06.09.2013 Picket of Trade Union of Radio Electronic Industry banned in Vitsebsk
Valery Misnikau, the legal expert of the Trade Union of Radio Electronic Industry in the Vitsebsk region, received a denial to his application for holding a picket, dedicated to social problems of the unemployed. According to Mr. Misnikau, he intended to hold a one-man picket on 8 September to express his protest against the Ruling of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus of 28 June 2013 No. 569 "On measures for implementation of the Law " On State benefits for families with children".
06.09.2013 Bialynichy: picket against foreign airbases banned as well
Bialynichy District Executive Committee didn't let the local representatives of the Belarusian Popular Front to hold a picket on 8 September against the placement of foreign military bases on the territory of Belarus.
06.09.2013 Political prisoner Mikalai Autukhovich calls on human rights activists to deal with investigator Alikhver's case
Mr. Autukhovich encourages human rights organizations to initiate proceedings against the investigator on his first case, Mikalai Alikhver, who now lives in the U.S..
05.09.2013 Volunteers collect donations in support of the relatives of priest Lazar
According to the coordinator of the civil initiative “For Liberty” (“Za Voliu”) Hanna Shaputska, the fundraising is necessary first of all to pay for the lawyer and the parcels to the remand prison.
05.09.2013 Andrei Haidukou got transferred to Mahiliou penal colony
Andrei Haidukou, a 23-year-old social activist, worker of the Navapolatsk oil-processing plant “Naftan”, punished with 1.5 years of imprisonment, has been transferred from the Vitsebsk remand prison to the Mahiliou penal colony No. 19.
05.09.2013 The second part of the film “Six Arguments against Death Penalty” by film producer Viktar Tratsiakou has appeared on the web recently.
The second part of the film “Six Arguments against Death Penalty” by film producer Viktar Tratsiakou has appeared on the web recently.
05.09.2013 Baranavichy City Executive Committee banned a picket against the Russian airbase
As it became known on 4 September, the Baranavichy City Executive Committee didn't authorize the picket against the Russian airbase, which social activist Mikalai Charnavus intended to hod on 8 September, the Belarusian Military Glory Day.
05.09.2013 National-Bolshevik Dzianis Sakhar sentenced to a fine of 4 million rubles
On 5 September the activist of the National-Bolshevik movement was found guilty of disobeying the lawful demands of the police (Article 23.4 of the Administrative Code) and fined 4 million rubles.
04.09.2013 Tut.by journalist summonsed to Investigative Committee
Andrei Yeulash, an investigator of the Investigation Committee in the city of Minsk intends to question the tut.by journalist Katsiaryna Siniuk about the publication of an information which was officially presented to her by the police.
04.09.2013 Minsk band Crowblack dedicates a song to innocent death convicts
The Minsk band Crowblack presented on Ultra -Music its song «Burning Cage of Justice». The song tells the story of innocent persons sentenced to death.
04.09.2013 Marek Migalski applies to the European Commission concerning Ihar Pastnou's case
MEP Marek Migalski applied to the European Commission, as well as to the Minister of Health of Poland Bartosz Arljukowicz asking to intervene in the case of the Belarusian medic Ihar Pastnou.
04.09.2013 Natallia Ilyinich not allowed to work in Talka school
This year, a vacancy has appeared in the Talka school, as one of the teachers was transferred to the ideological department. Having found about it, Natallia Ilyinich, who used to work in this school, applied there for employment. However, as it became known later, another person was employed instead of her.
04.09.2013 Brest MPs are proposed to solve the road issue
A local activist of the civil campaign "Tell the Truth! " Ihar Maslouski sent an appeal to the members of the Brest City Council in which he proposes to consider the question of the quality and timely repairs of the roads in Brest at the next session of the council.
03.09.2013 Aliaksandr Frantskevich: “KGB tried to recruit me. They wanted me to give testimonies against Dziadok”
On 3 September the political prisoner Aliaksandr Frantskevich was released from the Ivatsevichy colony. Several hours after his release he answered questions of “Nasha Niva”.
03.09.2013 Mahiliou democrats were not allowed to hold a rally and procession against the Russian airbase
On 2 September it became known that the Mahiliou City Executive Committee didn't authorize a protest event which was to have taken place on 8 September, the Belarusian Military Glory Day.
