News on the topic: freedom of peaceful assembly
11.10.2015 Participant of protest action detained near Red Church in Minsk
The police detained a youngster with a white-red-white flag after the end of the spontaneous protest action near the Red Church in Minsk (Niezaliežnasci Square).
11.10.2015 Officer of Belarusian Embassy in Prague threatens participants of picket against election rigging with deportation
October 11, Ukrainian and Belarusian civil society activists in Prague picketed the Belarusian Embassy in Prague with the demand to hold fair elections and put an end to election rigging.
11.10.2015 Report on results of monitoring of mass event on October 10, 2015 in Minsk
The assembly and procession on October 10, 2015 in Minsk was peaceful. The absence of an application for holding the mass event, required by law, is not a reason to limit the freedom of peaceful assembly.
10.10.2015 Procession of National Flag in Minsk (updated)
A number of politicians and public figures have called on people to take part in the rally and procession on October 10 in central Minsk. People were told to come to Svabody Square at 5 p.m. and then proceed to Yakub Kolas Square under national white-red-white flags.
09.10.2015 Trials of organizers and participants of rally against Russian airbase in Belarus (updated)
Today, the Centraĺny District Court of Minsk considers the administrative case against the organizers and participants of the rally “For Free, Neutral and Peaceful Belarus”, held on October 4 on Svabody Square in Minsk. All defendants are charged under Art. 23.34 of the Code of Administrative Offenses, “violation of the order of organizing and holding mass events”.
05.10.2015 Report on results of monitoring of People's Assembly in Minsk on October 4
October 4, 2015 in Minsk the People's Assembly regarding the construction of a Russian military base in Belarus took place in Minsk.
05.10.2015 Brest authorities ban picket against reelection of Lukashenka for new presidential term
As reported by the picket organizer, Chair of the Brest city organization of the Belarusian Leftist Party "Fair World" Liudmila Dzenisenka, the official reason for the ban is that a picket of supporters of the presidential candidate Tatsiana Karatkevich will take place in Savieckaja Street.
05.10.2015 Baranavičy: organizer of authorized picket for free and democratic elections refuses to hold it in desolate place
Baranavičy civil society activist Ryhor Hryk refused to hold his picket for free and democratic elections without forcing and rigging, which he intended to hold on October 4 and which was allowed by the city authorities.
03.10.2015 Slonim District Executive Committee bans pickets for peaceful and neutral Belarus
In September, Slonim activist Ivan Sheha has filed appeals with the Slonim DEC for holding pickets within the framework of the nationwide action “For Free and Peaceful Belarus” on October 3, 4 and 5.
01.10.2015 Viachaslau Siwchyk gets summoned to police
The police want to interrogate Viachaslau Siwchyk, chairman of the Movement of Solidarity "Together", who has recently returned to Belarus, regarding the street protests of December 19, 2010.
30.09.2015 Minsk court fines four opposition politicians over illegal protests
The Court of Minsk’s Centraĺny district heard today the administrative charges brought against former presidential candidate and ex-political prisoner Mikalai Statkevich, as well as UCP leader Anatol Liabedzka, former leader of Tell the Truth campaign Uladzimir Niakliayeu, and opposition activist Mikalai Kazlou.
25.09.2015 Homieĺ authorities ban anti-election protest
The Homieĺ city executive committee has banned a street protest that was expected to campaign for the boycott of the presidential election scheduled for October 11.
22.09.2015 Mikalai Statkevich fined over illegal picket
The Court of Minsk’s Centraĺny district heard today administrative charges brought against former political prisoner Mikalai Statkevich. He was accused of organizing an unsanctioned mass event, a picket held on September 10 in Minsk.
17.09.2015 Monitoring report on the picket held on September 16 to mark 16th anniversary of the disappearance of prominent figures
As before, the main problem of peaceful assemblies in Belarus is linked to the failure to properly implement positive obligations on the part of the authorities.
11.09.2015 Report on monitoring of the picket "For Fair and Free Elections" in Minsk on September 10
The picket of September 10, 2015 was of peaceful nature. The absence of an application for holding the mass event, as required by law, is not a reason to limit the freedom of peaceful assembly.
