News on the topic: criminal case of Ales Bialiatski
03.08.2013 United Nations expert urges Government to release Ales Bialiatski and stop persecution of rights defenders
GENEVA (2 August 2013) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus, Miklós Haraszti, has urged the Belarusian Government to “immediately and unconditionally” release and rehabilitate human rights defender Ales Bialiatski. “Mr Bialiatski’s detention is a symbol of the repression against human rights defenders,” he said.
02.08.2013 Pickets of solidarity with Ales Bialiatski and other political prisoners are still banned
Babruisk applicants for a picket of solidarity with Ales Bialiatski and all political prisoners received an official answer that their event was not authorized. The answer, signed by the deputy head of Babruisk City Executive Committee Viktar Dziasiatnik, provides several reasons for refusal.
01.08.2013 4 August – International Day of Solidarity with Civil Society of Belarus
Non-governmental organizations around the world take part in the International Day of Solidarity with Belarusian civil society for the second year already. It is celebrated on 4 August, the anniversary of the detention of the Belarusian human rights activist Ales Bialiatski.
01.08.2013 Actions to be held on the International Day of Solidarity with Civil Society of Belarus
Moscow, 4 August. At 4 p.m. a round table with the participation of human rights defenders and experts who study the development of the civil society in Belarus will take place at the Center for saving resources (design factory "Flacon", Bolshaya Novodmitrovskaya Street, 36-26-7. The experts will read short reports and answer the questions asked by the public.
01.08.2013 “Bialiatski's Case” to be presented in Moscow
On 4 August, the second anniversary of the arrest of human rights defender Ales Bialiatski, actions in his support will take place in many countries of the world within the framework of the International Day of Solidarity with Belarusian civil society.
01.08.2013 Pickets in support of Ales Bialiatski are still banned in Belarus
Human rights activist Siarhei Housha and social activist Viktar Syrytsa received a letter signed by the deputy chairman of the Baranavichy City Executive Committee, Dz. Kastsiukevich. They were informed that the executive committee doesn't permit holding an informational picket on 4 August 2013 in support of the imprisoned human rigths activist Ales Bialiatski, who has spent two years in prison already.
31.07.2013 Vitsebsk authorities ban pickets in support of Ales Bialiatski
Vitsebsk executive authorities banned four pickets of solidarity with the imprisoned Viasna leader Ales Bialiatski expected to be held by local human rights defenders Pavel Levinau and Leanid Svetsik. The pickets were scheduled for August 4.
29.07.2013 Homel authorities ban march in support of Ales Bialiatski
The march in support of Ales Bialiatski was banned by Homel executive authorities, since the procession route covers an underground passage and the building of the executive committee.
26.07.2013 Vitsebsk human rights defenders join campaign of pickets to support Ales Bialiatski
August 4th will mark two years since the arrest of the leader of the human rights center "Viasna" Ales Bialiatski. International human rights organizations recognized the renowned Belarusian human rights defender a prisoner of conscience and have repeatedly called on the authorities of the country to immediately release Ales Bialiatski. His Vitsebsk colleagues decided to hold a series of pickets to mark the sad anniversary.
24.07.2013 Ales, imprisoned for the past two years: join us!
August 4, 2013 will mark a sad anniversary. Ales Bialiatski has been in jail for two years. Two years behind bars for defending human rights in his home country, Belarus. Ales keeps his hopes up. And despite the forced daily work, he writes a lot. His colleagues published his writings on prison literature in Belarus. And he is currently working on a second book on the human rigts movement in his country. On August 4, we will be alongside Ales. The Belarusian government must know it!
19.07.2013 Homel activists announce organization of support march for Ales Bialiatski
The Homel City Executive Committee received a collective application for the allowance to organize the support march for the human rights defender, Ales Bialiatski, on August 4.
19.07.2013 Human rights defenders across Belarus seeking permission to demonstrate in support of Ales Bialiatski
Human rights defenders across the country are going to stage pickets on 4 August to mark two years since the arrest of Viasna leader Ales Bialiatski. In particular, applications were submitted to local executive authorities in Mahiliou, Hrodna, Baranavichy, Biaroza and Brest.
12.07.2013 Ales Bialiatski doesn't believe he will be released soon
The imprisoned head of the Human Rights Center "Viasn" wrote it in his letter to Tamara Matskevich, the deputy head of the Belarusian Language Society. Despite the hard conditions in the penitentiary No. 2 in Babruisk, Bialiatski keeps bravely.
12.07.2013 Homel residents join "Week of Political Prisoners"
An action in support of political prisoners is held by the public-political center in Paleskaya Street, 52 in Homel and was organized by the Homel human rights defenders from "Viasna" and "Salidarnasts". All interested people can come there and write postcards for the Belarusian political prisoners.
09.07.2013 Show your support! Send a message to Ales Bialiatski before 12 July!
Ales Bialiatski, chairman of the Human Rights Center "Viasna", has been in prison since 4 August 2011. In November the same year, he was sentenced to 4.5 years in prison and confiscation of property for alleged tax evasion. In fact, the sentence is related to Ales Bialiatski’s work for human rights in Belarus.
