The Human Rights Center “Viasna”

06.08.2012 Brest: human rights defender holds race of solidarity with Ales Bialiatski

Human rights defender Uladzimir Malei ran along the busiest streets of the region's capital wearing a T-shirt “Freedom to Ales Bialiatski!”.

03.08.2012 Barysau authorities ban picket in support of Ales Bialiatski

The Barysau District Executive Committee prohibited the local human rights defenders to hold a picket under the slogan “Freedom to Ales Bialiatski!” near one of large departments store of Barysau on 4 August.

01.08.2012 Zhodzina: human rights defenders remind the authorities about the Constitution and apply to court

On 30 July human rights defender Aliaksei Lapitski registered at the Zhodzna City Executive Committee a new application with questions to the administration which again banned a picket he intended to hold on 4 August to support the imprisoned human rights defender Ales Bialiatski.

01.08.2012 “Citizens of Belarus are deprived of the right to have rights”

This is the conclusion drawn by Mazyr human rights defender Uladzimir Malei from a series of trials concerning the prohibition of pickets in support of the head of the Human Rights Center “Viasna” Ales Bialiatski and other political prisoners.

31.07.2012 Authorities ban pickets in support of Bialiatski across Belarus

The executive authorities of a number of towns and cities, including Hrodna, Babruisk, Smarhon and Brest, across the country have banned pickets of solidarity with imprisoned Viasna leader Ales Bialiatski arranged to demand his release one year after his arrest on 4 August 2011.

31.07.2012 Another picket banned in Vitsebsk

The administration of Vitsebsk Kastrychnitski district has nammed a picket applied for by local pro-democratic activists who were expected to demand the release of imprisoned Viasna leader Ales Bialiatski on 4 August, a year after the prominent human rights defender was arrested.

29.07.2012 Baranavichy authorities ban picket in support of political prisoners

Baranavichy city executive committee has not authorized a picket of solidarity with Ales Bialiatski and other Belarusian political prisoners.

27.07.2012 Zhodzina authorities ban picket of solidarity with political prisoners

The authorities of the town of Zhodzina have banned a picket in support of Ales Bialiatski and other political prisoners scheduled for 4 August.

26.07.2012 Maladechna authorities ban picket of solidarity with political prisoners

Maladechna district executive committee has banned a picket of support to Ales Bialiatski and other Belarusian political prisoners, referring to an earlier engagement for the location.

23.07.2012 Pickets for election boycott banned in Minsk

Minsk activist of the Belarusian Christian Democracy Party Mrs. Nadzeya Iulskaya will not be able to stage two pickets calling voters to boycott the forthcoming parliamentary election, the BCD press-service reports.

23.07.2012 Brest HR defender appeals picket ban in Supreme Court

Brest human rights defender Uladzimir Vialichkin has lodged a complaint with the Supreme Court against a decision by the city’s executive committee to ban a picket of support to the imprisoned leader of the Human Rights Center “Viasna” Ales Bialiatski.

23.07.2012 Baranavichy authorities ban picket for election reform

Baranavichy civil activist Ryhor Hryk has received a letter from the city executive committee, saying that his application for staging a picket to demand a reform of the country’s electoral legislation has been dismissed under Art.5 of the Mass Events Code.

19.07.2012 Vitsebsk activist warned over scheduled picket

Aliaksandr Kirylau, Vitsebsk activist of the unregistered Belaya Rus Conservative Christian Party, has received an official warning of possible administrative prosecution in case he stages a picket against unemployment.

13.07.2012 Pickets for freedom of all Belarusian political prisoners (updated)

Members of the Human Rights Center “Viasna”, together with representatives of other civil organizations and parties file applications for pickets in support of the imprisoned head of the Human Rights Center “Viasna” Ales Bialiatski and other political prisoners all over Belarus.