News on the topic: freedom of peaceful assembly
08.09.2011 Orsha police refuse to guard picket in support of Ales Bialiatski
Human rights defender Vasil Berasneu and Vasil Leuchankau wanted to hold the picket on 16 September, but didn't manage to conclude an agreement with the police. According to the answer they received from the Orsha Town Police Department, all policemen would be busy that day and therefore would be unable to guard the action.
07.09.2011 Fantastic know-how of Baranavichy authorities
As it follows from the answer received on 6 September 2011 by Baranavichy-based human rights defender Siarhei Housha from Dz. Kastsiukevich, Deputy Chair of the the Baranavichy City Executive Committee, the authorities prohibited holding a picket in support of Ales Bialiatski again.
07.09.2011 Ivan Shyla to spend 22 days in jail
The Horki District Court sentenced Ivan Shyla, a Salihorsk-based activist of the Young Front, to 20 days of arrest, for participation in the picket near the penal colony where the Young Front leader Zmitser Dashkevich is serving his two-year term, being subject to cruel and degrading treatment by the colony administration.
07.09.2011 Human rights defender summonsed to the police for “correcting the violation report”
Human rights defender Anatol Paplauny was detained by Homel police after the end of the 3 July silent protest action. He was guarded to the Tsentralny District Police department of Homel, where police captain Zura drew up a report under Article 17.1, “disorderly conduct", on the detainee.
07.09.2011 Vaukavysk: civil activist tried for invitations to People's Assembly
Vaukavysk-based civil activist Vital Huliak received a writ to the Vaukavysk District Court. He will be tried on Friday for “picketing with the aim to call to the People's Assembly appointed on 8 October 2011”.
06.09.2011 Vitsebsk: postcard flash-mob in support of Ales Bialiatski
Vitsebsk civil and political activists, human rights and journalists answered the call of the Human Rights Center Viasna to send letters of support to Ales Bialiatski. During several days they wrote about thirty letters on postcards and sent them to the remand prison #1 in Valadarski Street in Minsk.
05.09.2011 Actions against Bialiatski's arrest held in Armenia, Kirghistan, Russia and Ukraine
On 4 September a month turned since the detention of Ales Bialiatski, Chair of the Belarusian Human Rights Center Viasna, vice-President of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH).
02.09.2011 Homel: fine to Halina Staraselets left standing
On 2 September the Tsentralny District Court of Homel repeatedly considered the administrative case against Halina Staraselets. She was again found guilty of using obscene language in public (Article 17.1 of the Code of Administrative Offences) and was fined 105,000 rubles.
01.09.2011 Police hinder traditional outdoor assembly of Belarusian Humanities Lyceum
Students of the liquidated Belarusian Humanities Lyceum named after Ya. Kolas come to the former building of the lyceum (which is occupied by the Tsentralny District Court of Minsk) to mark the beginning of the curriculum year.
31.08.2011 Barysau police ban free hugs
The youngsters who held the flash-mob Free Hugs were warned about the inadmissibility of such actions.
30.08.2011 Hlybokaye: authorities ban picket in support of political prisoner Mikita Likhavid
Yaraslau Bernikovich, a civil activist from the town of Hlybokaye, applied for authorization of the action in the first half of July. He intends to hold the picket on 3 September near the House of Culture.
25.08.2011 Svislach and Biaroza authorities ban pickets of support to Bialiatski
The executive authorities of Svislach (Hrodna region) and Biaroza (Brest region) have banned pickets of support to Viasna leader Ales Bialiatski scheduled for 27 August and 24 August, respectively.
24.08.2011 Vitsebsk authorities keep banning pickets
Vitsebsk pro-democratic activist Khrystafor Zhaliapau says he still hopes to stage a picket of support to Belarusian political prisoners, despite another ban by local executive authorities, www.news.vitebsk.cc reports.
23.08.2011 Journalists detained in picket of support to ales Bialiatski in Mahiliou
2 journalists (Alina Skrybunova and Yauhen Hlushakou), as well as civil activist Pavel Varashylau have been detained as a result of a picket of support to chair of Human Rights Center “Viasna” in Mahiliou.
23.08.2011 6 activists detained in picket of support to Ales Bialiatski in Minsk
6 activists have been detained following a picket of support to Viasna’s leader Ales Bialiatski staged in downtown Minsk this afternoon.
