12.10.2010 Court liquidates 'Movement Forward'

On 12 October the judge of the Minsk City Economic Court Uladzimir Rybalkin issued a verdict to liquidate the cultural and educational establishment Movement Forward that is headed by the potential candidate for president Uladzimir Niakliayeu.

11.10.2010 Hrodna: tax inspectors sue for liquidation of ‘Polonika’ firm

The head of the tax inspection of the Leninski District of Hrodna went to law proposing to initiate the bankruptcy proceedings against the Polonika firm.

21.09.2010 Belarusian Christian Democracy still unregistered

The Ministry of Justice ruled to leave undecided the registration application of the Belarusian Christian Democracy party due to ‘the absence of a list of members of the party’s management committee’, the BelaPAN news agency reports.

16.09.2010 Authorities plotting legal basis for political repressions against civil activists, says Assembly of Belarusian Pro-Dem NGOs

On 15 September, the Assembly of Belarusian Pro-Democratic NGOs issued a special statement, predicting a new wave of political repressions against the country’s civil society ahead of the forthcoming presidential election.

10.09.2010 Minsk authorities ban informational pickets

Mr. Tsitsiankou, Deputy Chairperson of the Minsk City Executive Committee, thinks that such actions will hinder the movement of pedestrians.

07.09.2010 ’Movement Forward’ is deprived of registration

On 6 September the research and educational establishment Movement Forward lodged a lawsuit with the Supreme Economical Court asking to reverse the verdict of the cassation instance of the Minsk City Economical Court of 25 August that had left standing the verdict of the court of 29 July 2010 #608-19/10.

06.09.2010 Homel: detention for ‘Popular Program’

An activist of the For Freedom movement, Aliaksandr Protska, was detained near the Davydauski market in Homel for handing out booklets with the Popular Program of the presidential candidate Aliaksandr Milinkevich.

03.09.2010 Confiscated belongings still not returned to Siarhei Trafimchyk

The activist of the For Freedom movement Siarhei Trafimchyk still cannot get back the things that were confiscated from his home during the search that had been conducted on 22 April by KGB within the framework of the investigation of the criminal case against Ales Zarembiuk who is charged with forgery. The KGB officers confiscated a printer, computer hard disk drives, several tens of CDs and DVDs with music and movies and many papers.

30.08.2010 Hlybokaye prosecutor’s office issues warning to opposition activist

Yaraslau Bernikovich, activist of the For Freedom opposition movement and member of the BPF party, was forced to provide explanations on the recent Larysa Heniuyush memorial festival held in the town of Hlybokaye, Vitsebsk region, and officially banned by the local authorities, Radio Racyja reports.

30.08.2010 For Freedom activist Kisliak detained in Brest

Brest police detained Raman Kisliak, activist of the For Freedom opposition movement, as he was distributing leaflets ‘It should not happen again!”, featuring information on forced disappearances in Belarus, Aliaksandr Milinkevich’s press-service reports.

25.08.2010 Brest Viasna HR group seeks registration

Uladzimir Vialichkin and Uladzimir Malei, co-founders of the Brest Viasna human rights association, have addressed the city’s justice department with a statement, demanding to reverse the 20 August court verdict, denying state registration to the HR group.

25.08.2010 Vitsebsk court acquits For Freedom activist Zheliapau

Vitsebsk Chyhunachny Court acquitted Khrystafor Zheliapau, activist of the For Freedom movement, previously charged with alleged illegal distribution of opposition periodicals, Aliaksandr Milinkevich’s press-service reports.

17.08.2010 For Freedom activist Ramanovich fined BYR 1,050,000

On 16 August, Pinsk Town Court fined Ales Ramanovch, BPF member and activist of the For Freedom opposition movement, BYR 1,050,000 for alleged production and distribution of printed materials, Radio Racyja reports.

05.08.2010 The prosecution of Teresa Sobol is reinstated

The public prosecutor's office reinstated the prosecution of the Chairman of Ivyanets office of House of Union of Poles in Belarus Teresa Sobol.

It was reported by Andrzej Poczobut, an activist of House of Union of Poles in his blog.

30.07.2010 Ales Ramanovich's case: to be continued

The trial of the administrative case of a member of the Belarusian Popular Front and the For Freedom movement Ales Ramanovich was postponed to 10 a.m. on 10 August. Yesterday, the Pinsk Town and District Court started reviewing the case after the earlier verdict had been reversed by the Brest Region Court.