News on the topic: freedom of peaceful assembly
23.08.2011 Hrodna human rights defender Sazonau detained
Hrodna human rights defender Viktar Sazonau has been detained in a protest staged by local activists in support of Viasna’s leader Ales Bialiatski this afternoon.
23.08.2011 Picket in support of Ales Bialiatski staged in Zhodzina
Zhodzina human rights activists held an information picket on 22 August, despite an earlier ban by local executive authorities.
22.08.2011 Astravets authorities ban anti-nuclear picket
Astravets district executive committee has banned a picket of protest against the construction of a nuclear power plant in the town, Radio Racyja reports.
22.08.2011 Baranavichy authorities dodge indicating authorized picketing venue
Baranavichy town executive authorities are still unable to indicate the authorized location for holding pickets and protests, local human rights defenders report.
22.08.2011 Pickets banned in Mahiliou and Kobryn
The executive authorities of Kobryn and Mahiliou have banned pickets of support to Ales Bialiatski, local human rights defenders Barys Bukhel and Aliaksei Kolchyn say.
19.08.2011 Vitsebsk authorities ban picket
Vitsebsk authorities have banned a picket applied for by local human rights defender Leanid Svetsik.
19.08.2011 Homel authorities ban pickets of support to Ales Bialiatski, too
Homel city executive committee has banned a number of pickets of support to Ales Bialiatski scheduled for 22 August.
17.08.2011 Mazyr authorities ban pickets
Mazyr town executive committee has banned three pickets in support of Belarusian prisoners of conscience scheduled for 22, 23 and 27 August, saying that the only authorized picket venue in the town – Spartak Stadium – will be occupied by a children’s sports event on the dates indicated in the application.
17.08.2011 Another picket in support of Bialiatski banned
Brest city executive committee banned a picket of support to Viasna’s leader Ales Bialiatski scheduled for 22 August, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reports, quoting local human rights defender Uladzimir Vialichkin.
16.08.2011 Lida district officials ban picket of support to prisoners of conscience
Biarozauka town executive committee (Lida district, Hrodna region) has banned a picket of support to Belarusian prisoners of conscience applied for by local civil activists Siarhei Trafimchyk, Yury Dziashuk and V. Ashurka, www.harodniaspring.org reports.
16.08.2011 Hrodna authorities ban picket of support to Ales Bialiatski
Hrodna city executive committee has banned a picket of support to Ales Bialiatski scheduled for 22 August, referring to “failure to follow Par. 4 Art. 5 of the Mass Events Act”, local human rights defenders report.
16.08.2011 Baranavichy authorities ban picket of support to Bialiatski
Baranavichy town executive committee has banned a picket of support to Ales Bialiatski scheduled for 22 August, Radio Racyja reports.
15.08.2011 Baranavichy picketers face bureaucratic hurdles
Baranavichy activists are facing bureaucratic hurdles while appealing for holding pickets of support to Ales Bialiatski, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reports quoting local human rights defender Siarhei Housha.
11.08.2011 Biaroza: human rights defenders intend to hold a picket in support of Ales Bialiatski
Human rights defenders addressed the Biaroza District Executive Committee asking to permit them holding a picket at 6-7 p.m. on 24 August 2011 in the officially allowed place, the town stadium.
10.08.2011 Hrodna Region Court considers it normal to fine one-handed man for “unlawful applause”
Anatol Zayats, Judge of Hrodna Region Court, left standing the ruling of the Hrodna City Court to fine disabled Kanstantsin Kaplin 1,050,000 rubles for participation in the silent protest action held in Hrodna on 3 July.
