News on the topic: political parties & movements
12.08.2013 Political prisoner Yauhen Vaskovich placed in penal cell again
The activist of the Belarusian Christian Democracy Yauhen Vaskovich served another ten-day term in the penal cell in the Mahiliou prison No. 4.
12.08.2013 Mahiliou authorities ban a picket against the Russian military base in Belarus
On 12 August the head of the Mahiliou regional branch of the United Civil Party Uladzimir Shantsau received a response from the Mahiliou Regional Executive Committee, by which he was denied in holding a rally and a procession.
12.08.2013 Svetlahorsk: picket is banned because of sportive-cultural event
According to the head of the Svetlahorsk district organization of the Belarusian Leftist Party “Fair World” Siarhei Daineka, Svetlahorsk District Executive Committee didn't allow members of the party to hold a picket in the recreation and leisure park on 10 August.
12.08.2013 Dzianis Sakhar is tried for insubordination to police
On 12 April Dzianis Sakhar, an activist of the Belarusian National-Bolshevik movement, was tried for alleged insubordination to the police (Article 23.34 of the Code of Administrative Violations).
09.08.2013 Babruisk: Viachaslau Sheleh got assaulted by a man who introduced himself as police major
In the evening of 8 August the activist of the Belarusian Christian DemocracyViachaslau Sheleh went to the Police Department of the Babruisk City Executive Committee in order to take his wife for an interrogation at the Investigation Committee in connection with the recent kidnapping of their daughter Natallila.
09.08.2013 Salihorsk: People's referendum held under police surveillance
On Thursday, 8 August, the capital of the Belarusian miners, Salihorsk, was visited by the leaders of the initiative "Popular Referendum." The oppositionists discussed with the residents their life problems, but had to do it under a vigilant surveillance of the police.
08.08.2013 UN Human Rights Committee accepts for consideration a complaint by Valery Rybchanka
Human Rights Committee of the UN has registered a communication of the head of the Zhlobin district organization of the “Fair World” Party Valery Rybchanka concerning his unlawful arrest in July 2011.
08.08.2013 Member of United Civil Party will be tried for action against dislocation of Russian military base in Belarus
A member of the Mahiliou branch of the United Civil Party Mikalai Hladyshau, who on 4 July held a picket agaianst the plans to place a base of the Russian air forces in Belarus, will be tried on 15 September.
08.08.2013 Zhlobin: Yauhen Basareuski files objection to the protest of the prosecutor's office
The member of the Belarusian Leftist Party "Fair World" Yauhen Basareuski and his counsel filed an objection to the protest of the Zhlobin District Prosecutor's Office against his acquittal.
08.08.2013 Detention and trials of Belarusian National-Bolsheviks (updated)
This morning in different parts of Minsk the police detained Belarusian National Bolsheviks who were protesting against the "draft-slavery – Yauhen Kontush, Dzmitry Paliyenka and Dzianis Sakhar. The detainees were guarded to the Tsentralny District Police Department of Minsk.
07.08.2013 Minsk politicians meet with Slonim residents under police and KGB surveillance
The Minsk politicians Yury Hubarevich (first deputy chairman of the Movement "For Freedom"), Aliaksei Yanukevich (Chairman of the Belarusian Popular Front Party) and Andrei Dzmitryieu (deputy head of the civic initiative "Tell the Truth") spent the whole day of 6 August in Slonim.
06.08.2013 Statement of Belarusian Helsinki Committee on persecution of human rights defenders Tatsiana Reviaka and Uladzimir Labkovich
Tatsiana Reviaka and Uladzimir Labkovich were detained on 5 August 2013 while handing out leaflets with a portrait of the head of the Human Rights Center “Viasna” Ales Bialatski, arrested two years ago. Officers of the Savetski District Police Department of Minsk qualified their actions as a “violation of the order of organizing and holding mass events” and drew up reports of administrative violation.
06.08.2013 Hrodna branches of United Civil Party and “Young Democrats” support Ales Bialiatski
On 5 August activists of the Hrodna organizations of the United Civic Party and the "Young Democrats" joined the nationwide action in support of the political prisoner Ales Bialiatski. The activists handed out postcard with a picture of the leader of the Human Rights Center "Viasna" and information about him in the center of Hrodna. The action went without any incidents.
06.08.2013 “Young Front” activist Uladzimir Yaromenak to be tried on 19 August
"Yesterday afternoon I got a call from the Pershamaiski District Court of Minsk and was asked to come there to pick up a resolution on the appointment of the trial. Together with the decision I was handed a summons with the date and time of the hearing, and was warned that in case of my failure to appear in court the measure of restraint will be changed for me," said the activist.
05.08.2013 Zhlobin: prosecutor's office issues a protest against justification of member of “Fair World”
The Zhlobin District Prosecutor's Office filed a protest to the Homel Regional Court against the decision of the Zhlobin District Court to acquit the member of the Belarusian Leftist Party “Fair World” Yauhen Basareuski of all charges..
