News on the topic: freedom of peaceful assembly
31.07.2013 Vitsebsk authorities ban pickets in support of Ales Bialiatski
Vitsebsk executive authorities banned four pickets of solidarity with the imprisoned Viasna leader Ales Bialiatski expected to be held by local human rights defenders Pavel Levinau and Leanid Svetsik. The pickets were scheduled for August 4.
26.07.2013 Baranavichy: executive committee involved as co-defendant in Milavidy Festival case
The court of the district and the city of Baranavichy opened today the hearing of a claim lodged by an activist of the Movement "For Freedom" Viktar Syrytsa to challenge the actions of the official newspaper of the district executive committee “Nash Krai” ("Our Land"). The lawsuit was considered by Judge Volha Apanovich, which granted Viktar Syrytsa’s motion to administer the trial in the Belarusian language.
26.07.2013 Vitsebsk human rights defenders join campaign of pickets to support Ales Bialiatski
August 4th will mark two years since the arrest of the leader of the human rights center "Viasna" Ales Bialiatski. International human rights organizations recognized the renowned Belarusian human rights defender a prisoner of conscience and have repeatedly called on the authorities of the country to immediately release Ales Bialiatski. His Vitsebsk colleagues decided to hold a series of pickets to mark the sad anniversary.
25.07.2013 Picket against Russian military base banned due to pedestrians
The Minsk city executive committee decline the BPF party's application for holding a picket against setting up a Russian military base in Belarus.
25.07.2013 Vitsebsk authorities ban 3 pickets on Independence Day
Vitsebsk pro-democratic activists Khrystafor Zhaliapau and Aliaksei Haurutsikau were going to mark the anniversary of the proclamation of the Declaration of Sovereignty of Belarus with a picket of solidarity with political prisoners. However, the event was banned by Pershamaiski district administration.
24.07.2013 Ales, imprisoned for the past two years: join us!
August 4, 2013 will mark a sad anniversary. Ales Bialiatski has been in jail for two years. Two years behind bars for defending human rights in his home country, Belarus. Ales keeps his hopes up. And despite the forced daily work, he writes a lot. His colleagues published his writings on prison literature in Belarus. And he is currently working on a second book on the human rigts movement in his country. On August 4, we will be alongside Ales. The Belarusian government must know it!
23.07.2013 FIDH activists demonstrate during Belarus FM’s visit to Brussels (photo, video)
About a dozen people took part in the event held on July 22 in Brussels on the occasion of a visit by the Foreign Minister of Belarus Uladzimir Makei to participate in the meeting of foreign ministers of the Eastern Partnership countries.
19.07.2013 Human rights defenders across Belarus seeking permission to demonstrate in support of Ales Bialiatski
Human rights defenders across the country are going to stage pickets on 4 August to mark two years since the arrest of Viasna leader Ales Bialiatski. In particular, applications were submitted to local executive authorities in Mahiliou, Hrodna, Baranavichy, Biaroza and Brest.
19.07.2013 Minsk Regional Court rejects picket ban appeal
The judicial board of Minsk Regional Court upheld Salihorsk district court's decision to ban a rally on Freedom Day applied for by a local pro-democratic activist Uladzimir Shyla.
15.07.2013 Baranavichy court supports ban on Milavidy feast
On 15 July the proceedings on the appeal of an activist of the civic campaign "Tell the Truth!" Viachaslau Bolbat against the actions of the Baranavichy Distrit Executive Committee continued at the Baranavichy City and District Court.
15.07.2013 Mikalai Charnavus questioned about protest actions of entrepreneurs
On 12 July Baranavichy entrepreneur and civic activist Mikalai Charnavus was summoned to the Baranavichy City Police Department, where Deputy Chief Pavel Kulhavik questioned him for about 30 minutes about the unauthorized rallies of entrepreneurs on 27 June and 1-2 July.
12.07.2013 Baranavichy: trial on the prohibition of Milavidy feast postponed to 15 July
On 12 July the hearings on the appeal of an activist of the civic campaign "Tell the Truth" Viachaslau Bolbat against the bans on the Milavidy fest in the memory of insurgents of 1863, issued by the Baranavichy District Executive Committee on 3 and 20 May, took place at the Baranavichy District and City Court.
12.07.2013 Homel residents join "Week of Political Prisoners"
An action in support of political prisoners is held by the public-political center in Paleskaya Street, 52 in Homel and was organized by the Homel human rights defenders from "Viasna" and "Salidarnasts". All interested people can come there and write postcards for the Belarusian political prisoners.
11.07.2013 Week of political prisoners in Hrodna, Klimavichy and Biaroza
In Hrodna an action of solidarity with political prisoners was organized by human rights defenders from "Viasna" and "Salidarnasts". During four hours they handed out several hundreds of postcards, asking the people to sign and pass them to political prisoners.
09.07.2013 Slonim District Prosecutor upholds regular bans on mass events
A few weeks ago the head of the Slonim organization of the Belarusian Christian Democracy, Ivan Bedka, complained to the prosecutor of the Slonim district about the ban on a picket in support of physician Ivan Sheha. "For ten years, the Slonim District Executive Committee hasn't authorized any mass events of democratic forces in Slonim. Thereby officials routinely violate my constitutional right to peaceful assemblies," wrote Mr. Bedka.
