30.11.2010 CEC pronounces warning to Rymasheuski and Statkevich, they remain candidates

They have been punished for the organization of an unauthorized meeting in October Square on November 24.

14.10.2010 Central Election Commission warns electoral team of Uladzimir Niakliayeu

The Central Electoral Commission issued a warning to the electoral team of the potential candidate for president Uladzimir Niakliayeu for an alleged violation of the electoral legislation.

20.09.2010 Ministry of Information warns "Brest Newspaper"

Official warning for dissemination of false information has been signed by the First Deputy Minister of Information Lilia Ananich. The reason for sanctions has been the article "Eco-settlements to save those who are tired of the city", published on September 14.

17.09.2010 Another warning to “Narodnaya Volya” newspaper

It is the forth warning to the independent newspaper since the begging of the year.

Minister of information Aleh Pralyaskouski issued another warning to “Narodnaya Volya”, the press service of the Belarusian Association of Journalists informs.

15.09.2010 Supreme Economical Court turned down ’Nasha Niva’ lawsuit

The chief editor of Nasha Niva Andrei Skurko, an expert linguist- candidate of philological sciences Nadzeya Shakun and witnesses – the readers of the newspaper who did not manage to buy the issue in the newsstand, appeared in the Supreme Economical Court, at the trial Nasha Niva vs. the Ministry of Information. Predictably enough, the court turned down the lawsuit of the newspaper and left the warnings of the ministry in force.

02.09.2010 Ministry of Justice afraid of solidarity fund

The trade union was warned that it can face troubles because of the establishment of the fund of solidarity. The decision about the establishment of the fund for giving financial support to participants of strikes was taken by the Council of the Trade Union on the initiative of the trade union organization of the Lios factory situated in the town of Baran (the Vitsebsk region).

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.

23.08.2010 Justice Ministry issued warning to “Adradzhenne” Belarusian Popular Front party

The public association finds the violation for which the warning has been issued a provocation of the authorities.

The formal pretext for the warning was a complaint of some dweller of Babrujsk. She stated that she had been nominated as a member of the election commission from Mahilyou regional organization of the Belarusian Popular Front “Adradzhenne” without her consent.

11.08.2010 Prosecutor Office issued warning to Belsat journalist for a report about heat

Tatsyana Bublikava received an official warning for her journalistic activities without accreditation from the Foreign Affairs Ministry.

Supervision agencies considered legality of her work in connection with an application from an agronomist of Uritskaye agricultural production co-operative, “Salidarnasts” reports.

28.07.2010 Private socio-political weekly ‘Nasha Niva’ got two warnings at once

In one week the newspaper has received two warnings from the Information Ministry for publications indirectly related to Godfather, a documentary about Aliaksandr Lukashenka broadcast on the Russian TV channel NTV.

21.06.2010 Ministry of Trade issues warning to Novy Chas newspaper

The Belarusian Ministry of Trade issued an official warning to the Novy Chas independent newspaper after the paper advertised the programs of the BelSat independent satellite TV channel, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reports.

11.06.2010 ’Novy Chas’ newspaper received a warning

The regional socio-political edition Novy Chas received a warning from the Ministry of Information. The newspaper is accused of having omitted in its imprint the patronymic of the chief editor, the bar code and the name of the organ of the state government in the sphere of the mass media.

09.06.2010 Opposition newspaper 'Tovarishch' warned as well

The Information Ministry of Belarus has issued an official warning to founders of Tovarishch, the printed organ of the Belarusian Leftist Party Fair World.

02.06.2010 ’Narodnaya Volia’ issued with third warning

The previous ones were issued by the Ministry of Information in November and December 2009.

13.05.2010 Procuracy warns entrepreneur for ‘biased commentaries’

On 13 May Viktar Chaikouski, Chairperson of the Brest branch of the Republican civil association Perspective, received an official warning from the Brest Region Procuracy.