News for July 2014
14.07.2014 Babruisk authorities stop answering appeals of civil society activist
Father of many children and activist of the civil campaign "Tell the truth" Uladzimir Shcharbatykh says that Babruisk officials have stopped responding to his appeals for building a child health clinic and a hospital.
14.07.2014 Blogger Aleh Zhalnou's son faces 4 years in jail
In Babruisk, hearing were held in the criminal case against Aliaksei Zhalnou, son of the well-known Babruisk blogger Aleh Zhalnou, who record and puts on the web audio and video recordings of illegal actions of police and traffic police. As a result, he spends almost all spare itme in courts and at interrogations.
14.07.2014 Brest: former worker of "Savushkin product" denied payments to pension for membership in independent trade union
An activist of the Trade Union of Radio Electronic Industry Uladzimir Andrashchuk wants to get a 15-million-ruble bonus payment to the pension from the management of the company "Savushkin pradukt". According to the collective agreement, he , being an operator of ammiac compressor devices of the sixth grade, was to have been paid this money during his retirement.
14.07.2014 Ales Bialiatski's visit to Warsaw ends with “mining”
On the last day of his visit to the Polish capital the head of the Human Rights Center "Viasna" Ales Bialiatski participated in an international conference, during which he talked about the situation of human rights in Belarus. Suddenly, during his speech there was received a telephone call about mining the room in which the event was held.
11.07.2014 Mahiliou: new volleyball team is created without paying wages to old one first
The founders of the new volleyball team are the very organizations, institutions and enterprises, which founded the volleyball club "Tekhnaprybor". The volleyball players as the club "Tekhnaprybor", who have not been paid off for the last few months of work, are offered to enter into new labor contracts, but in the new club.
11.07.2014 Another picket banned in Brest
As it is stated in the picket ban, signed by the deputy head of the Brest City Executive Committee Henadz Barysiuk it is stated that the picket could not be permitted, as some other actions, which were planned earlier, would be taking place in the park of soldiers-internationalists at the specified time.
11.07.2014 Babruisk: civil society units to secure and promote labor rights
In Babruisk, the joint campaign “Our Rights” was launched by the local representatives of the Free Trade Union of Belarus, the Trade Union of Radio Electronic Industry, itsyouth network, the Belarusian Association of Journalists, Women's Network of the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions and the Belarusian Association of Working Women.
11.07.2014 Homel authorities violate terms for answering while banning ecological picket
June 18, a campaigner of "People's Control" Andrei Melnikau applied to Homel City Executive Committee for permission to a picket aimed at drawing public attention to the poor state of water bodies within the boundaries of Homel.
11.07.2014 IFJ / EFJ Welcome Release of Belarusian Journalist & Human Rights Defender Ales Bialiatski
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) have welcomed the release of prominent Belarusian journalist and human rights activist, Ales Bialiatski, but have condemned the long and unjust period he has endured in prison.
11.07.2014 Death penalty: “prison drawings” inspired by executor's narration (video)
How is a shooting done? This is known only to the victims and executioners. However, the former ones won't tell anyone about it.
10.07.2014 Individual entrepreneurs continue striking in Hrodna and Vitsebsk
The entrepreneurs demand the abandonment of the requirement for certificates and accompanying documents on goods.
10.07.2014 Ales Bialiatski's first visit to Poland after release from jail
"For the three years I spent in prison, I was struck by the fact that many non-political, cultural, linguistic and social initiatives appeared in Belarus. This proves that our civil society develops," stated Mr. Bialiatski at a meeting in Warsaw. His visit to the Polish capital completes the tour of the Belarusian human rights activist across European countries.
10.07.2014 Belarusian Language Society ask for return of Belarusian language to legal acts
At the end of June, the Secretariat of the Belarusian Language Society named after Frantsysk Skaryna appealed to the House of Representatives with a proposal to return the Belarusian language to national legislation.
10.07.2014 Valiantsina Akulich's review complaint concerning son's death in Svetlahorsk remand prison turned down
Chairman of the Homel Regional Court Siarhe Shautsou dismissed the review appeal of Svetlahorsk resident Valiantsina Akulich, who has been trying to achieve the punishment for police officers involved in the death of her son.
10.07.2014 Chairperson of Pershamaiski District Court of Minsk asks Investigation Committee to examine “incorrect expressions” addressed to judge
The corresponding request was sent to the Pershamaiski District Investigation Committee of Minsk concerning a statement of Mahiliou activist Aliaksandr Hamratau addressed to Judge Harbatouski, who considered the case about the neglect of the Law “On Applications of Citizens” by the mobile phone operator MTS.
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