News on the topic: administrative prosecution
05.03.2013 Minsk Region Court upholds drafting of Pavel Siarhei
The panel of judges referred to the absence of laws on alternative civilian service and the groundlessness of the draftee's statements that he couldn't serve in the army because of his religious views.
28.02.2013 Slutsk football fans charged with illegal demonstrating
As the web-site of the regional newspaper “Infa-Kurier” (www.kurjer.info) reports, its readers witnessed on February 23 a police raid on a group of young men marching with a banner in the town center.
27.02.2013 Bialynichy pro-dem activist faces charges of illegal distribution of independent newspapers and alleged defamation
Bialynichy police lieutenant Siarhei Karytkin filed two police reports on alleged administrative offences committed by local civil society activist Valery Vusik. The first report deals with the alleged libel against the chairman of the “Lebiadzianka” state-owned farm Piotr Bialou, the other relates to distributing independent newspaper “Mahiliouski Vybar”, which allegedly constitutes a violation of Article 17 of the Media Law of the Republic of Belarus.
25.02.2013 Minsk court convicts youth activists
Minsk Tsentralny District Court convicted today eight members of the European Action movement detained yesterday outside Minsk Arena.
22.02.2013 Vitsebsk activists fined for solidarity with political prisoners
Judge Ina Hrabouskaya of Vitsebsk Kastrychnitski District Court sentenced today two members of the Belarusian Christian Democracy, Stanislau Laurenau and Aliaksei Kishchuk, to a fine of 3 mln rubles each, finding them guilty of holding an unsanctioned rally. Meanwhile, the Judge did not pay attention to numerous violations of the rights of both activists.
21.02.2013 Minsk court convicts activist Henik Loika
Henik Loika, the activist who staged this morning a picket in support of the Belarusian language to mark International Mother Language Day, was sentenced to five days of administrative arrest.
19.02.2013 Lida: another trial for commemorating insurgents of 1863
Another administrative case has been initiated for honoring the memory of the heroes of the 1863 anti-Russian uprising. This time the absurd repression is being used by the authorities of Lida, Hrodna region.
18.02.2013 Trial of BCD Vitsebsk activists put off till 21 February
The trial of Stanislau Laurenau and Aliaksei Kishchuk, activists of the Belarusian Christian Democracy facing administrative charges for illegal picketing in central Vitsebsk on Friday afternoon, will be resumed on 21 February, after Judge Ina Hrabouskaya met the defendants’ motion requesting a counsel.
17.02.2013 Hrodna human rights defenders don’t give up
The representatives of the human rights movement in Hrodna will appeal unfair decisions by the Courts of Lenininski District and Hrodna Region to recognize their photography posted on the Internet as an unauthorized picket, Radio Racyja reports.
13.02.2013 Minsk City Court dismisses Uladzimir Lemesh's appeal
On 12 February the Minsk City Court considered the appeal of an activist of the "European Belarus"" Uladzimir Lemesh.
08.02.2013 Head of the Mahiliou Region UCP branch appeals picket ban
On 7 February Uladzimir Shantsau filed an appropriate appeal with the Mahiliou Region Court.
08.02.2013 Ten days of arrest for a flash-mob about unemployment in Belarus
On 7 February an activist of the "Alternative" Dzmitry Silchanka was sentenced to ten days of arrest under Article 23.34 of the Code of Administrative Offenses, "Violation of the order of organization and holding mass events". The verdict was pronounced by the Savetski District Court of Minsk.
08.02.2013 Shklou: court reluctant to make policeman compensate court expenditures
On 6 February the Mahiliou Region Court turned down the appeal of the Shklou citizens Ina Khanrytsialiova and Serafima Yakauleva who had won at the Shklou District Court in an argument with the police officer Tadarenka. The woman asked the regional court to exact from him the money they had spent on advocatory services.
07.02.2013 Blooming socialism: milkmaids have to steel to no nourish their children
These days an ambulatory court session of the Bykhau District Court, presided by Dzmitry Hudyn, took place in the building of the Yamnitsy Village Soviet. The court considered the case of four milkmaids of the "Valadarski" collective farm who tried to steal 10 liters in the village of Yamnaye.
06.02.2013 Narauliany district: civil activists get fined for entering radiation zone
The police fined the Mazyr citizens who came to a village to help the WWII veteran who lives in an abandoned village on the radioactively polluted territory in the Naroulia district (in the north-eastern Belarus).
