News on the topic: warning
07.06.2011 Belarusian Helsinki Committee received second warning
The Ministry of Justice issued the second warning to the Belarusian Helsinki Committee this year, allegedly because of “continuous violations of the tax legislation”.
03.06.2011 Human rights defender asks Ministry of Justice to punish Belarusian National Youth Union (BRSM)
A Vitsebsk human rights defender, representative of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee Pavel Levinau addressed the Justice Minister asking to punish the pro-governmental “state NGO” Belarusian National Youth Union for improper use of its name.
22.04.2011 9 warnings to journalists in 7 days
Belarusian mass media have encountered increasing harassment following a terrorist act in Minsk metro on 11 April, with 10 warnings addressed to individual journalists and editorial boards within just 7 days between 12 and 19 April following the blast.
21.04.2011 Ministry of Information issues a warning to Arche magazine
A reason for the warning was incorrect output data of the magazine issue dedicated to the events on December 19.
21.04.2011 Official warning for comment on blog
On April 18 the editor-in-chief of “Babrujski kurjer” newspaper Anatoly Sanatsenka received a registered letter with delivery notification from the prosecutor’s office of Leninski district of Babrujsk.
20.04.2011 Procuracy warns Nasha Niva again
The private socio-political weekly Nasha Niva was served an official warning by the Deputy Prosecutor General M.Kuklis for the article Colonel Baradach: Explosives Were Brought by Officers of a Secret Service where the former colonel of special-mission military troops expressed the opinion that the terrorist act in the Minsk metro could be ordered by some state officials who are interested in the destabilization of the situation in the country.
19.04.2011 “Nasha Niva” editor-in-chief warned for disclosing case materials
The editor-in-chief of “Nasha Niva” newspaper Andrei Skurko was summoned to the KGB and warned about possible responsibility for divulging materials of the case opened after the blast in Minsk metro on April 11.
15.04.2011 Babruisk: journalist Anatol Sanatsenka tells about pressurization by procuracy
Anatol Sanatsenka, editor of the electronic socio-political newspaper Babruiski Kur’yer, made a statement concerning pressurization exercised by the procuracy:
14.04.2011 Horki: socio-political newspaper Uzgorak warned by Ministry of Information
On 14 April the chief editor of the newspaper, Halina Budnaya, received an appropriate letter from the ministry. According to it, the warning is issued for a number of reasons. The first of them is the failure of the newspaper staff to inform the ministry about the change of the editor after the death of the previous one, well-known journalist and civil activist Eduard Brokarau. The other ones are the absence of the bar-code in several issues of the newspaper and alleged violations in the activities of the internet version of the newspaper.
13.04.2011 General Procuracy issues official warnings to Kostka, Milinkevich and Starykevich
"Some publications containing groundless information and insinuations concerning the tragic events in the Minsk metro, aimed at discrediting the Belarusian society and state have been distributed in some media including the Internet. In order to prevent such acts and ensure the right of citizens to receive truthful information based on objective data, the General Procuracy warned a number of persons who engaged in the mentioned activities, including civil activist Milinkevich A.U., journalist Starykevich A. and citizen Kostka V.I.” reads the appropriate press-release of the procuracy.
30.03.2011 Ales Bialiatski appeals warning in court
Leader of the Human Rights Center “Viasna” Ales Bialiatski has lodged a complaint with Minsk Tsentralny District Court, appealing a warning issued to the human rights defender by the General Prosecutor’s Office on 16 February.
23.03.2011 Barysau activist questioned and warned
On 23 March, Barysau activist Maksim Maroz was questioned by local police. The activist was asked about Barysau resident Aliaksandr Malchanau, convicted of involvement in the 19 December 2010 mass riot.
23.03.2011 Hrodna police issue numerous warnings to local pro-dem activists ahead of Freedom Day
At least eight Hrodna pro-democratic activists have been warned by the city police about possible prosecution for involvement in the 25 March Freedom Day celebrations in Minsk.
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.
23.03.2011 Opposition activists forced to sign obligations of non-involvement in 25 March events
Homel policemen force opposition activists to provide written obligations not to participate in the Freedom Day celebrations on 25 March.
