11.11.2013 Dzmitry Dashkevich complains about the conditions in the center for the isolation of offenders in Akrestsin Street
On 11 November the co-chairman of the “Young Front" Dzmitry Dashkevich complained to the prosecutor of Minsk. Dashkevich asks to check whether the conditions of detention comply with the standards in the Center for isolation of offenders in Akrestsin Street.
08.11.2013 “Young Front” activist Raman Pratasevich sentenced to two days of arrest
Raman Pratasevich was detained during the trial of another “YF” activist, Dzmitry Dashkevich on 6 November. He was subsequently taken to the center for the isolation of offenders in Akrestsin Street in Minsk and kept there for two days, as far as the courts didn't work on 7 November, a state holiday.
08.11.2013 Homel activist Vasil Paliakou to be tried 13 November
Since 10 a.m. the deputy head of the United Civil Party Vasil Paliakou has been at the office of the head of the public order bureau of the Navabelitski District Police Department of Homel, Henadz Khilkevich. He has received charges of violating the order of organizing and holding mass events.
08.11.2013 Mahiliou democrat appeals against a fine for distribution of leaflets
On 7 November the leader of the Mahiliou regional coalition of democratic forces Yury Novikau filed an appeal against the ruling of the Leninski District Court of Mahiliou for 29 October 2013 to the Mahiliou Regional Court.
08.11.2013 Authorities banned a picket calling for repairs of a bridge in Orsha
The Orsha District Executive Committee didn't answer the request of the activists for authorizing the picket. They just demanded that the lattter ones present a service agreement with the police for guarding the action participants visitors.
08.11.2013 Babruisk police confiscated poster “Thank God” at Communist rally
A rally dedicated to the 96th anniversary of the October Revolution was held on 7 November in Babruisk.
08.11.2013 Yury Rubtsou appeals his arrest and demands to be returned his T-shirt
Homel resident Yury Rubtsou filed an appeal to the Minsk City Court against the illegal administrative detention. The activist also requires the head of the Maskouski District Police Department to conduct an official investigation into the arbitrary seizure of the “garment with an inscription of a political nature".
07.11.2013 Ales Bialiatski has served a half of his sentence
The political prisoner, head of the Human Rights Center “Viasna” Ales Bialiatski has served a half of the term of imprisonment. He mentioned this date in his letter to his wife, Natallia Pinchuk.
07.11.2013 Another hearing concerning the construction of a bleach pulp plant was held on 6 November
The third hearing on the environmental lawsuit regarding the construction of the bleached pulp plant was held on 6 November in Svetlahorsk. As it became known to the website HoradS.by from the press release the court was provided with materials that the European Union and Russia refuse to use chlorine dioxide – a hazardous substance that is going to be used at the plant in Svetlahorsk.
06.11.2013 Homel oppositionists are summonsed to the police for the “Dziady” rally
Deputy chairman of the United Civil Party Vasil Paliakou received a summons to the Navabelitski District Police Department of Homel. According to the notice, he must come to the head of the public order department Khilkevich on 10 November. It is known that the police were also looking for other Homel oppositionists to pass them similar notices.
06.11.2013 Citizens, detained near the detention facility in Akrestsin Street, released in three hours
On 6 November the police arrested nine people who came to the center for the isolation of offenders in Akrestsin Street to meet the Homel resident Yury Rubtsou, detained after the end of the “Dziady” rally in Minsk and sentenced to 3 days of arrest for the alleged “insubordination to the police”.
06.11.2013 Pinsk trade unions oppose the decrease of the level of the social protection of workers
The trade union committee of the Pinsk enterprise of housing and communal services issued a statement about the inadmissibility of unjustified reduction of benefits for temporary disability and maternity leave.
06.11.2013 Slonim District Court stably sides with the executive committee
Slonim district court considered the appeal of the Slonim activist Ales Masiuk, in which he asked to recognize as illegal and annul the decision of the executive committee to ban the rally in defense of the readers and subscribers of “Hazeta Slonimskaya”.
06.11.2013 Residents of Hlybokaye are deprived of the opportunity to hold mass events
Executive Committee decided to amend its decision on the organization of public events - a place to change their conduct. It was found that, when local activists decided to organize a rally of solidarity with political prisoners. On receipt of their refusal letter , mass actions actually banned indefinitely.
06.11.2013 Letters from Mikalai Statkevich not let through
Zmitser Dashkevich has applied to the Mahiliou Region Department of Corrections with a request to inspect prison No. 4 in Mahiliou and find out why some letters sent by Mikalai Statkevich haven't been received by their addressees.
