day and at night.
07.05.2014 When will the activists be released? (list of detained persons)
In general, the activists are being detained on purely fabricated, similar grounds such as “disorderly conduct" and “disobedience to the law-enforcement officials”. The courts conduct administrative trial proceedings formalistically, implicitly trust the law-enforcement officials and don’t take account of the evidence provided by the defense.
07.05.2014 Östgruppen’s Chair Martin Uggla is not allowed to enter Belarus on the eve of 2014 Ice Hockey World Championship
Chair of Swedish human rights organisation Östgruppen Martin Uggla who was going to visit Belarus has been detained in the transit zone of the National Airport “Minsk-2”. As it became known to human rights defenders, the border guards advised Uggla to buy a return ticket for today or to wait in a transit zone until Sunday as he already has a return ticket for that date.
07.05.2014 Paliakou sentenced to administrative arrest
An activist of organizing committee for the creation of the National Bolshevik Party Alaksandr Paliakou, who was detained on 6 May in Minsk, is sentenced to administrative arrest at the second attempt.
07.05.2014 Fans of the capital’s football club “Partyzan” sentenced to 10 days of arrest
In the morning of May 6 four active fans of capital’s club “Partyzan” were detained. After the reports were drawn up on the Art. 17.1 of Administrative Code (disorderly conduct) the fans were brought to the Partyzanski district court of Minsk. All four activists Illya Palavik, Siarhei Pazniak, Kiryl Ermalovich and Kiryl Klykau were sentenced to 10 days of arrest by the judge Yury Garbatouski.
06.05.2014 A black Patrick is waiting for deportation at Akrescina Isolation Centre knowing nothing about his destiny
A black man, probably a resident of an African country, has been held at Akrescina Centre for Isolation of Offenders for a long period of time. He speaks neither Russian nor English which makes it impossible for him to communicate with the administration of the Centre.
06.05.2014 National bolsheviks are being persecuted for the banner “You cannot put everyone into jail!”
Today, apartments of several activists of organizing committee for the establishment of the National Bolshevik Party have been under a police siege. Reportedly, national bolshevik Aliaksandr Paliakou has been already detained.
06.05.2014 Mass trials of activists of “Malady Front”
On 6 May, trials of activists of “Malady Front” organization registered in Czech Republic who were detained ahead of the Ice Hockey World Championship will be held.
05.05.2014 Human rights defenders informed the United Nations about arbitrary detentions ahead of Ice Hockey World Championship - 2014
Human Rights Center “Viasna” informed UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention of the preventive detentions of Belarusian citizens ahead of Ice Hockey World Championship - 2014.
05.05.2014 Belarus scores own goal as activists held ahead of Ice Hockey World Championship
The Belarusian government has scored an own goal by cracking down on civil society in a bid to silence dissenters ahead of the Ice Hockey World Championship, which opens on 9 May in Minsk, said Amnesty International as it starts a new campaign calling for the immediate release of peaceful activists.
02.05.2014 Monitoring report on the results of observation of the mass event “Chernobyl Way march - 2014”
Certain aspects of the results of observation, analysis of compliance with international standards of mass action in the sphere of freedom of peaceful assembly, as well as recommendations for governmental officials and organizers of the mass event are noted in the following report.
02.05.2014 Condition of 9 political prisoners in Belarus is critical (information as of April 2014)
International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and Human Rights Centre “Viasna” presented analytical report on the condition of political prisoners and limitation of freedom for civil activists in Belarus. The report provides the information as of 30 April 2014 in Russian language.
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