News on the topic: political parties & movements
13.04.2011 Homel: first fine for refusal from fingerprinting
On 13 April Halina Sytsko, Judge of the Homel Savetski District Court, fined Vasil Paliakou, Chair of the Homel region organization of the United Civil Party, 875,000 rubles (about $287) for refusing to be fingerprinted by the police.
11.04.2011 BHC Hrodna activist loses job
Sviatlana Rudkouskaya, activist of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee, has lost two jobs following her involvement in the 2010 presidential election campaign. Mrs. Rudkouskaya has been reportedly dismissed from her job as head of two Hrodna house-hold cooperatives, after other persons were appointed to the posts in violation of the law.
07.04.2011 Anatol Liabedzka released from KGB jail
Accoridng to his son, Artsiom, on 6 April evening the leader of the United Civil Party Anatol Liabedzka was released from the KGB pre-trial prison on a written recognizance not to leave. He spent almost three months in jail. Now he is taking part in the meeting of the UCP National Committee.
07.04.2011 Babruisk: Young Front member detained “on suspicion in theft”
Maksim Charniak, a Young Front member, was watched by KGB officers before the detention. He planned to report the details in the evening of 6 April.
06.04.2011 Investigator Sanko still considers meeting of Pavel Seviarynets as “inexpedient”
Investigator Ivan Sanko once again prohibited the political prisoner Pavel Seviarynets to meet with a priest. The appropriate request was filed on 30 March by Pavel’s mother, Tatsiana Seviarynets.
05.04.2011 Assembly of Belarusian NGOs speaks against deprival of Belarusian Popular Front of its Minsk office
Board Assembly Democratic NGOs of Belarus issued a statement to express its concern over the situation concerning the Minsk office of the Belarusian Popular Front opposition party. The matter is that the utility services of the Savetski district of Minsk refused to extend the rent agreement for the BPF office in Masherau Avenue, 8, occupied by the party for over 20 years.
04.04.2011 Administration of detention center in Akrestsin Street doesn’t accept medicines for Yauhen Kontush
A National-Bolshevik Yauhen Kontush, arrested for participation in an action of protest against the decision of the penalty execution department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to close the only hospital for prisoners, was in a poor health condition and had fever when he was delivered to Akrestsin Street detention center. The court sentenced him to 12 days of arrest. Yauhen Kontush had a sick note with the diagnosis "quinsy" with him, moreover, he was appointed to visit his doctor that day.
29.03.2011 UCP activist detained
Aliaksandr Zhukau, activist of the United Civic Party of Belarus, has been reportedly detained and taken to Minsk office of Organized Crime Department, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reports.
28.03.2011 Iryna Lohvin interrogated by KGB
Members of the steering BCD committee have been summoned for interrogations by Minsk KGB as witnesses in the “mass disorders” case.
28.03.2011 Young Front activist detained in Brest
On 26 March, Brest police detained local activist of the Young Front opposition movement Ms. Palina Panasiuk.
25.03.2011 UCP Babruisk activists detained in Minsk
According to Viktar Buzinayeu, leader of the United Civic Party Babruisk office, three UCP activists have been detained by Minsk police. They were reportedly taken to Savetski District police department.
22.03.2011 Andrei Bandarenka is acquitted
Minsk City Court has acquitted Andrei Banadrenka, a member of the National UCP Committee today, on March 22. He has been released in the court room.
22.03.2011 Mahiliou court turns down complaint against KGB
On 21 March, Mahiliou Leninski District Court dismissed a complaint lodged by chair of Belarusian Popular Front Mahiliou regional office Zmitser Salauyou against the KGB local department.
21.03.2011 BPF Mahiliou leader questioned by counterintelligence
On 19 March, Zmitser Salauyou, chair of the Belarusian Popular Front’ Mahiliou regional office, was interrogated by Minsk department of military counterintelligence as a witness in the 19 December 2010 mass riot criminal case.
16.03.2011 Zmitser Dashkevich and Edward Lobau to stand trials on March 22
The trials of the leaders of the Young Front have been postponed for one day by Minsk Moscow District Court (they had to take place on March 21).
