News on the topic: elections-2014
12.03.2014 Biography of candidate censored in Mahiliou
The candidate, activist of the Independent Trade Union of Radio-Electronic Industry Aliaksei Paulouski, has filed complaints to the Yamnitskaya constituency election commission No, 35 and the Mahliou City Election Commission.
11.03.2014 BPF activist detained for white-red-white flag
March 11, BPF party’s candidate for Minsk city local council Yauhen Rybakou was detained at the site near Minsk Philharmonic Society building.
10.03.2014 Homel City Election Commission “insistently advises” UCP candidate to withdraw from elections
Members of the Homel City Election Commission have trice asked an activist of the UCP Dzmitry Karpenka to withdraw from the elections.
10.03.2014 Baranavichy: state-owned newspaper refuses to publish election program of opposition candidate
State-owned newspaper “Nash Krai” refused to publish the election program of a candidate for the Brest Regional Council, Mikalai Charnavus. The editor of the newspaper told the candidate to radically change it, but the latter didn't agree. As reported by Chair of Zakhodniaya constituency election commission No. 21 Larysa Antonava, the text of the electoral program was sent to the Central Election Commission.
10.03.2014 Siarhei Vazniak fined for campaigning picket
Judge of the Savetski District Court of Minsk Maryna Fiodarava fined Siarhei Vazniak, a candidate for the Minsk City Council running on Kalvaryiskaya constituency No. 38, 5.2 million rubles.
08.03.2014 Vitsebsk Regional Court supports deception of voters by election commission
Coordinator of the BCD organizing committee Tatsiana Seviarynets and activist of the same organizing committee Alena Shabunia tried to challenge the refusal of the election commission to register them as candidates. They tried to prove that the voters were deceived, but the court didn't agree with their position.
08.03.2014 Orsha printing house creates obstacles to opposition candidates
Orsha printing house refuses to print campaigning leaflets, requiring written permission of the executive committee, stated the candidate of the district council, a member of the Belarusian Popular Front Ihar Kazmiarchak.
07.03.2014 Three people with criminal records run for Mahiliou City Council
These are Uladzimir Punchanka, Aliaksandr Kamkou and Ilyas Ilyasau Niyaz-agly. 44-year-old Uladzimir Punchanka is the director of the peasant farm "Uskhod"." In 1991 he was convicted under Article 201, part 2, 23-1 of the Criminal Code of the BSSR, "hooliganism”. He is running at Arlouskaya election consituency No. 12.
06.03.2014 Those who discriminate independent trade unions are welcome to run in the elections
The names of the candidates for the regional council running in Babruisk have been published. Most of them occupy high positions in organizations and enterprises.
06.03.2014 Pavel Levinau: Chair of Vitsebsk City Election Commission should resign”
Vitsebsk human rights defender conducted his own investigation about the personality of Chairperson of the Vitsebsk City Election Commission, who was directly involved in the deception of voters. As it turned out, Valiantsina Kazakouskaya was twice brought to administrative responsibility, including for the illegal use of funds.
06.03.2014 Rechytsa authorities scared of democratic candidate's speech
Rechytsa district radio refuses to broadcast unsensored appeal to voters of a candidate for the district council, businessman and coordinator of the campaign "Tell the Truth!" Aleh Shabetnik.
05.03.2014 Non-alternative elections to be held in the majority of district capitals of the Homel region
The elections to the district councils in the Loyeu, Karma, Elsk, Buda-Kashaliova, Zhytkavichy, Khoiniki, Chachersk, Lelchytsy and Naroulia districts of the Homel region will be held on non-aleternative basis: there is just one candidate per district.
05.03.2014 Hrodna Regional Court dismissed the appeal of Mikalai Ulasevich
March 3, Hrodna Regional Court turned down the appeal of a civil society activist from Varniany, Mikalai Ulasevich, against the refusal of the Hrodna regional election commission to register him as a candidate for the regional council.
03.03.2014 Joint picket of opposition candidates in Brest
In Brest, opposition candidates for deputies of local councils for the first time held a joint electoral picket. It took place on March 2 near the supermarket "Uskhod" on Partyzanski Avenue by representatives of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Hramada), the Belarusian Left Party "Fair World", Belarusian Popular Front, United Civil Party, as well as the public initiative "Tell the Truth".
03.03.2014 Bialynichy District election commission conceals information about prior convictions of pro-government candidates
Bialynichy district newspaper “Zara nad Druttsiu" (№ 15 dated February 22, 2014) published information on the registered candidates for the Bilaynichy District Council of Deputies, but somehow forgot to print the information about their criminal records.
