News on the topic: freedom of expression
28.10.2015 Miklós Haraszti: “No tangible signs of improvement with regard to the enjoyment of the right to freedom of expression”
On October 29, Miklós Haraszti, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus, is expected to present a report on freedom of expression in Belarus at a session of the UN General Assembly.
13.10.2015 Half-day detention for "Long Live Belarus!"
Two young city dwellers spent almost twelve hours at a police station in Žlobin. Last night they painted “Long live Belarus!" on the asphalt in Paliavaja Street.
08.10.2015 Organizers and participants of rally against Russian airbase are summoned to court
October 4, a rally against the deployment of a Russian airbase was held in central Minsk.
07.10.2015 Results of expert examination of “Viasna” report on situation of human rights in Belarus for 2014 still unknown after six months
March 13, 2015, Ašmiany customs officers seized more than 40 copies of the brochure “Situation of Human Rights in Belarus in 2014. Review-Chronicle” from the Smarhoń human rights activist Ales Dzerhachou while he was crossing the border.
07.10.2015 Belarusian Social Democratic Party denied in holding rally on Day of Struggle for Decent Working Conditions
This was reported by the Chairman of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Hramada) Aliaksei Sihayeu.
07.10.2015 Viciebsk authorities ban boycott pickets
Viciebsk members of the Conservative-Christian Party “Belarusan Popular Front” filed applications for 21 pickets. All three district executive committees of Viciebsk banned the actions.
06.10.2015 Statement of BAJ Denouncing Hacker Attack on Belapan Websites
The Belarusian Association of Journalists is concerned by the hacker attack on the websites of the independent news agency Belapan.com and Naviny.by.
08.09.2015 Aliaksandr Alesin remains suspect in espionage case
Despite the release of political prisoners, a criminal case against a famous Belarusian journalist hasn't been closed. He is advised to wait for Lukashenka's decree.
04.09.2015 Accused in "graffiti case": During the arrest we were threatened that we would never get out of jail
Maksim Piakarski, a defendant in the "case of graffiti artists" told the Human Rights Center "Viasna" how the detention was held.
15.08.2015 Suspects in case of Belarusian-language are neither charged, nor released
At about 7 p.m. on August 14, the persons who had been detained in the case of Belarusian-language graffiti, were to have been either released or presented charges. However, neither of has happened.
14.08.2015 Criminal proceedings for Belarusian-language graffiti, lawlessness of riot police (video, photos)
After 4 p.m. on August 11 in Minsk, people in black uniforms with guns and helmets broke into three different apartments. Young residents were knocked down to the floor. In one of the apartments they were kept on the floor for about an hour, and electric shockers were used towards them without any reasons.
12.08.2015 Volha Nikalaichyk's case sent for revising again
August 12, the repeated consideration of an administrative case against the civil society activist Volha Nikalaichyk was held at Centraĺny District Court of Minsk.
12.08.2015 Viciebsk Regional Court postpones trial of journalist Dzmitry Lupach
Hlybokaje journalist Dzmitry Lupach wanted to challenge the decision of Hlybokaje District Court, by which he had been fined 4.5 mln rubles for alleged collaboration with foreign media without accreditation.
06.08.2015 "Hazieta Slonimskaja" Faces Trial for Insulting the President
According to article 23.33 of the Code of Adminstrative Offenses,the non-state newspaper can be fined for up to 500 basic amounts (90 million rubles).
05.08.2015 Journalist Uladzimir Laptsevich files a supervisory appeal to Supreme Court
In October 2014 the journalist stopped being let to the sittings of Mahilioŭ Regional Council. During a personal audience the head of the council Anatol Isachanka told Mr. Laptsevich that he wasn't let to the sittings as he was absent in the “lists of the invited persons”.
