News on the topic: human rights defenders
03.02.2012 Minsk City Court to consider Stefanovich's appeal on 13 February
The cassation appeal of Valiantsin Stefanovich against the ruling concerning the exaction of the allegedly non-paid taxes from him will be considered by the Minsk City Court on 13 February. The hearings start at 3 p.m.
01.02.2012 Belarusian Helsinki Committee addresses Commission for Pardons
Representatives of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee are seeking to attend the sitting of the Commission for Pardons which will consider the case of the death convicts Dzmitry Kanavalau and Uladzislau Kavaliou, found guilty of terrorist act in the Minsk metro and a number of other episodes.
01.02.2012 Picket in support of Ales Bialiatski held in Stockholm
A picket in support of human rights defender Ales Bialiatski and other political prisoners in Belarus was held near the Belarusian Embassy in Stockholm on 31 January. It was organized by the Swedish human rights initiative Östgruppen in cooperation with Civil Rights Defenders, the Swedish branch of Amnesty International and the Swedish Union of Writers.
01.02.2012 Ales Bialiatski: “During bad times prison can be the best place for a human rights defender”
The head of the Human Rights Center “Viasna” is awaiting the to a penal colony.
01.02.2012 Aleh Volchak “Russian citizens went on hunger-strike in detention center”
The human rights activist reports about lots of illegal migrants in the detention center in Akrestsin Street and two Russians, who went on hunger strike.
31.01.2012 OMCT condemns arrest of human rights defender Aleh Volchak
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30.01.2012 Aleh Volchak sentenced to 4 days of arrest
Human rights activist Aleh Volchak was detained outdoors on 27 January in Minsk and guarded to the Maskouski District Police Department of Minsk.
30.01.2012 Belarusian Helsinki Committee asks General Procuracy to check information about torture of Andrei Sannikau
The reason for the appeal of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee to the General Procuracy is information which was filed by the wife of former presidential candidate Andrei Sannikau, Iryna Khalip at a press conference in Minsk on 25 January.
27.01.2012 Human rights defender Aleh Volchak detained
The human rights activist has been detained outdoors in Minsk and guarded to the Maskouski District Police Department of Minsk. The reasons for the detention aren't known yet.
27.01.2012 Polish MPs nominate Bialiatski for Nobel Peace Prize too
Signatures for the nomination of the Belarusian human rights defender and political prisoner Ales Bialiatski were collected in the Polish Parliament by representatives of the two biggest Polish parties – the ruling “Civil Platform” and the oppositional “Law and Justice”.
27.01.2012 Ales Bialiatski nominated for Nobel prize by five Ukrainian MPs
According to Roman Bezsmertny, former Ambassador of the Ukraine to Belarus, five Ukrainian parliamentarians addressed the Nobel Peace Prize Committee with a letter for the nomination of the Belarusian human rights defender Ales Bialiatski as a candidate for the Peace Prize.
26.01.2012 Mahiliou human rights centre may stop working
The reason is financial conditions set by the local authorities.
23.01.2012 Cassation appeal on Ales Bialiatski's case to be considered on 24 January
The cassation appeal of Ales Bialiatski against the verdict of the Pershamaiski District Court of Minsk will be considered by the panel of judges of the Minsk City Court on 24 January. The hearings begin on 10 a.m.
20.01.2012 Valiantsin Stefanovich appeals court ruling in tax trial
On 19 January, deputy chair of the Human Rights Center “Viasna” Valiantsin Stefanovich lodged a complaint with Minsk City Court demanding to reverse an earlier decision of 16 December 2011 by Minsk Partyzanski District Court to exact 56 mln. rubles of fine for alleged tax violations.
19.01.2012 Andrey Yurov: “I cannot say that we have achieved brilliant success in Belarus”
Well-known Russian human rights activist Andrey Yurov, head of the International Observation Mission of the Committee on International Control over the Situation with Human Rights in Belarus, wrote a brief article in which he summarized the main results of 2011 and noted the important trends for the future of the human rights movement in the CIS countries.
