12.06.2013 Closed hearings on "espionage case" against Haidukou being at Vitsebsk Regional Court
At 10 a.m. the hearings on the case of Andrei Haidukou, 23-year-old Navapolatsk resident, who is accused of "high treason", started at the Vitsebsk Regional Court.
12.06.2013 Report of UN Special Rapporteur on situation in Belarus Miklos Haraszti
The report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation in Belarus, Miklos Haraszti, was presented on 4 June at the 23rd session of the UN Human Rights Council held in Geneva from 27 May to 14 June.
11.06.2013 Organization that deals with prevention of HIV/AIDS deprived of legal address
The public association "Vstrecha" has to vacate its office in Uralski Passage, 15-501.
11.06.2013 Relatives of executed death convict Uladzislau Kavaliou appeal against refusal to disclose place of his burial
His mother Liubou Kavaliova and sister – Tatsiana Kaziar, filed an appeal to the Ministry of Internal Affairs against the refusal of the Department of Corrections to report his place of burial. The relatives applied to the Department of Corrections with such a request on 25 April, but received a denial on 8 May.
11.06.2013 Journalist of "European Radio for Belarus" denied accreditation to press-conference at House of Representatives
The journalist of the European Radio for Belarus Zmitser Lukashuk has been denied accreditation for today’s conference in the lower chamber of Parliament.
11.06.2013 Human rights activist hopes for objectivity of chairman of Supreme Court
On 8 June Baranavichy human rights activist Siarhei Housha filed an appeal to the Head of the Supreme Court of Belarus Valiantsin Sukala against the verdict of the Baranavichy court of 21 August 2012 according to which he was punished with a fine for the alleged use of foul language in a public place. The activist notes that the Brest Regional Court and the Supreme Court of the Republic of Belarus didn't grant his appeals against the illegality of administrative punishment.
10.06.2013 Mahiliou activists of Belarusian Social Democratic Party collected 500 signatures for Law "On Public Hearings"
All signatures were sent to the Mahiliou district, city and regional councils of deputies, as well as to members of the parliament from Mahiliou: Edvard Siankevich, Uladzimir Vasilenka, Ihar Stankevich and Ales Razganau.
10.06.2013 Mother not allowed to meet with Andrei Haidukou before trial
The 23-year-old resident of Navapolatsk is charged with "treason by the intelligence activities." On The closed court hearings on his case will started on 12 June. The mother of the arrested is sure of his innocence and laments the fact she hasn't received any latters from him for more than a week. Her request for a meeting with him wasn't granted.
10.06.2013 Shchuchyn: pensioner to be tried for memorial cross
Shchuchyn police drew up a report of administrative offense against pensioner Veranika Sebastsyanovich, a member of the Union of Poes in Belarus which is unregistered by the authorities. The 82-year-old was mailed a copy of the report, in which she is charged with holding an unsanctioned rally.
10.06.2013 Rebellious Faculty of History is being liquidated at Hrodna State University
The rumors that the Faculty of History can be amalgamated with the Faculty of Tourism have circulated actively during the past two months, since the dismissal of the disgraced historian Viachaslau Shved.
10.06.2013 Political prisoner Aliaksandr Frantskevich not allowed to read Dovlatov and Kafka
An activist of the anarchist movement Aliaksandr Frantskevich who is serving a prison term wasn't allowed to receive a parcel with books by Sergey Dovlatov and Franz Kafka.
10.06.2013 Slonim: harassment of Ivan Sheha
The administration of the Slonim district hospital, namely – the chief physician Yury Piatselski, started to exert pressure on the trauma surgeon Ivan Sheha. The hospital administration controls him from all sides and is looking forward to the end of his labor contract (27 June) to expel him from the hospital as soon as possible.
10.06.2013 General Prosecutor's Office refused to abolish warning to Tamara Siarhei
On 23 April Deputy Prosecutor General Aliaksandr exander Lashyn delivered an official warning to lawyer Tamara Siarhei about criminal responsibility under Article 193.1 of the Criminal Code for the organization of the activities of an unregistered public association – Civil Initiative against lawlessness in the courts and the prosecutor's office.
10.06.2013 Organizer of Milavidy feast summonsed to police
On 9 June civic activist Viktar Syrytsa, organizer of a festival in honor of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Milavidy, received a notice to come to the Baranavichy District Police Department on 12 June, signed by the acting head of the Police Department, lieutenant colonel D. Maisenia.
08.06.2013 MFA representative has no wish to listen to human rights activists
Deputy head of the Human Rights Center "Viasna" Valiantsin Stefanovich received an answer of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to his appeal on the non-implementation by Belarus of the decision of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention of the UN in the case of the head of the organization,Ales Bialiatski.
