News on the topic: freedom of peaceful assembly
03.10.2011 Brest authorities ban picket in support of political prisoners
Viktar Chaikouski, Deputy Chair of the civil association of entrepreneurs Perspective, received an answer from the Brest City Executive Committee to his applications for authorizing a number of pickets calling to stop the politically motivated harassment and torture of civil and political activists.
03.10.2011 Slutsk: civil action stopped by tractor
The campaign “Our Home” was going to organize a subbotnik in the local cemetery in 14 Partisans Street on 1 October.
30.09.2011 Human Rights Defenders against the Death Penalty choose campaign’s logo
On 29 September, Minsk-based “U” Gallery hosted the award ceremony of the contest for the best logo for the “Human Rights Defenders against the Death Penalty” civil campaign.
29.09.2011 Brest authorities ban pickets
Brest city executive committee has banned a series of picket scheduled for 1-5 October by Viktar Chaikouski, deputy chair of the entrepreneurs’ association “Perspektyva”, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reports.
28.09.2011 Viasna donates laptops to wheelchair users
The Human Rights Center “Viasna” has donated three laptops to Minsk office of the Republican Association of Wheelchair Users.
26.09.2011 Viasna’s PCs donated to boarding school
On 23 September, the personal computers seized by the KGB from the Human Rights Center “Viasna” were donated to a boarding school in Orsha.
15.09.2011 KGB: another recruitment failure
The activist of the youth democratic movement in Homel, Ksenia Yaraslautsava, says a KGB officer tried to recruit her.
14.09.2011 Biaroza: administrative case against beaten woman is dropped
On 13 September the Biaroza District Court finished the consideration of the administrative case against Halina Kavalevich, Chair of the Biaroza district unit of the Conservative-Christian Party Belarusian Popular Front.
14.09.2011 Mahiliou: authorities ban action of solidarity with political prisoners
Representatives of the democratic movement in Mahilou failed to get permission to hold a rally to support political prisoners.
13.09.2011 Baranavichy authorities ban picket in support of political prisoners
As it follows from a letter signed by Dz. Kastsiukevich, Deputy Chair of the Baranavichy City Executive Committee, on 13 September the committee prohibited civil activist Ryhor Hryk from holding a picket in support of political prisoners.
13.09.2011 Zmitser Shurkhai tried in absentia for picket in support of Zmitser Dashkevich
As it became known on 13 September, on 25 August Judge Chaplyhina had tried the Brest-based civil activist Zmitser Shurkhai in his absence. She found him guilty of participation in the picket in Horki and sentenced him to 10 days of arrest. The day he spent in the remand prison in Horki had been included in this term.
12.09.2011 Street actions in support of Ales Bialiatski held in Biaroza and Brest
Human rights defenders of Biaroza held an action in support of the arrested Chair of the Human Rights Center Viasna Ales Bialiatski. Leaflets with the slogan "Freedom to Ales Bialiatski!" were handed out in the most populous place – at the city market.
12.09.2011 Vitsebsk: Leanid Svetsik appeals against picket ban
The Chyhunachny District Executive Committee of Vitsebsk didn't permit human rights defender Leanid Svetsik to hold a picket on 22 August. During this action Mr. Svetsik wanted to inform the population about the situation of human rights in the country, including the arrest of Ales Bialiatski.
09.09.2011 Vaukavysk: Vital Huliak gets fined for invitations to People’s Assembly
Vaukavysk-based democratic activist Vital Huliak was fined 1,050,000 rubles for handing out invitations to the People’s Assembly, appointed on 8 October 2011.
09.09.2011 Mazyr authorities ban picket in support of Ales Bialiatski
On 6 September Mazyr-based human rights defender Uladzimir Tseliapun received an answer from the Mazyr District Executive Committee to his repeated request to authorize a picket in support of Ales Bialiatski.
