News on the topic: political parties & movements
08.09.2011 Human rights defenders appeal refusals to release Ales Bialiatski
Aleh Hulak, Chair of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee, sued to the Pershamaiski District Court of Minsk against the refusal of the investigator of the Financial Investigations Department to change the restraint to Ales Bialiatski to a written non-leave undertaking under his personal guarantee.
07.09.2011 Ivan Shyla to spend 22 days in jail
The Horki District Court sentenced Ivan Shyla, a Salihorsk-based activist of the Young Front, to 20 days of arrest, for participation in the picket near the penal colony where the Young Front leader Zmitser Dashkevich is serving his two-year term, being subject to cruel and degrading treatment by the colony administration.
06.09.2011 Search at Ales Kalita's apartment
On 5 September the apartment rented by a member of the Belarusian Popular Front Party was searched by the police. This information was voiced by Aliaksei Yanukevich, BPF Chair. Earlier Ales Kalita had been interrogated within the framework of the criminal case instigated against him and two other BPF members, Maksim Hubarevich and Siarhei Semianiuk, for beating a guard.
05.09.2011 Activist of Speak Truth! movement detained for trafficking illegal printed materials
A Mahiliou-based activist of the Speak Truth! movement has been charged with the production and distribution of illegal print material after her car was pulled over by road traffic police 10 kilometers away from the city on Saturday afternoon.
01.09.2011 Dashkevich had another meeting with his lawyer
On 31 August political prisoner Zmitser Dashkevich had the second meeting with his lawyer.
01.09.2011 Babruisk: police detain youth coordinator of Belarusian Christian Democracy
As told to the press-service of the Belarusian Christian Democracy by A.Sapeha, on 29 or 30 August the Babruisk police detained Maksim Ryzhkevich, a coordinator of the Young Christian Democrats (BCD Youth).
30.08.2011 Zmitser Dashkevich was put in disciplinary cell 8 times
His fiancée Nasta Palazhanka told about the results of his meeting with his lawyer on 24 August. Before this, the prison administration five times refused to allow Zmitser meet with the lawyer.
30.08.2011 Criminal case against Anatol Paulau stopped
According to ucpbel.org, on 30 August Anatol Paulau, member of the United Civil Party and a figurant of the “19 December mass riot” criminal case, received two letters from the police.
26.08.2011 Uladzimir Labkovich: “BPF members are targets of political persecution”
The criminal charges brought against Belarusian Popular Front members Ales Kalita, Siarhei Semianiuk and Maksim Hubarevich should be considered as “politically motivated harassment”, says Viasna activist Uladzimir Labkovich.
25.08.2011 Three BPF activists face imprisonment
A case has been started against Syarhei Semyanyuk, Ales Kalita and Maxim Hubarevich.
24.08.2011 Political prisoner Zmitser Dashkevich reports torture
Young Front leader Zmitser Dashkevich says he had been repeatedly subjected to torture while serving his term in a penal colony in Horki, Mahiliou region, Young Front’s press-service reports.
23.08.2011 Speak the Truth denied registration
The “Speak the Truth” civil campaign has been denied registration by the Ministry of Justice, European Radio for Belarus reports, quoting the campaign’s co-founder Siarhei Vazniak.
22.08.2011 Young Front activist demands to prosecute administration of Horki penal colony
Young Front activist Nasta Palazhanka has addressed the Prosecutor General of Belarus with a demand to prosecute the administration of Horki penal colony #9, the Young Front’s press-service reports.
15.08.2011 Belarusian Helsinki Committee can be closed down as well
The Justice Ministry of Belarus threatens to use severe measures of responsibility against the Belarusian Helsinki Committee.
11.08.2011 Supreme Economic Court turned down appeal of Belarusian Popular Front
On 11 August the cassation panel of judges of the Supreme Economic Court of Belarus considered the appeal of the Belarusian Popular Front Party against its eviction from the office in Masherau Street 8, which its has occupied since 1992.
