News on the topic: political parties & movements
12.11.2014 Coordinator of BCD organising committee summoned to prosecutor's office
Aliaksandr Khrapko, a coordinator of the organising committee of the Belarusian Christian Democracy party (BCD) and People's Control campaign in Brest, has been called to the prosecutor's office of the Brest region to be served a warning “against repeating a crime,” charter97.org learnt from the BCD press service.
07.11.2014 Vitsebsk authorities ban picket dated to anniversary of October revolution
Members of the Conservative Christian Party Belarusian Popular Front Piatro Sarapenia and Yan Dziarzhautsau wanted to conduct their event on November 7 in order to inform the citizens about the consequences of the October coup d'etat and the need to ban the Communist Party of Belarus and its ideology.
04.11.2014 Monitoring of “Dziady-2014” in Minsk
An action dedicated to Forefathers' Day and organized by the Conservative-Christian Party Belarusian Popular Front was held in Minsk on November 2 and monitored by members of the Human Rights Centre “Viasna” and the Belarusian Helsinki Committee.
14.10.2014 Belarusian Popular Front introduces abolition of death penalty in its party program
The recent congress of the Belarusian Popular Front, which took place in Minsk on Saturday, adopted many decisions declarations and changes to the program of the party.
03.10.2014 Activist of Belarusian Christian Democracy detained in Asipovichy
As reported by the press-service of the Belarusian Christian Democracy, a member of its organizing committee Aleh Masalski was detained while walking on the street in a T-shirt with a portrait of the political prisoner Yauhen Vaskovich. When his wife went away to a booth, he was detained by a police patrol which was driving by at the time.
02.10.2014 Ivan Shyla serving 2 day arrest for 2011 “silent protests”
On the morning of October 2, Salihorsk “Young Front” activist Ivan Shyla paid a visit to the Salihorsk District Police Department, to which he was summoned for a “talk”. After the “talk” he was taken to the detention center. This is reported by the local human rights defender Leanid Markhotka, who visited the police department as Shyla's representative.
16.09.2014 Pavel Seviarynets presents “Belarusian Depth” in Mozyr
September 13, a presentation of the book by a former political prisoner and leader of the Belarusian Christian Democrats Pavel Seviarynets, “Belarusian Depth”, was held with the assistance of the local branch of the Human Rights Center “Viasna”.
16.09.2014 Zmitser Kramianetski continues struggling for his right to monetary compensation
The Tsentralny District Court of Homel dismissed the claim of the activist of "Young Front" Dzmitry Kramianetski to the police department of the Homel Regional Executive Committee and the Ministry of Finances of the Republic of Belarus for pecuniary compensation for moral damages.
15.09.2014 BPF postpones party conference for lack of premises
The Belarusian Popular Front’s party conference planned for September 13, has been postponed for a month in connection with the difficulties in finding premises to rent.
12.09.2014 Homel: the trial concerning the expulsion of Andrei Tsianiuta from university is delayed for inviting an interpreter
On September 12, the Tsentralny District Court of Homel started hearing a civil case of the co-chair of the "Young Front" Andrei Tsianiuta.
12.09.2014 Salihorsk: «Young Front» activist summoned to police
In the evening on September 10, an activist of the local branch of the «Young Front» Andrei Tychyna has received a telephone call from police officer Yauhen Zhylin, who «invited» him to the Salihorsk district police department for a talk.
11.09.2014 Ecological picket banned in Salihorsk
Salihorsk City Executive Committee did not authorize a picket in the central square, aimed at collecting signatures for a healthy environment.
11.09.2014 Mahiliou: unidentified people punctured tires of Ihar Barysau's car
All in all, 16 punctures were counted at the service station.
10.09.2014 “Young Front” activist Andrei Tsianiuta appeals his expulsion from university
June 30, the Tsentralny District Court of Homel refused to initiate civil proceedings on Andrei Tsianiuta's claim to the university, because he didn't implement the requirement of the pre-trial settlement. However, after the First Deputy Minister of Education upheld the expulsion of Mr. Tsianiuta, the trial had nothing left to do but to start the proceedings on the merits.
05.09.2014 Zmitser Kramianetski is surprised at number of groundlessly arrested in detention centre
In the evening of 4 September, “Young Front” activist Zmitser Kramianetski was released from jail after serving arrest term.
