News on the topic: freedom of peaceful assembly
19.08.2013 Reply to Vitsebsk opposition activists: decision on mass events to remain unchanged
Khrystafor Zhaliapau, coordinator of the Movement "For Freedom" in the Vitsebsk region, received a response to a joint letter from the deputy chairman of the regional executive committee A. Dziulin. More than 40 local residents asked the city executive authorities to reverse their decision on restrictions on holding street protest. The answer of the executive committee officials is negative.
16.08.2013 Salihorsk civil society activist petitions Constitutional Court
Salihorsk civil society activist Uladzimir Shyla considers it necessary to change the practice of executive agencies and courts of general jurisdiction in their repeated bans on public events. Last year alone, the activist received 37 bans on his applications. To change this situation, he submitted a petition to the Constitutional Court.
16.08.2013 Mahiliou authorities ban picket of Metalworkers’ Free Trade Union
The event was to be held on August 9 at a location specified for the purposes by the executive committee.
16.08.2013 1 mln fine for protest against Russian air base
Leninski District Court of Mahiliou fined yesterday local activist of the United Civil Party Mikalai Hladyshau for staging an unauthorized rally in the center of the city.
13.08.2013 Prosecutor's office refuses to react to a collective appeal on the Milavidy festival
Human rights activist Siarhei Housha received a letter signed by the acting Baranavichy inter-district prosecutor P. Navitski, in which it is stated that the collective appeal of citizens in the case of the Milavidy festival was returned to the applicants!!
12.08.2013 Mahiliou authorities ban a picket against the Russian military base in Belarus
On 12 August the head of the Mahiliou regional branch of the United Civil Party Uladzimir Shantsau received a response from the Mahiliou Regional Executive Committee, by which he was denied in holding a rally and a procession.
12.08.2013 Svetlahorsk: picket is banned because of sportive-cultural event
According to the head of the Svetlahorsk district organization of the Belarusian Leftist Party “Fair World” Siarhei Daineka, Svetlahorsk District Executive Committee didn't allow members of the party to hold a picket in the recreation and leisure park on 10 August.
12.08.2013 Uladzimir Labkovich and Tatsiana Reviaka appeal their fines at the Minsk City Court
The human rights activists appealed against the verdict of the Savetski District Court, according to which they were found guilty of violating Article 23.34 of the Code of Administrative Violations and fined 3 million rubles each.
12.08.2013 Officers of the Baranavichy City Executive Committee get confused in the case of the Milavidy festival
On 9 August the second hearing on the lawsuit of the activist of the “For Freedom” movement Viktar Syrytsa against the actions of the newspaper of the Baranavichy District Executive Committee “Nash Krai” took place at the Baranavichy City and District Court. The proceedings were held by Judge Volha Apanovich in the Belarusian language.
09.08.2013 Salihorsk: People's referendum held under police surveillance
On Thursday, 8 August, the capital of the Belarusian miners, Salihorsk, was visited by the leaders of the initiative "Popular Referendum." The oppositionists discussed with the residents their life problems, but had to do it under a vigilant surveillance of the police.
08.08.2013 Case of Milavidy festival to be considered by Brest Regional Court
On 8 August social activist Viktar Syrytsa filed an appeal to the Brest Regional Court against the verdict of the Baranavichy City and District Court concerning the Milavidy festival.
08.08.2013 Member of United Civil Party will be tried for action against dislocation of Russian military base in Belarus
A member of the Mahiliou branch of the United Civil Party Mikalai Hladyshau, who on 4 July held a picket agaianst the plans to place a base of the Russian air forces in Belarus, will be tried on 15 September.
08.08.2013 Zhlobin: official events dedicated to Day of Builder instead of a picket
Zhlobin District Executive Committee did not allow to hold two pickets, planned by members of the Belarusian Leftist Party "Fair World" on 9 and 10 August. The denial, signed by the head of the executive committee Henadz Suzdaleu, was recived by the head of the Zhlobin district organization of the “Fair World”, Valery Rybchanka.
08.08.2013 Detention and trials of Belarusian National-Bolsheviks (updated)
This morning in different parts of Minsk the police detained Belarusian National Bolsheviks who were protesting against the "draft-slavery – Yauhen Kontush, Dzmitry Paliyenka and Dzianis Sakhar. The detainees were guarded to the Tsentralny District Police Department of Minsk.
07.08.2013 Baranavichy: prosecutor's office is required to discriminated in the case of the Milavidy festival
Baranavichy human rights defenders and social activists are outraged at the biased and hasty decision of Judge Katsiaryna Hruda. On 6 August they filed a collective complaint to the prosecutor's office in the administrative case of Viktar Syrytsa.
