News on the topic: freedom of peaceful assembly
14.01.2014 Long break in trial in Astravets
January 13 held another hearing on the complaint of a civil society activist Mikalai Vlasevich against the actions of Astravets District Executive Committee, who didn't to allow him to hold a picket on December 7, 2013 under the slogan "Let's bring the corrupt to justice!" took place in Astravets.
14.01.2014 UCP leader Anatol Liabedzka sentenced to a fine
10-05 a.m. At the entrance of the courthouse the police inspected the visitors' belongings and were reluctant to let anybody in without seeing a subpoena. About 20 people gathered in the courtroom. The case was considered by Judge Kiryl Polulekh. Anatol Liabedzka answered the questions in Belarusian.
13.01.2014 Baranavichy activist Viktar Syrytsa appeals fine for Milavidy festival at Supreme Court
On January 13 social activist Viktar Syrytsa filed a complaint with the Supreme Court against the decision of Judge of the Baranavichy City and District Court Katsiaryna Hruda and Judge of the Brest Regional Court Natallia Surma on the case of Milavidy festival.
13.01.2014 Picket against police violence banned in Vitsebsk
January 12 such an action was to have been held by the well-known psychiatrist Ihar Pastnou. He believes that the issue of the people prone to violence and sadism working in the police is very relevant today. However, his bid for the picket was dismissed by the Vitsebsk Kastrychnitski District Executive Committee.
13.01.2014 Mahiliou democrats bid for a rally against new taxes
The initiators of the rally are Chairman of the Mahiliou regional branch of BPF "Adradzhenne" Dzmitry Salauyou, Chairman of the Mahiliou regional branch of the United Civil Party Uladzimir Shantsau and Deputy Chairman of the Free Trade Union of Belarus Yury Novikau.
13.01.2014 Anatol Liabedzka: detained, punched in kidneys and taken to Kurapaty
The leader of the United Civil Party spent seven hours at a police station. He was detained in the morning on January 12 and set free only at 6 p.m. He was taken outside Minsk. Policemen took the politician to Kurapaty memorial area and then to the city crematory. Only after that he was set free in the city district Viasnianka, close to his home.
10.01.2014 Haradok: political activist Leanid Autukhou detained due to anonimous denunciation
In the Haradok District Police Department Mr. Autukhovich was showed a letter signed by the word "Anonymous". The letter stated that he was preparing a protest action in the city. As a result the BPF activist was held at the DPD for three years, until the departure from Haradok of hte regional authorities who came there to meet with disgruntled local businessmen.
10.01.2014 Homel: fine for anti-alcoholization picket
January 9 Tsentralny District Court Judge Alena Tsalkova issued a verdict on the administrative case against the coordinator of the civil initiative "Stop Drinking – Start Living!" Dzmitry Karashkou. He was sentenced to a fine of 10 basic units (1.3 million rubles) for holding an anti-alcohol picket.
10.01.2014 Brest Regional Court upholds picket ban
The panel of judges on civil cases of the Brest Regional Civil Court upheld the decision of the Biaroza District Court, which upheld the picket ban, issued to human rights defenders Siarhei Rusetski and Tamara Shchapiotkina by the local authorities.
06.01.2014 Political activists gather signatures for the abolition of the car duty under a vigilant surveillance of the polie and security services
On 5 June the leader of the United Civil Party Anatol Liabedzka and the co-chairman of the campaign “For Fair Elections” Viktar Karniayenka gathered about 100 signatures for the abolition of the automobile duty and resignation of the government.
06.01.2014 Policeman takes explanations from Mikalai Charnavus
The individual entrepreneur and activist Mikalai Charnavus who works at the central cooperative market was visited by the local police inspector, who told him to give explanations concerning the anti-corruption picket held on 26 December.
02.01.2014 Chairperson of Brest Regional Court turns down Viktary Syrytsa's appeal
On 2 January social activist Viktar Syrytsa received a letter from Brest Regional Court signed by the chair of the court Tamara Suchok and informed him about the dismissal of his complaint on the case of Milavidy Festival.
02.01.2014 Brest UCP files an application for picket against the state fee on cars
Members of Brest city branch of the United Civil Party applied to the local authorities with the request to authorize the picket against the introduction of the state fee on cars which they intend to hold on 12 January in Lenin Square.
01.01.2014 Monitoring report on the results of observation of the action “Stop the Tax” held on 27 December 2013 in Minsk
On 27 December 2013, the second action against imposition of a tax on the car owners from 1 January 2014 was held in Minsk. The call for this action was carried out through social networks. The organizers didn’t apply for the permission to hold this action. There have been cases of threats from the State Automobile Inspection (DAI) – it warned about imposing fines and evacuation of the vehicles of supposed participants of the action as well as about criminal liability for the blocking of transportation arteries.
28.12.2013 Petition by human rights defender makes Brest city executive committee amend restrictions on street events
On December 10, human rights defender Uladzimir Vialichkin addressed Brest city executive committee with a request to eliminate the contradictions contained in the legal acts regulating the procedure for the organization of public events. The petition was caused by the circumstances of preparing a picket dedicated to the 65th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
