News on the topic: political parties & movements
03.11.2007 Belarusian Social-Democratic Party ‘Narodnaya Hramada’ Cannot Rent Room for Constituent Assembly
The event is scheduled for 17 November. However, according to the leader of social-democrats Mikalai Statkevich, the party representatives cannot find a room to rent.
03.11.2007 Homel: KGB Interrogates L.Sudalenka Concerning ‘Young Front’ Case
On 2 November the chair of Homel regional office of the republican NGO Legal Initiative Leanid Sudalenka was interrogated at the local KGB office as a witness in the criminal case concerning the activity of an unregistered NGO Young Front.
02.11.2007 Ministry of Justice Warns Belarusian School Society
The Ministry of Justice of Belarus has issued an official warning to Belarusian School Society. The reason for the warning was that an exhibition devoted to the activity of an unregistered youth organization Young Front had taken in Hrodna office of BSS.
02.11.2007 New Detentions for Distribution of Materials Concerning Social March
On 2 November in Minsk the police detained one of the organizers of the Social March, the deputy chair of the Young Democrats Mikhail Pashkevich, and his friend Zmitser Kavalhin. The guys distributed agitation materials concerning the mass street action Social March that will take place in the center of Minsk on 4 November. The detainees were taken to the police department of Minsk tube.
30.10.2007 Political Prisoner Dashkevich to Be Tried in Prison on November 6th
New trial over Dashkevich will take place behind bars
29.10.2007 Activists of BPF Youth Beaten Seriously in Mahiliou
Now the guys are consulting with the human rights defenders about their further actions.
26.10.2007 Dashkevich Still Facing Additional Criminal Charges. Investigator Turns His Complaint Down
Rejected petition about dropping criminal charges against political prisoner Dashkevich will be considered in court
26.10.2007 Political Prisoner Artur Finkevich in Pre-Trial Detention Center Again
The Belarusian authorities continue to persecute democratic leaders who serve politically motivated prison terms
22.10.2007 Mikita Sasim called to military enlistment office just from the prison
Youth leader Mikita Sasim was called up for compulsory military service of Belarus.
19.10.2007 Judge Kashkina to Try Zmitser Dashkevich
The case against Young Front leader Zmitser Dashkevich has been sent to Shklou district court. The activist who is already serving the sentence of 18 months, is facing another 6-month term.
17.10.2007 BPF Youth Activists Tried
Maskouski district court of Minsk heard the cases against BPF Youth activists Iryna Smiayan and Maria Rudakouskaya.
12.10.2007 Supreme Court Upholds Non-registration of ?Young Social Democrats – Young Hramada’
In its verdict the court stated that the Ministry of Justice lawfully refused to register the youth organization because of defects in its charter. In particular, the court upheld the ministry’s opinion that fostering of nomination of the organization’s representatives to the municipal organs contradicted to the legislation.
12.10.2007 Chair of Belarusian Language Society Proposes to Punish Officials for Destruction of Hrodna’s Old Town
At the end of September the Belarusian Language Society received an answer from the Ministry of Culture, department of protection of historical and cultural heritage. BLS had applied to the prosecutor’s office of Belarus concerning law violations during the ?reconstruction’ of the historical center of Hrodna.
12.10.2007 Vileika: Activists Warned against Participation in European March
On 12 October the activists of For Freedom movement Mikhas Kulets and Ales Sudak and a member of the United Civil Party Uladzimir Maliarchuk were warned that they would be punished in case they took part in an unauthorized action on 14 October.
12.10.2007 Homel and Hrodna: Preventively Detained Declare Hunger-strike
Several days ago in Homel the police detained the leader of Homel city office of the United Civil Party Vasil Paliakou and his deputy Uladzimir Katsora. Both of them were found guilty of ?dirty swearing’ and sentenced to 7 days of jail. Now they are kept in the temporary isolator of Homel. Katsora and Paliakou have declared a hunger-strike.
