News on the topic: freedom of expression
13.11.2014 Reasoning part of verdict to Aliaksandr Burakou gets “lost” while being mailed
Despite the fact that the court officers assert they had sent it by mail, Mr. Burakou hasn't received it.
13.11.2014 Homel Regional Court dismisses appeal of human rights activist Uladzimir Tseliapun
November 11, the panel of judges of the Homel Regional Court considered the appeal of the human rights activist against the verdict of the Mozyr District Court concerning the picket ban, issued to him.
06.11.2014 Action of solidarity with journalists in Brest
Journalists from Brest held a picket of solidarity with freelance journalists who face prosecution for working without accreditation.
31.10.2014 Every second case in the UN Committee - on the prosecution of expression
Persecution of expression is the most often one in Belarus. Homel Center for Strategic litigation made this conclusion on the bases of analysis of all decisions of the UN Committee on Human Rights made on Belarusian cases.
28.10.2014 Cassation appeal of journalist from Bobruisk is not satisfied
Panel of judges of the Regional Court of Mahileu chaired by Pavel Klimau considered an appeal of Maryna Malchanava and left the decision of Bobruisk Judge Natalia Charapukha unchanged.
27.10.2014 Mogilev journalists ask the prosecutor's office examine slanderous material
Mogilev journalists Ihar Barysau and Ales Burakou wrote complaints on placing on the internet slanderous material about them. Complaints on this question were sent to the police and the prosecutor's office.
13.10.2014 State bodies reply to BAJ statement
Some state bodies, to which BAJ sent the statement against administrative prosecution of freelance journalists, give unsatisfactory replies.
10.10.2014 Krychau: head of ideological department sues “Volny Horad” newspaper
Head of the ideological department of the Krychau District Executive Committee Maryna Maksimava has filed a claim for the protection of honor, dignity and business reputation and compensation for moral damages to the Krychau District Court.
26.09.2014 Babruisk: Maryna Malchanava has got a fine of 32 basic units
Bobruisk Judge Natalia Charapuha announced the court decision of the case of an independent journalist Maryna Malchanova on September 25. Recalling, she was accused of cooperation with foreign media without accreditation.
25.09.2014 Mogilev: fine for transporting the newspaper "Our Mogilev" and newsletter "Social Democrat" is remained in force
Today, September 25, Mogilev Regional Court in the face of Judge Mikalaj Hladki remained in force the decision of the Mogilev district court regarding about the fine of 30 basic units and confiscation of almost 12 thousand papers at the vice-president of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Hramada) Ihar Barysau.
24.09.2014 Bobruisk: The trial of Maryna Malchanava will continue on September 25
There was held a hearing at which it was investigated the case of an independent journalist Maryna Malchanava in the Bobruisk court on September 23. She is accused of collaboration with foreign media without accreditation.
23.09.2014 Today in Bobruisk and Mogilev is decided what to do with independent journalists
Court in the case of journalist Maryna Malchanava is holding in Bobruisk at 3.30 p.m. on September 23 - and the next visit of Ales Burakou to the police department in Mogilev at 11a.m.
19.09.2014 Three meetings in support of Ukraine are banned in Vitebsk
Members of the Conservative Christian Party BNF Jan Dzyarzhautsau Aleh Emialianau and Peter Sarapenia applied for meetings at the three districts of the city. And have got refuses from three district administrations.
12.09.2014 7 journalists got killed and 265 cases of beating registered in Ukraine
Since the beginning of the year, the Institute of Mass Information (Ukraine) registered 7 cases of killings of journalists in Ukraine, 265 cases of beatings and attacks on journalists, 119 facts of creating obstacles to lawful professional activities of journalists and 120 cases of censorship.
12.09.2014 Mozyr: human rights activist appeals picket ban
On September 10, the Mazyr District Court held a preliminary hearing on the appeal of a human rights activist Uladzimir Tseliapun against the decision of the Chairman of the Mozyr District Executive Committee Siarhei Hvozdz and his deputy Feliks Haliuk to ban a picket organized by him.
