News on the topic: torture
02.12.2013 Statement of BAJ on the Outbreak of Violence against Journalists in Ukraine
The Belarusian Association of Journalists expresses solidarity and support to our colleagues who are now trying to cover as broadly as possible the current events in Ukraine. We are indignant at the violent actions against our colleagues who perform their professional duties.
12.11.2013 Head of Homel Regional Court directs the case of Dzianis Rabianok for a new trial
It took the activist of the United Civil Party from Kalinkavichy Dzianis Rabianok seven months to succeed in protecting his rights. Back in April he was attacked by Recall that in April this year by an aggressive neighbour who sprayed pepper spray in his face.
12.11.2013 Foreigners taken to a forest near Kurapaty, beaten and threatened
The victims, Azerbaijan, Tajik and Armenian nationals, reported about mass violence by men in civilian clothes, who seized, beat and intimidated them.
11.11.2013 Policeman sentenced to 6 years in jail for squeezing out testimonies
According to the newspaper “Krychauskaya Zhyttsio”, on 31 October the Babruisk inter-district military court sentenced a Krychau policeman to 6 years years of jail under Part 3 of Art. 426 of the Criminal Code (abuse of power or authority ) and paragraph 9 of Part 2 of Art . 147 of the Criminal Code (intentional infliction of a serious bodily injury), without confiscation of property, with deprivation of the special title of "senior police sergeant", with disqualification to hold certain positions for a period of five years.
05.11.2013 Struggle against the impunity of Svetlahorsk police continues
Appeals of human rights defenders of “Viasna” forced the prosecutor of the Svetlahorsk district Uladzimir Tarasenka to cancel the decision not to institute criminal proceedings in connection with the death of the Svetlahorsk resident Aliaksandr Akulich at the detention of facility of the Svetlahorsk District Police Department.
02.11.2013 Babruisk: blogger Aleh Zhalnou punished with a fine
In the evening on 1 November Judge Natallia Charapukha finished the trial of Aleh Zhalnou and punished him with a fine of 20 basic units.
11.10.2013 Babruisk blogger Aleh Zhalnou litigates with traffic police
Aleh Zhalnou, known for his blog in which he exposed the illegal actions of the police and traffic police, is in court again. This time the local traffic police try to prove Judge Natallia Charapukha that Aleh and his son Aliaksei used physical violence against them. In their turn, The Zhalnous insist that they didn't show any resistance to the police, but have themselves become victims of abuse of powers by the traffic police.
17.09.2013 Ihar Ptichkin was beaten by riot control group
Some details about the death of a Valadarka prison inmate became known.
19.08.2013 Prosecutor General's Office bounces Young Front’s appeal on recent death in Minsk detention center
The General Prosecutor's Office did not respond to an appeal of the youth organization "Young Front" (registered in the Czech Republic) on the situation with the death of Ihar Ptsichkin in the Minsk-based detention center No. 1. Instead, Prosecutor in charge of supervision over the legality of the execution of criminal penalties, A. Malashevich, forwarded the appeal to the head of the Department of Corrections of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Lt. Col. Darashko.
09.08.2013 Babruisk: Viachaslau Sheleh got assaulted by a man who introduced himself as police major
In the evening of 8 August the activist of the Belarusian Christian DemocracyViachaslau Sheleh went to the Police Department of the Babruisk City Executive Committee in order to take his wife for an interrogation at the Investigation Committee in connection with the recent kidnapping of their daughter Natallila.
06.08.2013 Strange death of inmate in Minsk detention facility No.1
Inmate Ihar Ptsichkin died in detention facility No. 1 in Minsk on 4 August.
01.08.2013 Committee to Protect Children Established in Babruisk
Human rights activists, journalists and representatives of political movements formed a committee to protect children in connection with the recent kidnapping of the daughter of the Babruisk activist of the organizing committee of the party "Belarusian Christian Democracy" Viachaslau Sheleh. This decision was approved at their roundtable in Babruisk.
24.07.2013 Svetlahorsk resident seeks prosecution of policemen responsible for her son’s death
After a year of fruitless appeals submitted to various authorities, Mrs. Valiantsina Akulich came for help to the Human Rights Center "Viasna". After consulting Viasna’s lawyers, she sent to the prosecutor of Svetlahorsk district a complaint against the order of Senior Investigator at Svetlahorsk regional department of the Investigative Committee Uladzimir Piatochanka who refused to open a criminal investigation into the death of her son, Aliaksandr Akulich.
22.07.2013 Colony’s administration takes revenge at prisoners for telling about tortures
Prisoners of the penal colony in Navasady undergo pressure on the part of their wardens for spreading information on tortures.
16.07.2013 Niakliayeu to stand trial on July 25
The trial in the case of former presidential candidate Uladzimir Niakliaeu is scheduled for July 25. Charter97.org received this information from Niakliaeu.
