News for 28 Jan 2015
28.01.2015 Maxim Vinyarski stops hunger strike
The activist feels alright, and he is gradually finishing the hunger strike.
28.01.2015 Minsk District Сourt turns down claim by wrongfully convicted person
On January 28, the Minsk District Court considered a lawsuit by former prisoner Mikhail Hladki, who demanded to compensate for serving 8 years in prison as a result of a wrong verdict pronounced in a murder trial back in 2002.
28.01.2015 Russian Court Rejects Bid To Close Rights Group Memorial
The Russian Supreme Court has rejected the Justice Ministry's request for the closure of Memorial, one of the country's most respected human rights groups.
28.01.2015 Monitoring of the situation with human rights in Belarus: October-December 2014
The aim of the monitoring is highlighting short-term tendencies in the spheres of human rights, social, political and economic situation in Belarus.
28.01.2015 Freedom House: Belarus is “worst of the worst” in freedom rating
Belarus is ranked in line with Sudan and China.
28.01.2015 Courts in Baranavichy and Salihorsk confirm bans on Human Rights Day pickets
The Salihorsk District Court has dismissed an appeal filed by local human rights activist Leanid Markhotka against a ban imposed by the district executive committee on a picket scheduled for the Human Rights Day, December 10. The case was considered by Judge Ala Trafimchuk.
28.01.2015 Brest activist fined for portraits of missed politicians
Activist Andrei Sharenda was sentenced to a fine of Br2.7 million. The activist himself informed charter97.org.
28.01.2015 Prison authorities ignore hunger strike by Yury Rubtsou
Political prisoner Yury Rubtsou, who is serving a sentence in special settlement No. 7 in the village of Kuplin, Pruzhany district, has been on a hunger strike since January 22. Nevertheless, the administration has not yet officially registered the protest in the prison’s medical facility.
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