News on the topic: political parties & movements
12.10.2011 Hrodna: people in civvies besiege apartment of “Young Front” activist
The apartment of an activist of the “Young Front”, Volha Kamiahina, was kept in siege in the morning. A minibus came to the yard. After unknown people stopped phoning on the intercom, she received a telephone call, allegedly from the post, with the request to accept registered mail.
11.10.2011 Homel: persecution of organizers of People's Assembly continues
Homel authorities continue persecuting organizers of the assembly which took place on 8 October.
10.10.2011 Homel: dry hunger-strike and fines
Uladzimir Katsora, an oppositionist from Homel and organizer of the People’s Assembly, was taken to the Tsentralny district police department, where a report under article 23.34 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (violation of order of holding mass events) was drawn up on him.
10.10.2011 Brest: Vadzim Rabtsevich gets fined
The Leninski District Court of Brest sentenced Vadzim Rabtsevich, member of the Belarusian Leftist Party “Fair World”, to pay a fine of 70,000 rubles (less than $10) for alleged violation of Article 23.34, part 1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (“violation of the order of organizing or holding mass events”).
06.10.2011 Baranavichy: Zmitser Shurkhai put off the train
Zmitser Shurkhai, a coordinator of the organizing committee of the Belarusian Christian Democracy, was put off a train in Baranavichy by police and security services.
05.10.2011 Human rights defenders recognize Alinevich, Dziadok and Frankevich political prisoners
Human Rights Center "Viasna" and the Belarusian Helsinki Committee recognized Ihar Alinevich, Mikalai Dziadok and Aliaksandr Frantskevich as political prisoners of the present regime. The human rights defenders came to this conclusion on the basis of analysis of the so-called “Case of Anarchists”.
05.10.2011 Five days of arrest for invitation to People's Assembly
Liavontsi Chypurnykh, deputy chairman of the Brest city branch of the Belarusian Leftist Party “Fair World” was sentenced to 5 days of arrest for handing out invitations to the People's Assembly which will take place on 8 October.
05.10.2011 State-owned newspaper refuses to print ad of UCP branch
Aliaksandr Kabanau, new chairman of the Biaroza district branch of the United Civil Party, decided to publish an advertisement in the district state-owned newspaper “Mayak” in order to inform citizens about the establishment of the branch and its legal address.
05.10.2011 Ten members of BPF Council summonsed for interrogation
Ten members of the Council of the BPF party were summoned to the Tsentralny district police department for questioning.
04.10.2011 Hrodna police warn organizers of People’s Assembly
On 4 October Pavel Staneuski, deputy chairman of the Hrodna regional branch of the Belarusian Leftist Party “Fair World”, was summonsed to the police department.
04.10.2011 Homel: Andrei Tsianiuta detained again
The “Young Front” activist had been released from jail three days ago, after serving 10-day arrest for handing out invitations to the People's Assembly.
03.10.2011 KGB is interested in foreign contacts of Slonim democrats
Ivan Sheha, doctor of the Slonim District Hospital and activist of the BPF Party, was twice interrogated at the Slonim inter-district KGB Department.
30.09.2011 Police search apartment of BPF activist
On 29 September, Minsk police searched the apartment of Belarusian Popular Front activist Siarzhuk Semianiuk, who is facing criminal charges for alleged using violence against a security guard outside the party’s office, www.belaruspartisan.org reports.
29.09.2011 Brest court reverses non-guilty verdict to BCD activist
Brest regional court has reversed the non-guilty verdict pronounced by the court of Maskouski district in the administrative case of local coordinator of the Belarusian Christian Democracy Zmitser Shurkhai, Radio Racyja reports.
29.09.2011 Baranavichy activist detained
On 29 September, Baranavichy police detained local activist of the “Fair World” Leftist Party Viktar Tsiapin. He was taken to the police department and charges with violation of procedures for holding mass events.
