The Human Rights Center “Viasna”

10.07.2012 Pickets for freedom of all political prisoners

Today 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.

09.07.2012 Brest authorities ban BCD rallies

Members of the steering committee of the Belarusian Christian Democracy filed applications for the authorization of two rallies in Brest: on 10 July – in support of political prisoner, BCD co-head Pavel Seviarynets, and on 14 – under the slogan “Freedom to political prisoners!”

06.07.2012 Alena Semenchukova, sentenced to 10 days of arrest, declares hunger-strike

On 5 July Judge of the Chyhunachny District Court of Vitsebsk Ina Hrabouskaya sentenced Alena to ten days of arrest under Article 23.34, “violation of the order of organizing and holding mass events”.

06.07.2012 Three violation reports drawn up on Uruccha protester

Leanid Mazhalski, an protector of the public garden in the suburb of Uruccha, was detained in the morning of 5 July, during the dispersal of a protest of local dwellers against the construction of a multi-stored house for riot policemen on the garden’s place.

06.07.2012 Commentary of “Viasna” website as a reason for prohibition of bicycle rally in Salihorsk

On 4 July Judge of the Salihorsk District Court Valiantsina Lapina turned down the appeal of a “Young Front” activist Andrei Tychyna against the prohibition of a bicycle rally, issued by the Salihorsk City Executive Committee.

05.07.2012 Brest: court upholds ban of “Honest elections without Lukashenka” picket

The Leninski District Court of Brest didn’t grant the appeal of an activist of the United Civil Party Marat Nestsiarenka against the prohibition of a picket “For honest elections without Lukashenka”.

05.07.2012 Uruccha protesters dispersed by police

Leanid Mazhalski, one of the leader of a group of people protesting against infill construction in Uruchcha city district was detained in Russiyanau Park in Minsk At 11 a.m. on 5 July. He and his wife are in the city police department in Uruchskaya Street. An ambulance was called for the detainee, udf.by reports.

04.07.2012 Andrei Molchan, severely beaten during detention, gets a fine

On 4 July an activist of the “European Belarus” Andrei Molchan was tried at the Pershamaiski District Court of Minsk for having unfurled a national white-red-white flag on 19 May in order to express solidarity with Siarhei Kavalenka.

04.07.2012 Rally against fake elections banned in Baranavichy

On 29 June entrepreneur and civil activists Mikalai Charnavus received a letter from the deputy head of the Baranavichy City Executive Committee Dz. Kastsiukevich, in which it was stated that the executive committee refused to authorize the countrywide rally on 9 July, by means of which Mr. Charnavus wanted to inform the public about the absence of real elections in Belarus at all levels.

04.07.2012 Action in support of Belarusian human rights defenders held in Berlin

On 19 June the Berlin branch of the human rights organization “Amnesty International” held a picket in support of Belarusian human rights defenders and opposition activists.

02.07.2012 Mazyr: UCP member appeals picket ban

A member of the United Civil Party Uladzimir Repka wanted to hold a picket under the slogan “For honest elections without Lukashenka” near the “IstPal” market on 15 May in order to draw public attention to the absence of free and fair elections in Belarus.

02.07.2012 Slonim district: commemoration of Valovich takes place under surveillance

Every summer Slonim dwellers commemorate one of the heads of the uprising against the Russian Empire, Mikhail Valovich, and his comrades in arms. On 1 July about 50 people from Slonim and Zelva regions gathered in the village of Parechcha where a memorial sign had been installed.

02.07.2012 Kyiv: police disperse action in suppport of Bialiatski

On 1 July in Kyiv activists of the Kyiv informational center of the International Control Committee over the situation of human rigths in Belarus held a marathon of letters for Ales Bialiatski. The action was supported by nine Ukrainian human rights organizations, including representatives of “Amnesty International”, and was held in the center of Kyiv, but outside the fan-zone of Euro-2012.

02.07.2012 Hrodna: Leninski District Court goes its usual way

On 30 June the Leninski District Court of Hrodna considered the appeal of Aliaksandra Vasilevich, the head of the Hrodna city organization of the United Civil Party, against the refusal of the Hrodna City Executive Committee to authorize a picket under the slogan “For honest elections without Lukashenka”.