The Human Rights Center “Viasna”

News for January 2015

14.01.2015 Detained participants of punk concert sentenced to fines and arrest terms

January 12, three participants of the December 10 punk concert in “Pirates”, detained during a police raid, were tried by Judge of the Leninski District Court of Minsk A. Kamushkin.

14.01.2015 “Narodnaya Volia” is at law with Information Ministry over Kalinkina’s article

On January 14 the preliminary court hearing in the case opened by “Narodnaya Volia” newspaper against the Information Ministry will take place.

14.01.2015 Alherd Bakharevich: Authorities want to settle “Lohvinau issue” once and for all

A fine to Lohvinau publishing house is equivalent to its destruction. Belarusian writers said it in an interview with Deutsche Welle.

14.01.2015 Political prisoner Mikalai Statkevich sent back to colony in Shklou

A former candidate for Presidency in Belarus, Mikalai Statkevich, has been transferred back to the colony No. 17 in Shklou from Mahiliou prison No. 4.

14.01.2015 Journalist from Brest fined for work without accreditation

Alina Litvinchuk was fined Br5.4 mln.

13.01.2015 Situation of Human Rights in Belarus in December 2014

In December, the human rights situation deteriorated; the negative trends of human rights violations and restrictions were expanded, both on the legislative and law enforcement levels.

12.01.2015 Raid on a punk concert in Minsk

30 minutes after the beginning of a punk concert in Minsk club "Pirates" the club was stormed by the police and riot police in masks.30 minutes after the beginning of a punk concert in Minsk club "Pirates" the club was stormed by the police and riot police in masks.

10.01.2015 Yuru Rubtsou: other convicts are being set up against me

In a telephone conversation with human rights defenders from “Viasna” the political prisoner Yury Rubtsou, reported that the administration of the special settlement №7, where he is serving his sentence, was trying to set up against the political prisoners against him.

10.01.2015 Brest: fined journalist challenges court verdict

Freelance journalist Aliaksandr Liauchuk filed an appeal against the verdict of the Leninski District Court of Brest of December 24, according to which he was fined 40 basic units.

10.01.2015 Minor Anton Mekh gets warned for laying down flowers to monument to Kalinouski brothers in Svislach

Anton studies in Poland, that's why the appropriate sitting of the juvenile commission of the Kobryn District Executive Committee was attended by his father Ales Mekh, who had the power of attorney for it.

10.01.2015 Ihar Lohvinau about the decision of the Economic Court: in fact, it means bankruptcy

January 9, the Economic Court of Minsk issued a verdict on the administrative case against the private publishing Unitary Enterprise "Lohvinau". For selling printed production without permission from the Ministry of Information the enterprise was sentenced a fine of 30 basic units, its income for the last year.

09.01.2015 Continuation of the trial on Elena Tankacheva's appeal against expulsion from Belarus

January 9, the Pershamaiski District Court of Minsk continues considering the appeal of the human rights activist Elena Tonkacheva against the decision of the Pershamaiski District Department of Citizenship and Migration to expel her from Belarus and ban her entrance to the country for three years. The appeal is considered by Judge Natallia Petukh.

09.01.2015 Seviaryn Kviatkouski: Persecution of Lohvinau resembles Mussolini's Italy

The Belarusian regime wants to control the country's publishing market.

09.01.2015 Vitold Ashurak: Belarusian is tried for a Belarusian flag in Belarus

The Belarusian authorities are trying to punish Vitold Ashurak, a civil society activist from Biarozauka, for his participation in a memorial event in honor of Viktar and Kastus Kalinouskis in Svislach.

09.01.2015 Mahiliou: evicted flat owners are resettled to hostels

The administration building trust №12 threatens to make the people who have been resettled to the hostels, conclude five-year residence contracts with the administration of the hostel, through court.