News on the topic: freedom of association
05.07.2011 May people use self-defence against attacking persons dressed in civilian clothing?
The Movement For Freedom (MFF) addressed the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus concerning the following issue: “Numerous facts of assaults of passers-by by unknown citizens have been registered lately in many cities and towns of the country. Persons dressed in civilian clothing (using rude physical force) seize peaceful citizens and (in some cases beating them) push them into cars, minibuses (often without license plates) or riot police’s transport vehicles. After that, they are brought to police stations, where they are informed of the fact that they are detained as part of an administrative judicial process.”
04.07.2011 Ihar Bantsar sentenced to 10 days of arrest
On 4 July journalist Ihar Bantsar, an activist of the Union of Poles in Belarus, was sentenced to 10 days of jail within closed court proceedings.
21.06.2011 Female activist of “European Belarus” expelled for “politics”
Irina Petrova, an activist of civil campaign “European Belarus” and a junior student, has been expelled from Belarusian State Pedagogical University.
09.06.2011 Golden Lion denied registration again
The Hrodna Region Court didn't grant the appeal of the organization founders against the registration denial by the Hrodna Region Justice Department. The court explained it by referring to the absence of the description of the procedure of appealing against decisions of the governing structures of the NGO in its charter.
08.06.2011 European Belarus activist detained in Minsk metro
Activist of the campaign European Belarus Katsiaryna Yerusalimskaya was detained in the Pushkinskaya metro station last night.
27.05.2011 Mahiliou NGO denied registration
The chief department of justice of Mahiliou regional executive committee denied state registration to local public association “Mahiliou Center for Strategic Development Impulse” due to alleged inaccuracies in the NGO’s registration papers, namely certain financial allegations.
24.05.2011 Zmitser Bandarenka needs urgent surgery
A specialist examined the seriously ill political prisoner at last, for the first time in 5 months.
23.05.2011 For Freedom Homel leader appeals fine in Supreme Court
Piotr Kuzniatsou, leader of For Freedom Homel regional office, has lodged a complaint with the Supreme Court, appealing an earlier fine for distributing leaflets back in January 2011.
12.05.2011 Trial on closure of Nasha Niva postponed till consideration of appeal against third warning of Information Ministry
This is the result of the preliminary hearings that took place at the Supreme Economic Court on 11 May. Judge Kuryla granted the solicitation of the defendant for postponing the trial.
10.05.2011 Polatsk post: “There won't be such a newspaper anymore”
The court verdict on closing down the private socio-political weekly Nasha Niva hasn't been pronounced. However, the subscription to it is stopped in Polatsk and the Polatsk district.
06.05.2011 Baranavichy: association of Ukrainians Kabzar is denied registration
The Brest justice board refused to register the Baranavichy civil association of Ukrainians Kabzar. On 5 May the Chair of the Kabzar's organizing committee, Mikalai Charanavus, received an appropriate letter, signed by the Chair of the main board, S.Kalinouski.
13.04.2011 Union of Poles in Belarus and Gazeta Wyborcza launch campaigns for release of Andrei Pachobut
The “opposition” Union of Poles in Belarus started a campaign for change of restraint to the Chair of the Main Council of the UPB, a journalist with the Polish weekly Gazeta Wyborcza Andrei Pachobut.
07.04.2011 Prison guards refuse to accept medicines for Zmitser Bandarenka
The state of health of Zmitser Bandarenka, a European Belarus coordinator, who has spent more than 3 months in the KGB jail already, is disturbing.
04.04.2011 Volunteerism Development Center denied registration
The Ministry of Justice refused to register the Volunteerism Development Center because of “a number of incorrigible violations of the legal requirements”.
29.03.2011 Court upholds closure of Avtoradio
Judge Dzmitry Alyaksandraw rejected an appeal by Avtoradio against its closure at a rehearing of the popular FM station’s case that wrapped up at the Supreme Economic Court of Belarus on Tuesday.
