News on the topic: freedom of peaceful assembly
08.04.2013 Baranavichy: civil activist appeals actions of police officer
On 8 April Viktar Syrytsa filed an appeal to Baranavichy prosecutor against actions of police major Pavel Kulhavik who had protracted the time and then had refused to conclude the agreement for serving the picket the activist intended to hold on 25 March.
08.04.2013 "Amnesty International" sues against prohibition of picket near Belarusian Embassy in Moscow
The international human rights organization decided to file a lawsuit against the prohibition of a picket near the Embassy of the Republic of Belarus by Moscow authorities.
04.04.2013 Fine for hanging out white-red-white flag in Brest
The commission on affairs of under-aged of Maskouski District Executive Committee of Brest fined 18-year-old Uladzislau Barouski 50,000 rubles.
02.04.2013 Slonim: Ivan Bedka summonsed to police after launching air balloons
The head of Slonim branch of the Belarusian Christian Democracy, Ivan Bedka, was summonsed to Slonim District Police Department at 11 a.m on 2 April by an official notice.
02.04.2013 Detained Ukrainians made a video report about their trip to Belarus
The members of the Ukrainian organization "National Alliance", detained after the Freedom Day action in Minsk, uploaded to the Internet a video report about their journey to Belarus and return home after the detention.
01.04.2013 Vitsebsk activists demand to be presented yearly schedule of events in 30-hoddzia VLKSM Park
Khrystafor Zhaliapau and Aliaksei Haurutsikau ask Vitsebsk City Executive Committee to familiarize them with the yearly schedule of the usage of this park. They also filed two new applications for mass events to Pershamaiski District Executive Committee of Vitsebsk.
29.03.2013 Homel opposition activists summoned by police over Freedom Day rally
Vasil Paliakou, deputy chairman of the United Civil Party, received last evening a summons to appear in the police department of Homel’s Navabelitski district “for administrative procedures”.
25.03.2013 Mahiliou Regional Court confirms picket ban
Mahiliou Regional Court considered today an appeal lodged by local leader of the United Civil Party Uladzimir Shantsau to challenge a ban on holding a picket on December 19, 2012 imposed by the city executive committee and later upheld by Leninski District Court.
24.03.2013 Report on monitoring the public event on Freedom Day in Minsk (March 24, 2013)
The Human Rights Center “Viasna” notes that the Freedom Day event of March 24, 2013 was mostly peaceful. However, the police used unjustified arrests against the protesters. This is unacceptable and indicative of the fact that during the rally the authorities unduly restricted the right of citizens to peaceful assembly, while a number of demonstrators were subjected to administrative responsibility.
24.03.2013 Activists detained ahead and after Freedom Day demonstration in Minsk
Some 2,000 Belarusian pro-democratic activists and ordinary citizens took part in today’s demonstration in central Minsk to mark the 95th anniversary of the Belarusian People’s Republic, Freedom Day. The manifestation was authorized by the city executive officials, who however banned the use of flags and banners.
22.03.2013 Homel civil activist appeals picket ban
Homel city executive committee has banned a picket applied for by the coordinator of the civil initiative “Stop drinking – Live Instead” Dzmitry Karashkou. The picket was expected to attract public attention to the problem of alcohol abuse.
21.03.2013 Freedom Day picket banned in Salihorsk
Salihorsk district executive committee banned the March 24 rally in commemoration of the 95th anniversary of the Belarusian People’s Republic – Freedom Day.
20.03.2013 Baranavichy authorities ban picket on 95th anniversary of Belarusian People’s Republic
Activist Viktar Syrytsa received today a letter signed by the deputy chairman of the executive committee of Baranavichy Dzmitry Kastsiukevich. It reports that the city authorities do not give permission for the rally on March 25, 2013, dedicated to the 95th anniversary of the independence of the Belarusian People's Republic.
19.03.2013 “Wave of Solidarity” covers Brest
Members of the organizing committee of the Belarusian Christian Democracy Party Ulad Barouski, Yahen Khaziakhmetau and Andrus Sharenda held yesterday a street action in Brest within the “Wave of Solidarity” campaign. The young people were handing out leaflets about Belarusian political prisoners. They were also expected to put up white-red-white flags in central Brest, but were detained by plainclothes policemen.
15.03.2013 Court confirms that ruling of Vitsebsk City Executive Committee is unimplementable
Vitsebsk activists were again trying to implement the ruling of Vitsebsk City Executive Committee "On holding mass events in Vitsebsk", according to which the organizers of mass events had to conclude service agreements with the public utilities, police and the central polyclinic.
