News on the topic: freedom of peaceful assembly
11.11.2011 Zinaida Mikhniuk fined 70,000 rubles
On 11 November the Maskouski District Court of Brest considered the criminal case against Zinaida Mikhniuk, who had been detained on 8 October, the day when the People's Assembly was held.
11.11.2011 Babruisk: organizer of People's Assembly sentenced to three days of arrest
The Babruisk City Court sentenced Kanstantsin Loktseu, Chairman of the organizing committee of the People's Assembly in Babruisk, to three days of arrest. Judge Natallia Sheheda found him guilty of participation in the “unauthorized action held on 8 October” (the previous People's Assembly).
11.11.2011 Vitsebsk Region Court again upholds ban on pickets
On 10 November the Vitsebsk Region Court considered the cassation appeal of human rights defender Leanid Svetsik against the verdict of the Chairman of the Chyhunachny District Court of Vitsebsk, Raman Dziahoda, upholding the verdict of the Chyhunachny District Court by which a picket ban issued to Mr. Svetsik by the Vitsebsk Chyhunachny District Executive Committee had been declared lawful.
11.11.2011 Baranavichy: organizers of People's Assembly get fined
On 11 November the Baranavichy District and City Court finished considering the administrative cases against Viktar Meziak and Viktar Syrytsa, who were charged under Article 23.34 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (violations of the order of conduct of mass events) for holding a People's Assembly on 8 October.
11.11.2011 Baranavichy: will they let him breathe deep?
As it follows from letter #722 of the Baranavichy District Executive Committee, dated 9 November 2011 and signed by the first Deputy Chairman, M. Paluyan, entrepreneur Mikalai Charnavus is not allowed to hold a foot-race in the village of Vialikaya Kaupenitsa.
11.11.2011 Hrodna: it takes court just ten seconds!
That's how much time Mikalai Rachynski, Chairman of the Hrodna Region Court, needed to turn down the appeal of civil activist Ales Masiuk against the verdict of the Slonim District Court according to which he had been sentenced to pay a fine of 175,000 rubles for taking part in the People's Assembly in Slonim on 8 October.
10.11.2011 Students of Minsk State Linguistic University summonsed to dean’s office after arrest
The activists of the “European Belarus” Mikita Kavalenka and Aliaksandr Saldatsenka were sentenced to 10 and 7 days of arrest for participation in the action of solidarity with political prisoners held on 25 October.
10.11.2011 Masked people try to intimidate Karetnikau in prison
Yury Karetnikau, the Right Alliance leader, was on hunger strike in the remand prison in Akrestsin Street in Minsk for 10 days.
09.11.2011 Chief editor of “Narodnaya Volia” summonsed to procuracy
Officers of the General Procuracy issued a summon to Iosif Siaredzich, Chief Editor of the private newspaper “Narodnaya Volia” in connection with the article “People’s Assembly as a form of self-organization of citizens”.
09.11.2011 Homel: Vasil Paliakou detained till trial
Vasil Paliakou, a member of the organizing committee of the People's Assembly in Homel, was detained after 4 p.m. on 8 November. At first he was taken to the Savetski District Police Department, and then – to a pre-trial detention center. He managed to inform his friends that he was charged under Article 23.34 of the Cofe of Administrative Offenses, “violation of the order of holding mass events”.
09.11.2011 Dziarzhynsk: civil activist summonsed to police in connection with 26 October action
Aliaksandr Tarnahurski, a civil activist from Dziarzhynsk, received a summon to police for 10 November. The summon concerns the action which took place on 26 October, when portraits of political prisoners were posted in the Minsk metor. The police allegedly has information about his participation in it.
08.11.2011 Uladzimir Yukho sentenced to 7 days of arrest
Political activist Uladzimir Yukho was detained in Loshytsa suburb in Minsk during a commemorative procession in honor of victims of Stalin's repressions on 7 November.
08.11.2011 Babruisk: two more trials for People's Assembly
Babruisk judges decided not to waste time and try two participants of the People's Assembly on 9 November. Bear in mind that last week Viktar Buzinayeu, a member of the organizing committe of the People's Assembly, was sentenced to 10 days of arrest. Another participant of the assembly, Halina Smirnova, who came to the trial as a witness, was issued a summons to court right at the court hall. The trial was appointed at 11.30 on 9 November. The woman also received another summons by mail.
08.11.2011 Participants of 7 November anti-Communist action near Lenin monument sentenced to arrest
On 8 November the Maskouski District Court of Minsk tried the activists of the “Young Front” Mikhail Muski, Siarhei Paval and Raman Vasiliieu who had thrown eggs at the monument to Lenin on Nezalezhnasts Square in Minsk during the 7 November action which was held by communists to honor an anniversary of the October revolution.
08.11.2011 Brest: photo journalist summonsed to police
Independent photojournalist Milana Kharytonava has been summoned to the Leninski District Police Department of Brest to give explanations regarding the action of solidarity with political prisoners on 26 October.
