The Human Rights Center “Viasna”

News on the topic: political parties & movements

10.06.2008 Polastk: political views as obstacle to becoming a honors man

An activist of the Young Front Zmitser Sakalou, the best graduate of Polatsk Lyceum, has been deprived a diploma with honors because of his political convictions.

09.06.2008 Homel: police looking for escaped criminal at meeting of human rights activists

On 8 June Homel police thwarted a meeting of human rights watchdogs with activists of youth pro-democracy movement under a pretext of a fugitive criminal search.

06.06.2008 Franak Viachorka is guarded to military enlistment office

Franak Viachorka has informed RFE/RL that he had been detained by the police when he had gone out of his porch. They handed to him a writ to the military enlistment office and videotaped it.

05.06.2008 Public demands rehabilitation at school for Ivan Shyla

Well-known public and cultural activists and politicians of Belarus have signed the open address to the minister of education Uladzimir Radzkou, the chair of the education department of Salihorsk district executive committee A.Rymasheuski and the deputy schoolmasters of secondary school #4 of Salihorsk V.Kashtalian and I.Yankouskaya.

05.06.2008 Zmitser Shymanski sues 1st TV channel

Zmitser Shymanski, the chairman of Brest branch of the Belarusian Popular Front Party, has sued to Pershamaiski district court of Minsk for protection of his honor and dignity.

05.06.2008 Activist of the BPF Party is fired from ‘Beltransgas’

Alexander Mekh, the chairman of Kobryn organization of the Belarusian Popular Front Party, was warned that he would be fired from work. The activist associates it with his intention to run at the upcoming parliamentary election.

05.06.2008 Hrodna: Human rights activist fined for waving white-red-white flag

5 June Leninski district court of Hrodna found the human rights activist Viktar Sazonau and the chairman of Hrodna oblast branch of the United Civil Party Yury Istomin guilty under Article 23.34 of the Administrative Code (violation of the rules for organizing and holding mass events) and sentenced them to large fines.

05.06.2008 Authorities disrupt final exams for young oppositionists

The head of the educational department of Frunzenski district executive committee of Minsk prohibited an activist of the Young Front Alena Makarevich to pass her exam in the Belarusian language. ‘I think it has been done in order to prevent me from entering a university’, Alena Makarevich said to RFE/RL.

04.06.2008 Salihorsk: ‘Young Front’ activist Ivan Shyla expelled from school. Schoolmaster quits to protest

The educational department of Salihorsk executive committee has reached an illegal decision to expel a leader of the Young Front Ivan Shyla from secondary school #4 of Salihorsk.

04.06.2008 Draftees are required to tell their political affiliation

The General Staff of Armed Forces of Belarus has started illegal actions against draftees. By decree of the General Staff #243 a questionnaire is to be filled in by young people drafted into the army. One of the questionnaire’s questions is about the party affiliation of parents and political views of the recruit himself, Radio Racyja informs.

03.06.2008 Polatsk: court abolishes fines to 'Young Front' activists

As Katsiaryna Salauyova, head of Polatsk branch of the Young Front, has learned, she and the youth activist Ales Krutkin will not have to pay the fines of 1 050 000 rubles, to which they were sentenced on 20 May in Vushachy for distribution of printed editions without issue data (Article 22.9 of the Administrative Code).

03.06.2008 Court refuses to consider Liabedzka’s suit against foreign travel restrictions

Tsentralny district court of Minsk has refused to consider the suit filed by Anatol Liabedzka, chairman of the United Civil Party, against the foreign travel restrictions, imposed on him by the state organs.

03.06.2008 Human rights activist Siarhei Rusetski appeals against sentence

Siarhei Rusetski, member of the BPF Party and human rights activist from Biaroza, has directed a cassation complaint to Brest oblast court. In his complaint Rusetski asks the court to reverse the verdict of Ala Zialionka, judge of Biaroza district court of 21 May, by which he was issued an official warning for participation in the Candle of Memory action, dated to the anniversary of the Chernobyl accident.

03.06.2008 Hrodna: no state registration for Hrodna oblast BSDH branch

Viktar Sazonau, chairman of Hrodna oblast branch of the Belarusian Social Democratic Hramada (headed by Stanislau Shushkevich) has received a letter from the local justice department.