News on the topic: elections-2012
22.07.2013 Human rights defenders send results of independent election monitoring to government agencies
About 200 copies of the book “Elections to the Chamber of Representatives of the Fifth Convocation. September 23, 2012. Results of Independent Observation.” were sent by the activists of the campaign “Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections” to various government agencies, libraries, members of the Chamber of Representatives, embassies, and all those who are interested in the assessments of election law and conclusions of observers during the parliamentary elections in 2012.
13.06.2013 Mikalai Ulasevich files sixth complaint to Supreme Court
Civil activist from the Astravets district Mikalai Ulasevich filed the sixth appeal to the Office of Prosecutor General of the Republic of Belarus. All previous tappeals were returned to him without consideration on the merits. Mr. Ulasevich also attached to his appeal the 30-page complaint which was also filed to the Supreme Court of the Republic of Belarus.
15.03.2013 Siarhei Housha managed to get his cassation appeal considered after five months
On 14 March Baranavichy human rights defender Siarhei Housha received by mail a ruling of the head of the Supreme Court of Belarus Valiantsin Sukala abolishing the refusal of a judge of Brest Region Court (dated 4 October 2012) to consider his cassation appeal due to the alleged expiry of the terms of consideration.
21.01.2013 Monitoring of Post-Election Events
Monitoring of Post-Election Events Following the Election to the Chamber of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus of the 5th Convocation
09.01.2013 Investigative Committee: observers were detained after election because riot police were looking for terrorists
The Tsentralny District Department of the Investigative Committee in Minsk responded to complaint concerning the illegal detention of participants in the project "Election Observation: Theory and Practice."
17.12.2012 Constitutional Court ignores proposals by Homel pro-dem activist
Ihar Sluchak, former candidate for Parliament in Homel-based constituency No. 34, received a reply to his appeal issued by the Constitutional Court. In his appeal, the pro-democratic activist urged the Constitutional Court to order the review of his earlier complaint at the Supreme Court of Belarus.
14.12.2012 Chief editor of "Bobruyskiy Kuryer" keeps applying to the prosecutor's office and receiving answers from the police
The chief editor of the "Bobruyskiy Kuryer" newspaper Anatol Sanatsenka has finally received an answer to the appeal he had filed to the prosecutor's office more than a month ago.
13.12.2012 Mahiliou: ex-candidate Paulau left without compensation for moral damage
On 12 December the Mahiliou District Court considered the cassation and private appeals of a civil activist Aliaksei Paulouski against the verdict of the Leninski District Court of Mahiliou on his lawsuit against the member of the Chamber of Representatives (the lower chamber of the Belarusian parliament) Eduard Siankevich.
13.12.2012 Parliamentary Election: Final Report
Election to the Chamber of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus of the 5th Convocation. Republic of Belarus, 23 September 2012.
03.12.2012 Mahiliou: Yury Novikau continues appealing against the confiscation of informational materials for observers
The Mahiliou coordinator of the “For Fair Elections” campaign is dissatisfied wit the verdict of the judge Ratnikava of the Mahiliou Leninski District Court of 11 September 2012 and the verdict of the judge Kachalava of 18 November 2012.
03.12.2012 Ivan Kruk files another appeal against the police actions
On 21 September the environmental activists Ivan Kruk and Mikalai Ulasevich were detained by the police. The detainees' apartments were searched, Kruk and Ulasevich were questioned concerning the alleged distribution of illegal electoral agitation matter.
01.12.2012 Ihar Sluchak asks the Constitutional Court to initiate Electoral Code amendment
A former candidate for the parliament Ihar Sluchak applied to the Constitutional Court. During the latest parliamentary election he ran at the Homel-Savetskaya election constituency #34. A thorough monitoring was held by the campaign “For Fair Elections” almost at all precincts of this constituency. According to the observers, the turnout was falsified: the real percent was 35, not 60, as reported by the election commissions.
20.11.2012 Baranavichy police reject early vote rigging allegations after two months of “investigation”
On November 19, human rights defender Siarhei Housha received a response from the Department of the Interior of Baranavichy city executive committee signed by its deputy chief Colonel Aliaksandr Trafimau. The police official succinctly summarizes that no trustworthy data on forcing the students of Baranavichy State University to early voting in the parliamentary elections has been received during the consideration of Siarhei Housha’s statement.
19.11.2012 Attempt to punish election riggers turns fruitless in Orsha
Orsha town police department sent a response to local coordinator of independent election observation campaign Mikalai Dziamidau, who demanded to prosecute election officials involved in fraud.
12.11.2012 Brest: ex-candidate not allowed to familiarize with materials of the case brought on his request
Aliaksandr Melnik, a former candidate for the parliament at the Brest-Western constituency #1, strives for imposing administrative punishment on the head of the precinct election commission #39 Leanid Valabuyeu who prohibited him from being present during the vote count.
