04.11.2013 "Dziady" rally held in Minsk
A traditional procession and rally in Kurapaty in the memory of the ancestors who died during the Bolshevik terror, was held in Minsk on 3 November to mark “Dziady” (“Forefathers Eve”). The monitoring of the action was held by members of the HRC “Viasna” with the participation of Belarusian Helsinki Committee and other volunteers.
02.11.2013 Palina Stsepanenka: It seemed to me they would shoot us all...
Human rights activist and writer Palina Stsepanenka-Kachatkova recalls Dziady in 1988 and the human rights advocacy at the time.
02.11.2013 November opens with a new trial in Zhodzina
From 10 to 12.40 a.m. on November 1 the first hearing concerning the prohibition of a picket in support of Ales Bialiatski and other political prisoners took place at the Zhodzina City Court.
02.11.2013 Where are satellite antennas banned in Salihorsk?
The Salihorsk human rights activists came across the ruling of the Salihorsk District Executive Committee " On the prohibition of installation of engineering equipment on the facades of houses" at the website of the National Legal Internet Portal. According to the law, the ruling was to have been published in the district newspaper “Shakhtsior”, but they didn't manage to find it there.
02.11.2013 Brest citizens continue struggling for preservation of a house with the status of a historical and cultural value
New circumstances appeared in the case of the eviction of citizens from house No. 10 in Astrouski Street after receiving a letter from the Ministry of Culture.
02.11.2013 Babruisk: blogger Aleh Zhalnou punished with a fine
In the evening on 1 November Judge Natallia Charapukha finished the trial of Aleh Zhalnou and punished him with a fine of 20 basic units.
01.11.2013 Printing house “Karandash” refuses to print map of the Uskhodniya cemetery, alleging that Radio “Liberty” is extremist
On the eve of the Ancestor's Commemoration Day, Radio “Liberty” prepared a map of the Uskhodniya cemetery, “Belarusian Necropolis”, indicating 50 graves of prominent Belarusians who dedicated their lives to the Belarusian culture, language and statehood. However, the printing house “Karandash” in Minsk considered its anti-state propaganda and refused to accept the order for its printing.
01.11.2013 BCD activist achieves the removal of the Russian flag from the bus cab
An activist of the organizing committee of the Belarusian Christian Democracy Ales Kutasau, who asked the driver of the bus “Kalodzishchy-Minsk” to remove the flag of the Russian Federation from the front window,” was detained in Minsk.
01.11.2013 Mahiliou human rights defenders continue appealing against the prohibition of the picket in support of Ales Bialiatski
The appropriate appeal against the verdict of the Leninski District Court of Mahiliou, the ruling of the Mahiliou Regional Executive Committee "On Mass Events in Mahiliou" and the letter of the main bureau on the ideology, culture and youth affairs of the Mahiliou Regional Executive Committee, which rejected the appeal against the picket ban, was filed to the judicial board on civil cases of the Mahiliou Regional Court.
01.11.2013 Problems of the disabled are discussed in Brest
The event was a part of the information campaign "Availability", arranged by the educational human rights institution "Office for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities".
01.11.2013 Association of Ukrainians «Kabzar» is trying to get premises for legal address through court
On 1 November the head of the Association of the Baranavichy Ukrainians "Kabzar" Mikalai filed a complaint with the Brest Regional Court against the ruling of Judge Mikalai Selmanovich for 24 October 2013.
01.11.2013 Belarus must guarantee the right to elect and to be elected, United Nations expert tells the General Assembly
NEW YORK (31 October 2013) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus, Miklos Haraszti, says that Belarus has to guarantee a series of human rights in order to give effect to the right to elect and to be elected. During the presentation of his first report* to the United Nations General Assembly this week in New York, Mr. Haraszti recalled that Belarus is the only country in Europe with no opposition in parliament.
31.10.2013 Vitsebsk activists sue city executive committee
Having been refused a refusal on holding a march and a rally, coordinator of the Movement "For Freedom" of Vitsebsk region, Khrystafor Zhaliapau and activist of the organizing committee of the Social Democratic Party "Narodnaya Hramada" Aliaksei Haurutsikau filed a lawsuit with Kastrychnitski district court. The activists believe that by banning the events the officials violated the law and the rights of citizens to freely express their thoughts.
31.10.2013 Political prisoner Andrei Haidukou visited by family
Volha Haidukova, the mother of political prisoner Andrei Haidukou, visited her son during a long-term meeting at colony No. 19 in Mahiliou, Radio Racyja reports.
31.10.2013 Human rights activist Viktoryia Starastsenka dies in road accident in Minsk
Human rights activist Viktoryia Starastsenka, 25, died last morning after being hit by a truck. The accident occurred at about 8:50 a.m. in Karbyshau Street. The girl was crossing the roadway at an unregulated pedestrian crossing when she was hit by a truck moving at a speed of 90 kilometers per hour, udf.by reports.
