24.04.2013 Law enforcement authorities stubbornly ignore complaints by beaten woman
More than two years have passed since Alesia Sadouskaya, a young mother from the town of Maladechna, was reportedly beaten by policemen. Mrs. Sadouskaya went through the courts of all levels – from the district court to the Supreme Court. She submitted statements to all levels of law enforcement agencies – district, regional and national. However, the authorities stubbornly ignore her statements and arguments.
24.04.2013 Another picket banned in Vitsebsk
Yan Dziarzhautsau, member of the Conservative Christian Party BPF, has been unable to sign a contract with the city’s medical service to hold a mass rally for the third time in a row. The picket on the anniversary of the Chernobyl tragedy was banned by the local authorities exactly on the basis that there was no agreement with the health care department and police administration.
24.04.2013 The death penalty: State government tool or “social justice?”
Does the state have the right to decide who should live and who not? How are justice and punishment interrelated? Can death be a legitimate punishment for a crime? These and many other questions were asked by members of the Social and Legal Movie Club at a regular meeting held on March 28 in the Crimea.
24.04.2013 Prosecutor’s Office issues warning to human rights defender Tamara Siarhei
According to Article 193.1 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus the human rights defender can face up to two years in prison.
24.04.2013 Uladzimir Yaromenak receives 15 days in jail in absentia
The Young Front activist Uladzimir Yaromenak received yesterday a phone call from a police inspector who offered to come to the police station, explaining that the guy had 15 days more day of jail to serve, the Young Front’s press-service reports.
24.04.2013 Charter97.org under attack
Our website has been exposed to DDoS-attack.
24.04.2013 FIDH launches new website to support Belarusian civil society
Time moves on, but the situation of human rights and civil society in Belarus remains dramatic. Ales Bialiatski, Vice-president of FIDH and President of the Human Rights Center “Viasna”, is still in jail along with numerous other political prisoners; all continue to be subjected to further harassment even behind bars. To shed light on this intolerable situation, FIDH has launched a new version of the http://freeales.fidh.net website. This site will inform and mobilise the international community loudly speaking out for the Belarusian civil society, which continues its courageous work despite the on-going pressure.
23.04.2013 Fourth Refusal to Re-Register the Magazine Arche
The Ministry of Information again denied re-registration to the magazine Arche.Beginning.
23.04.2013 German president expresses hope for Council of Europe accession talks with Belarus
German Federal President Joachim Gauck expressed hope on Tuesday that the situation in Belarus would change, and that talks about its accession to the Council of Europe would finally begin.
23.04.2013 EU foreign ministers discuss Belarusian issue
It happened at their Monday meeting in Luxembourg.
23.04.2013 Court officers threaten Anatol Labedzka
They may make an inventory and confiscate the property of the leader of the United Civic Party.
23.04.2013 Alienievich sent to penal cell for 20 days
The political prisoner wrote about that in a letter to his mother Valancina Alienievich.
23.04.2013 Vitsebsk authorities ban two rallies to mark Chernobyl disaster anniversary
A total of three applications were submitted. The activists have so far received two replies, while one is yet left unanswered, although an official response should have been issued at least five days prior to the scheduled event.
23.04.2013 Pavel Vinahradau sentenced to 12 days of arrest
Pavel Vinahradau, activist of the Zmena youth wing of the Tell the Truth civil campaign, was sentenced this morning to 12 days of administrative arrest at the Court of Minsk Tsentralny district.
22.04.2013 Minsk authorities wreck Boris Nemtsov's press conference
Minsk hotels refused to lease out premises to the United Civil Party to hold a press conference with participation of Boris Nemtsov. Charter97.org learnt it from Anatol Liabedzka, the chairman of the United Civil Party (UCP).
