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European Belarus activist detained

25.03.2011 European Belarus activist detained

Andrei Molchan, activist of the European Belarus opposition movement, has been reportedly detained by Minsk police.

25.03.2011 Border troops detain For Freedom deputy leader

The Belarusian border troops detained Yuras Hubarevich, deputy chair of the For Freedom movement, as he was returning in his car from Lithuania.

“Impregnable” Prosecutor Vasilevich

23.03.2011 “Impregnable” Prosecutor Vasilevich

“Activities on behalf of a political party, public association, religious organization or foundation, that has failed to undergo a state registration procedure, violate the legislation of the Republic of Belarus”, repeatedly state official replies by Prosecutor General to Viasna’s leader Ales Bialiatski.

14.03.2011 KGB looking for European Belarus activist

Police and KGB officers are terrorizing Nadzezhda Zhorava, a disabled person, mother of Vasil Zhorau, in order to find out his location.

Collective address concerning the draft law <em>On Non-profit Organizations</em>

10.03.2011 Collective address concerning the draft law On Non-profit Organizations

On 9 March a collective address concerning the draft law On Non-profit Organizations was passed to the House of Representatives and the Council of Ministers. The document was signed by 110 NGOs of various legal forms of organization and activities, which comprise more than 270,000 members. This is the most large-scale campaign of lobbying the common interests of the Belarusian civil society organizations.

Assembly of NGOs prepared remarks to draft law <em>On Non-profitable Organizations</em>

02.02.2011 Assembly of NGOs prepared remarks to draft law On Non-profitable Organizations

The Center of Legal Transformation at the Assembly of NGOs started collecting signatures under a collective address to the draft law On non-profitable organizations.

28.01.2011 "European Belarus" activist Siarhej Kazakou delivered to Akrestsina detention center

Siarhej Kazakou managed to inform his friends only that he had been detained and delivered to the Akrestsina detention center.

14.01.2011 European Belarus activist Palina Kuryianovich gets fired

Palina Kuryianovich, an activist of the European Belarus campaign, had to quit her job.

12.01.2011 Avtoradio closed down for broadcasting ads for presidential candidates

A Minsk-based radio station that broadcast campaign advertisements for opposition presidential candidates has been taken off the air due to the cancellation of its license, RFE/RL's Belarus Service reports.

Pavel Yukhnevich had to meet New Year in delinquents' isolation center

03.01.2011 Pavel Yukhnevich had to meet New Year in delinquents' isolation center

After the search in the apartment of the photo journalist Yuliya Darashkevich, her husband, an activist of the European Belarus Pavel Yukhnevich was taken to KGB, allegedly for an interrogation. There a report for participation in the protest action that had taken place in the center of Minsk on 19 December was drawn up and the activist was taken to the Maskouski District Court of Minsk.

07.12.2010 Activists of Speak Truth! and European Belarus call to stop one-man show!

At 10 a.m. on 7 December activists of the civil campaigns European Belarus and Speak Truth! held a rally in the center of Minsk demanding to give TV air to opposition candidates.

Uladzimir Niakliayeu and Andrei Sannikau are going to oppose rigging of election together

15.11.2010 Uladzimir Niakliayeu and Andrei Sannikau are going to oppose rigging of election together

On 12 November the potential candidates for the presidential position Uladzimir Niakliayeu and Andrei Sannikau held a joint press conference in Minsk. They announced about cooperation and coordination of their activities.

26.10.2010 Ministry of Justice of Belarus has not registered the BCD Party

The Ministry of Justice of Belarus denied the party Belarusian Christian Democracy (BCD) in state registration.

“The Ministry of Justice examined the materials concerning the state registration of BCD party and the decision to reject has been taken”, - “Interfax-West” agency was informed in the Ministry of Justice of Belarus.

Hrodna Region Tax Inspection waives lawsuit against ‘Polonika’

13.10.2010 Hrodna Region Tax Inspection waives lawsuit against ‘Polonika’

The trial concerning the liquidation of Polonika – a firm that is closely connected to the disgraced Union of Poles in Belarus, was to have been held at the Hrodna Regional Economic Court on 11 October. However, the tax inspection waived its lawsuit at the last moment, as a result of which the case was dropped.

Brest Regional Court turns down complaint of 'Brestskaya Viasna'

13.10.2010 Brest Regional Court turns down complaint of 'Brestskaya Viasna'

On 12 October the Brest Regional Court left standing the verdict of the Brest City Court supporting the non-registration of the Brest regional human rights organization Brestskaya Viasna by the justice bureau of the Brest Regional Executive Committee.

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