News on the topic: political parties & movements
02.07.2008 ‘Young Front’ activist Artsiom Lastavetski is tried while serving arrest
Artsiom Lastavetski, Young Front activist from Baranavichy, who is serving 7-day arrest for handing out portraits of political prisoner Andrei Kim, was guarded to another trial from a detention center.
02.07.2008 Journalist of Radio ‘Liberty’ fined for ‘contempt of court’
On 30 June the journalist of Radio Liberty Liubou Luniova was fined 280 000 rubles (about 130 US dollars) for contempt or court because she had answered a telephone call during the trial of an activist of the Young Democrats who had been nominated to Central Election Commission by the political council of the United Civil Party.
20.06.2008 Ministry of Justice doesn’t understand aims of Christian democrats
The organizing committee on creation of the Belarusian Christian Democracy (BCD) has received a letter from the Ministry of Justice saying this public association was denied registration.
19.06.2008 National Bolsheviks appeal for official status
The notorious pro-violence National Bolsheviks have held a constituent assembly of a new organization The New Bolshevik Platform, which will soon try to obtain official status through appealing for registration to the Ministry of Justice.
13.06.2008 Anatol Liabedzka to pay for ‘European March’?
The court of Tsentralny district of Minsk informed Anatol Liabedzka, chairman of the United Civil Party, about the beginning of the procedure of exacting 2 242 770 rubles for the benefit of the Horremautador, enterprise of Minsk city execute committee. The court considered this sum equal to the harm which had been allegedly inflicted to the enterprise by participants of the European March. In the case he does not pay the whole sum in the due time (seven days) Liabedzka’s property can be confiscated by court marshals.
13.06.2008 Polatsk: Dzianis Khaberau taken to police station again
On 13 June the Dzianis Khaberau, activist of the Young Front, was taken to the police station again. A report for repeated participation in unauthorized action is drawn on him.
13.06.2008 Baranavichy: 'Young Front' activist Yaraslau Hryshchenia gets fined
On 11 June at 4 a.m. in Baranavichy the police detained Yaraslau Hryshchenia for distribution of leaflets ‘Freedom to Kim’ and took him to the police station. There a report under Article 23.4 of the Administrative Code, ‘insult of officer on duty’ was drawn on him.
13.06.2008 Pavel Nazdra is not drafted for short-term military training?
Pavel Nazdra, member of the organizing committee for the establishment of the Belarusian Christian Democracy Party, was to have been drafted for short-term military training. The activist said it could be linked with the upcoming electoral campaign.
12.06.2008 Youth activists are haunted by military enlistment offices
The military enlistment offices have started to summon activists of different youth organizations for medical examination with the aim of drafting them to army service.
12.06.2008 Youth activists beaten by riot squad police at ‘Beatles’ Festival’
During the musical festival ‘Beatles Forever’ which was held in Lahoisk on Saturday, 7 June, several youngsters raised white-red-white flags. Several minutes after this raged riot squad policemen burst into the crowd and started beating the youngsters, among whom there was an activist of the Young Front Vadzim Khaniauka.
12.06.2008 Belarusian Language Society wants to take part in school reform
Belarusian Language Society has decided to take part in the school reform. As said by the chairperson of the organization Aleh Trusau in the interview to the European Radio, the BLS secretariat has adopted a statement calling for extension of the usage of the Belarusian language in schools.
12.06.2008 Polatsk: police detain activists of ‘Young Front’
On 11 June in Polatsk the police detained five activists of the Young Front: Mikalai Dzemidzenka, Siarzhuk Karalionak, Ales Khaberau, Ales Krutkin and Katsiaryna Salauyova for unfurling a banner ‘Stop dictatorship’ opposite Polatsk city executive committee.
12.06.2008 Minsk: action of solidarity with Ivan Shyla
An action of solidarity with Ivan Shyla has been held today in the center of Minsk. On 4 June, before his last final exam, Ivan Shyla was expelled from a secondary school because of public activism.
11.06.2008 Nasta Azarka gets fined
On 11 June the administrative commission of Niasvizh district executive committee considered the police reports against the Young Front activist Nasta Azarka for posting stickers.
11.06.2008 Mazyr: Pavel Nazdra called to military enlistment office
The Young Front activist Pavel left his house at 7.45 pm yesterday. A man in civvies came up to him and handed in a call-up paper. Pavel is to go to the military enlistment office at 9 am today. He is to spend 17 days at military training.
