The Human Rights Center “Viasna”

28.04.2012 Former political prisoner Yaromenak given 7 days in custody

Uladzimir Yaromenak, a Young Front activist, has been sentenced to 7 days in custody.

27.04.2012 Chernobyl Way protesters convicted in administrative trials

Minsk Savetski District Court has considered the administrative charges brought against seven protesters detained during yesterday’s Chernobyl Way march. Zmitser Shauliukevich, Mikola Dzemidzenka, Mikhail Muski and Raman Vasilyeu were sentenced to 15 days of administrative arrest each.

26.04.2012 Former political prisoner Pavel Vinahradau sentenced to 5-day arrest

Former political prisoner Pavel Vinahradau, who was detained during his yesterday’s visit to police, has been sentenced to five days of administrative arrest by Minsk Maskouski District Court on hooliganism charges (Art. 17.1 of the Administrative Code).

13.04.2012 Court turns down the appeal of Uladzimir Niapomniashchykh

On 12 April Iryna Kavalevich, Judge of the Tsentralny District Court of Homel rejected the appeal of a police pensioner and demoratic activist Uladzimir Niapomniashchykh, who demanded that 9 mln rubles be exacted from the police for 3 days of unlawful detention.

09.04.2012 Beaten "Young Front" activists sentenced to 10 days of arrest

Zmitser Kramianetski and Mikhail Muski were detained in Minsk on Saturday evening while waiting for a train at Kupalayskaya metro station. According to Charter’97, they were stopped for inspection because of a “Young Front” cloth badge on his backpack. There was a white-red-white flag and a cross of Euphrosyne of Polatsk on the cloth badge.

04.04.2012 Deputy head of Supreme Court doesn't doubt Ihar Sluchak is a hooligan

The initiator of the civil campaign "Office work in Belarusian" Ihar Sluchak (in the photo) received an answer from the Supreme Court of Belarus, signed by the first deputy head, Aliaksandr Fedartsou (the officer who had issued the death verdicts to Dzmitry Kanavalau and Uladzislau Kavaliou).

03.04.2012 “Young Front” activists tells about incarceration conditions in Akrestsin jail

Incarceration conditions at the Centre for Offenders’ Isolation are equated to torture by inmates.

27.03.2012 Minsk court convicts another person detained in benefit concert

On 26 March Minsk Partyzanski District Court sentenced Mrs. Alena Dubovik to three days of administrative arrest.

25.03.2012 Two anarchists jailed

Two activists of the Belarusian anarchist movement – Aliaksandr Buhayou and Vital Osimau – were sentenced to administrative arrests of 5 and 3 days respectively back on 23 March.

23.03.2012 Youth activists sentenced to 5-10 days of arrest

Minsk Maskouski District Court has sentenced Young Front activist Mikola Dzemidzenka to 10 days of administrative arrest on charges of disorderly conduct.

23.03.2012 Young opposition activist jailed after being caught pasting up leaflet on Freedom Day demonstration

Young opposition activist Mikita Kavalenka, a member of European Belarus, was sentenced Thursday to six days in jail after being caught pasting up a leaflet on a sanctioned opposition demonstration to be held in Minsk on March 25.

15.03.2012 Preventive supervision established over ex-political prisoner Uladzimir Yaromenak

On 15 March the Pershamaiski District Court established the preventive supervision over former political prisoner, activist of the "Young Front" Uladzimir Yaromenak.

15.03.2012 Human rights defender Aleh Volchak cannot get his passport

As BelaPAN news agency learned from human rights activist Aleh Volchak, he filed a complaint to the prosecutor's office of the Tsentralny district of Minsk informing that policemen refuse to give back his passport.

14.03.2012 Uruccha protesters threatened with arrest

On 14 March dwellers of houses in Rusiyanau Street (Uruccha suburb of Minsk) against went out of their houses to protest against the construction of a 19-stored house for riot policemen.