News on the topic: political parties & movements
12.03.2014 Anatol Liabedzka fined about $400 for picket to support Ukraine
Minsk's Savetski district court found the leader of the United Civil Party guilty of holding an unsanctioned picket. Judge Yakubouski issued a fine of 30 basic units to the politician.
12.03.2014 Orsha: candidate cannot get printing house publish campaigning leaflets
A candidate from the Belarusian Popular Front, Orsha resident Ihar Kazmiarchak, has been trying to get the Orsha printing house print his campaigning materials for a week already.
12.03.2014 Hrodna Regional Court dismisses the appeal of UCP members
March 11, Hrodna Regional Court considered the appeal of the activists of the United Civil Party Aliaksandra Davidovich, Yezhy Hryhencha and Aliaksandr Vasilevichagainst the verdict of Judge Alena Piatrova, who sentenced them to fines for allegedly holding an unauthorized picket on February 7.
12.03.2014 Vadzim Saranchukou deprived of candidate status
Vadzim Saranchukou, the only candidate of the Belarusian Popular Front for the Hrodna City Council, was deprived of the status of candidate by the Hrodna City Election Commission. Mr. Saranchukou was told about this at a meeting of the commission.
12.03.2014 Homel: electoral picket of UCP candidate suffers a hooligan attack
March 11, candidate for the Homel City Council at the Studentskaya election constituency, member of the United Civil Party Zmitser Karpenka, held an electoral picket.
11.03.2014 BPF activist detained for white-red-white flag
March 11, BPF party’s candidate for Minsk city local council Yauhen Rybakou was detained at the site near Minsk Philharmonic Society building.
11.03.2014 Political prisoner Uladzimir Yaromenak released from detention facility
Last August, Minsk's Pershamaiski district court found Yaromenak guilty of violating the rules of preventive supervision and sentenced him to three months in detention. Uladzimir and his lawyer appealed against the court decision, but the Minsk city court upheld the ruling. Yaromenak was taken into custody on December 11.
10.03.2014 Homel City Election Commission “insistently advises” UCP candidate to withdraw from elections
Members of the Homel City Election Commission have trice asked an activist of the UCP Dzmitry Karpenka to withdraw from the elections.
10.03.2014 Brest authorities ban rally of solidarity with Ukrainian people
At 12.00 a.m. - 1.00 p.m. on March 10, Brest regional branch of the United Civil Party intended to hold a procession in Masherau Avenue, Lenin Street and the central square of Brest, with participation of 10-15 people.
10.03.2014 Anatol Liabedzka awaiting trial
February 7, Chairman of the United Civil Party Anatol Liabedzka was summoned to the Savetski District Police Department of Minsk to give explanations concerning the rally of solidarity with Ukraine, held near Kamarouski market in Minsk the previous week-end.
05.03.2014 Mahiliou: member of Belarusian Social Democratic Party forcedly evicted from dormitory
Today, March 4, bailiffs evicted a member of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Hramada) Mikhail Zalozny from the dorm of “Mahiliouablselbud” in Kasmanauty Street, 45.
03.03.2014 Participants of protest action near the Russian Embassy sentenced to arrest terms
At 2 p.m. on March 2, activists of various social and political movements tried to hold an action of protest near the Embassy of the Russian Federation. They were met by policemen in civvies and paddy wagons. The dispersal of the protest action was directed by the head of the Minsk police, Aliaksandr Barsukou. All in all, 23 people were detained, including many journalists. All detainees were taken to the Tsentralny District Police Department. The journalists were soon released.
17.02.2014 Slonim: BCD activist gets warned
February 14 Slonim District Election Commission issued a warning to member of the Belarusian Christian Democracy Barys Kuchynski for a picket, which he held with his colleagues on February 8. At the commission he was told that the commission had received the appropriate materials from the police. However, no policemen were present at the picket.
13.02.2014 Hrodna: four participants of UCP picket punished with fines
February 12, four members of the United Civil Party were tried for taking part in an electoral picket in Orzeszkowa Street on February 7. As a result, Aliaksandr Vasilevich, Ezhy Hryhencha and Ruslan Kulevich were fined 15 basic units each. Iryna Davidovich, a member of the UCP from Iuye was fined 10 basic units. The court took into account that she was unemployed and had two minor children.
12.02.2014 Hrodna: UCP members are summoned to police
Chair of the Hrodna city organization of the United Civil Party Aliaksandr Vasilevich and some other members of the organization were summoned to the police for February 12. They were informed that reports of administrative violation had been drawn up against them.
