News on the topic: criminal case of Ales Bialiatski
10.07.2012 Pickets for freedom of all political prisoners
Today members of the Human Rights Center “Viasna”, together with representatives of other civil organizations and parties file applications for pickets in support of the imprisoned head of the Human Rights Center “Viasna” Ales Bialiatski and other political prisoners all over Belarus.
09.07.2012 Kirghiz human rights defenders remind Belarusian diplomats about Ales Bialiatski’s case
Talekan Ismailova, the head of the human rights center “Citizens against Corruption” told about the impressions of Kirghiz human rights defenders who tried to attend the official diplomatic on the occasion of the celebration of the official Independence Day by Belarus. The human rights defenders demanded an unconditional and immediate release of the head of the Human Rights Center “Viasna” and deputy-head of the International Federation for Human Rights Ales Bialiatski.
04.07.2012 Prisoners are put into penal wards for contacts with Bialiatski
This information was received by the informational and educational establishment “Platform” from a former prisoner in Vitsebsk.
02.07.2012 Kyiv: police disperse action in suppport of Bialiatski
On 1 July in Kyiv activists of the Kyiv informational center of the International Control Committee over the situation of human rigths in Belarus held a marathon of letters for Ales Bialiatski. The action was supported by nine Ukrainian human rights organizations, including representatives of “Amnesty International”, and was held in the center of Kyiv, but outside the fan-zone of Euro-2012.
27.06.2012 The UN Human Rights Committee has registered a complaint, filed on behalf of Ales Bialiatski
His wife, Natalia Pinchuk and Antoine Bernard, the Chief executif officer of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), were the ones who filed the complaint with the UN Human Rights Committee on behalf of Ales Bialiatski, the Chairman of the Human Rights Center Viasna, and the Vice-President of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), who is currently serving a sentence in a penal colony in the city of Bobruiks.
25.06.2012 Inmates called for “conversations” for talking to Byalyatski
Inmates of Babruisk penal colony No. 3 cannot talk to human rights activist Ales Byalyatski.
25.06.2012 Civil Rights Defenders: Protest against the treatment of Ales Bialiatski in prison
Ales Bialiatski has received reprimands in prison as well as being subjected to restrictive measures. Civil Rights Defenders is deeply concerned for Ales Bialiatski’s situation and urges the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenka to immediately and unconditionally release the Belarusian human rights defender, in an open letter sent on Thursday.
21.06.2012 UN Special Rapporteur trying to get to Belarus
Mrs. Margaret Sekaggya, UN special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, soon intends to repeat her address to the Belarusian authorities in attempt to visit the country.
20.06.2012 The Observatory's Urgent Appeal: Harassment of Mr. Ales Bialiatski
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), has been informed about measures of reprimand and extra duty issued against Mr. Ales Bialiatski, President of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Viasna" and FIDH Vice-President and requests your urgent intervention.
20.06.2012 New checkings in Lithuania connected with scandal around Byalyatski's case
Chief Commission on professional ethics suspects that the same officials who "handed in" documents against HR defender "investigated" the incident.
15.06.2012 Bialiatski received third reprimand
The administration made Ales Bialiatski a “malignant violator”, which raises doubts about the use of 3 July amnesty towards him.
14.06.2012 Ales Bialiatski receives reprimands in prison
The human rights activist told about the pressure he faced in prison. Ales Bialiatski, imprisoned head of the Human Rights Center “Viasna”, wrote about it in a letter to human rights activist Valiantsin Stefanovich:
08.06.2012 Supervisory appeal of Ales Bialiatski turned down
As it became known today from a letter of the Head of the Human Rights Center "Viasna", vice-president of the International Federation of Human Rights Ales Bialiatski to his wife, the chairman of the Minsk City Court dismissed the supervisory complaint filed by the human rights activist and his lawyer against the verdict of the Pershamaiski Dstrict Court of Minsk and the ruling of the panel of judges of the Minsk City Court.
08.06.2012 Representative of commission for supervision over penitentiary institutions meets with Ales Bialiatski
On 5 June the member of the board of the civil association “Mahiliou Human Rights Center” Viktar Sidarenka paid a visit to Babruisk penal colony #2 to meet with the convicted human rights defender Ales Bialiatski.
25.05.2012 St. Petersburg human rights defenders picket for release of Ales Bialiatski. Photo Report.
On 24 May, Russian human rights defenders, members of the anti-discrimination centre "Memorial" staged a picket in central St. Petersburg, joining the international campaign for the release of Viasna leader Ales Bialiatski.
