News for August 2014
07.08.2014 Opposition activist Aleh Keral secretly sentenced to ten days of arrest
The fact that Aleh Keral was sentenced to ten days in jail became known on August 7, although the activist was detained back on August 5. As stated by the press-service of “Alternative”, he was detained for no reasons.
07.08.2014 Picket in support of political prisoners banned in Brest
Unlike other cities of Belarus, this action was scheduled fir 10 August, but the Brest City Executive Committee refused to authorize it, referring to the celebration of the Day of the builder.
07.08.2014 Man taken to psychiatric hospital for visiting Lukashenka's administration
The authorities prefer to explain the desire of citizens to exercise their constitutional rights by “insanity”.
07.08.2014 Lukashenka “presents” 25 hectares of expensive land near Minsk to Arabs
Qatar is actively developing forests in the Minsk region.
06.08.2014 Czech Foreign Minister receives Ales Bialiatski
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, Lubomír Zaorálek, received Belarusian activist Ales Bialiatski at the Czernin Palace on 5 August, 2014. Ales Bialiatski founded the most respected Belarusian human rights organization "Viasna", which provides legal and financial support to the victims of Belarusian regime repressions.
06.08.2014 “Extremism” again: Maksim Viniarski is summoned to police
Activist of "European Belarus" Maksim Viniarski is summoned to the Frunzenski District Police Department of Minsk for August 7 to be issued an official warning for "extremism".
06.08.2014 Vitsebsk: picket in support of political prisoners banned for traditional reasons
The event, aimed at reminding the people about the existence of political prisoners in modern Belarus, has been scheduled for August 4. However, human rights defender Leanid Svetsik wasn't allowed to hold it.
06.08.2014 Chief editor of “NASH Mahiliou” Ihar Barysau to be tried August 12
It became known from the subpoena, which he received by mail. Mr. Barysau is summoned to the Mahiliou District Court for 3 p.m. on August 12 to be tried under Article 22.9 of the Code of Administrative Offenses for trafficking the newspaper “NASH Mahiliou” and the bulletin “Satsyial-Demakrat” in his car. The trial will be presided by Judge Leuchanka.
06.08.2014 Mikalai Statkevich: “They won't get a clemency petition from me”
With a few-days' break, Bialynichy journalist Barys Vyrvich got a letter and a postcard from Belarusian political prisoner Mikalai Statkevich, with whom he maintains a regulard correspondence.
06.08.2014 HRC “Viasna” passes to Azerbaijan's Ambassador statement condemning arrest of well-known human rights activists
August 6 the Human Rights Center "Viasna" passed to the Azerbaijan's Embassy in Minsk a statement condemning the repression of President Aliyev against prominent human rights defenders of the country.
06.08.2014 Salihorsk residents protest against illegal construction of road through their yard
The illegal construction of a highway through the yard area in one of the districts of Salihorsk has caused a widespread discontent with the locals. Officers of the district executive committee and the board of capital construction rushed to extinguish the “fire of people's anger”.
06.08.2014 Investigators make Yury Rubtsou sign non-disclosure agreement
On August 5 an activist from Homel Yury Rubtsou visited the Savetski district department of the Investigation Committee of Minsk, were he was interrogated as a suspect in a criminal case.
06.08.2014 Call for the immediate and unconditional release of Leyla Yunus, Arif Yunus and Rasul Jafarov
64 NGOs from 13 Human Rights Houses call upon the Azerbaijani authorities, in their joint letter to President Ilham Aliyev, to immediately and unconditionally release Leyla Yunus, Arif Yunus and Rasul Jafarov, and lift all charges held against them. The NGOs also repeat their previous call to release Anar Mammadli and Bashir Suleymanli, and join calls for the release of Hasan Huseynli.
06.08.2014 Ukraine: UN urges central registration system amid rising internal displacement
5 August 2014 – With thousands fleeing the intensifying violence in eastern Ukraine, senior United Nations officials today urged the Government to establish a central registration system which would help coordinate relief efforts for the already 117,000 internally displaced people (IDPs).
06.08.2014 OSCE/ODIHR senior official visits Kyrgyzstani human rights defender Askarov in prison
Head of the Human Rights Department of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Snježana Bokulić visited prominent human rights defender and journalist Azimjan Askarov in prison in Bishkek on 30 July 2014.
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