News on the topic: elections-2012
30.08.2012 Baranavichy police to probe election abuse allegations
On 29 August, Baranavichy human rights defender Siarhei Housha received a reply from the Central Election Commission signed by Lidziya Yarmoshyna, saying that his appeal against alleged violations by the town’s election commission would be investigated by police.
30.08.2012 Babruisk trade union activist summoned to KGB
Halina Smirnova, Babruisk leader of the Radio-Electronic Industry independent trade union, has been summoned to local KGB department. The reasons for the expected interrogation are yet unknown.
30.08.2012 Baranavichy TV bans pro-dem candidate’s election address
The “Brest” regional state-owned TV channel has taken off the air the election address of Baranavichy candidate Anzhalika Kambalava (United Civil Party), who is running for Parliament in constituency No. 5.
30.08.2012 UCP Hrodna activists harassed by KGB over election boycott campaign
Dzmitry Audzeichyk and Yauehn Shviadzko, activists of the United Civil Party’s Hrodna office, have been reportedly harassed by local KGB agents.
30.08.2012 CEC denies registration to UCP Barysau nominee
The Central Election Commission has denied registration to potential candidate nominated by the United Civil Party’s Barysau office Mikhail Vasilieu.
29.08.2012 Slutsk candidate denied registration “on moral grounds”
The Central Election Commission has dismissed a complaint against denial of registration to Slutsk activist of the Tell the Truth campaign Aliaksandr Solap. In its decision, the CEC refers to “moral grounds”.
29.08.2012 Critical election addresses taken off air
A number of TV addresses by pro-democratic candidates have been taken off the air on state-run TV channels, observers of the Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections campaign report.
29.08.2012 Mahiliou activist sues election officials over denial of registration
Mrs. Aksana Samuilava, Mahiliou activist of the Tell the Truth campaign, is suing the election commission of constituency No. 79 after it denied her registration as a candidate for Parliament.
29.08.2012 Activist of pro-dem candidate’s campaign team loses job
Piotr Baseika, activist of the initiative group of Valery Karankevich, representative of the Belarusian Popular Front running for Parliament in Krychau constituency No. 83, has been dismissed from job after his employment contract has expired.
29.08.2012 BHC observer demands to prosecute editor of state-run newspaper
Vasil Berasneu, observer representing the Belarusian Helsinki Committee, has addressed Vitsebsk regional executive committee with a demand to prosecute Mrs. Liubou Dziadziura, editor-in-chief of the Vitsebski Rabochy state-owned newspaper, for numerous facts of early campaigning.
29.08.2012 CEC turns down all complaints by Vitsebsk potential candidates
The Central Election Commission has dismissed the complaints lodged by six potential candidates from Vitsebsk against decisions of local constituency election commissions that denied them registration.
29.08.2012 Salihorsk observer appeals denial of access to election papers
Salihorsk human rights defender Leanid Markhotka has lodged a complaint with the Central Election Commission, contesting a decision by the town’s election commission No. 68 that denied him access to papers submitted by potential candidates.
28.08.2012 Candidate registration stage did not meet democratic standards, say activists of Campaign for Free Elections
The candidate registration stage showed that Belarus’ House of Representatives elections are being conducted in accordance with the same old scenario and do not meet standards for democratic elections, Viktar Karnyayenka, a coordinator of the Campaign for Free Elections, told reporters in Minsk on Monday.
28.08.2012 Mahiliou activists appeal confiscation of election observation guidelines
Yury Novikau and Halina Lisitsyna, activists of the For Free Elections observation campaign, have lodged a complaint with Mahiliou prosecuting, executive and police authorities, appealing an incident of 23 August when hundreds of election observation materials were seized by the city police from Yury Novikau’s car.
28.08.2012 Slutsk observer appeals signature verification results
Vital Amialkovich, observer registered in Slutsk constituency election commission No. 67, has lodged a complaint with the Central Election Commission, saying that the verification of signatures submitted to the commission was not legal.
