10.04.2013 Nina Bahinskaya gets fined 2,5 million rubles
On 10 April Maskouski District Court of Minsk considered a civil case against Nima Bahinskaya. Nina Bahinskaya was detained on Freedom Day, 25 March, for a prayer under a white-red-white flag near St. Symon and Alena church in Minsk. This is the traditional prayer, held by the relatives of political prisoners and civil activists near the monument of archangel Michael.
10.04.2013 Mikalai Ulasevich intends to hold a picket on anniversary of Chernobyl accident
Mikalai Ulasevich, a civil activist from the town of Varniany, filed an appeal to Astravets District Executive Committee for the authorization of the picket he wants to hold on 26 April to mark the 27th anniversary of the accident at Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
10.04.2013 Bresters start collecting signatures for gaining transparency in budget issues
Brest citizens proposed the local authorities to publish the budgets of all levels in the press and the internet and subject the reports on them to public discussions.
09.04.2013 PEN-center issues a public statement in support of independent photographers
The national civil association "Belarusian PEN-center" issued a statement in support of indepent photographers. According to media information, a civil case has been brought against Yuliya Darashkevich and Vadzim Zamirouski, the organizers of the artistic contest "Belarus Press Photo 2011" and the court proceedings against them will start soon.
09.04.2013 Orsha authorities declare war on informal hangouts
The number of police officers in the old Orsha site was probably sufficient to detain a professional armed gang. However, as it turned out, the police held a special operation against members of informal youth groups who used to hang out there.
09.04.2013 Homel: police, ambulance and city authorities oppose leftist May Day rally
Homel police and ambulance refuse to conclude the agreements for serving the May Day rally of the oppositionists, referring to the legal acts according to which such agreements can be concluded after the action is authorized by the city administration.
09.04.2013 Polish citizen Teresa Strzelec goes on hunger-strike in Belarus
Tereza Strzelec, who was banned from leaving Belarus, has gone on hunger strike in the Polish consulate in Brest.
09.04.2013 Homel Regional Court invents a new way of restricting civil rights
The head of Homel Regional Court, Siarhei Shautsou, invented a new way to limit the constitutional rights of citizens. He believes that such rights can be restricted due to "objective circumstances".
09.04.2013 Mahiliou KGB is getting more active
During the recent weeks Mahiliou KGB officers have tried to recruit several young activists of democratic organizations. The website of the Mahiliou branch of the Human Rights Center "Viasna" was hacked.
08.04.2013 Andrei Haidukou to stay in KGB prison for another month
The investigative group of Vitsebs Regional KGB Department continues the investigation into the “espionage case”, within the framework of which the 23-year-old worker of the state enterprise “Naftan” Andrei Haidukou is charged with “high treason”. No details of the investigation have been given publicity so far – the case remains a complete secret.
08.04.2013 Baranavichy: civil activist appeals actions of police officer
On 8 April Viktar Syrytsa filed an appeal to Baranavichy prosecutor against actions of police major Pavel Kulhavik who had protracted the time and then had refused to conclude the agreement for serving the picket the activist intended to hold on 25 March.
08.04.2013 Homel: human rights defenders ask Education Minister to include works of Roma in the school curriculum
Homel human rights defenders Maryia Klimovich and Ales Yauseyenka filed a letter to the Education Minister Siarhei Maskevich, asking him to include in the school curriculum poems and novels.
08.04.2013 Mahiliou activists start collecting signatures for adoption of Law "On Public Hearings"
The campaign was launched by the activists of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Hramada) who think that the adoption of the new law will contribute to the ordering of the existing juridical terminology, will make it possible to use the law in all spheres which concern the rights of common people and prevent tensions during clashes between the interests of the state and its citizens.
08.04.2013 Homel: incompetency of judges or justice imitation?
For the last six months the Belarusian Themis has been unable to find the issue of bringing a civil case on appeal of the head of Homel regional branch of the Belarusian Leftist Party "Fair World, Ualdzimir Siakerka, against his unlawful detrainment by Homel border guards on 14 October 2012 in the border crossing point "Tsiarukha".
08.04.2013 Brest city budget gets partially unveiled
After a group of Brest residents applied to Brest Region Council in connection with the reluctance of the city authorities to familiarize the public with the local budget, it was published in "Brestskiy Vestnik" newspaper.
