News on the topic: administrative prosecution
05.02.2013 Biaroza activist is required to pay for trial over himself
The socio-political activist from the city of Biarozauka Vitold Ashurak received a strange note from the Lida District Court. When he phoned there he was told that he needed to pay 150,000 rubles for the court expenses of the Svislach District Court on a trial over him.
04.02.2013 Vitsebskers continue complaining to UN Human Rights Committee
The United Nations Human Rights Committee registered a complaint of the Vitsebsk coordinator of the organizing committee of the Belarusian Christian Democracy Tatsiana Seviarynets. The reason for the appeal to the HRC became the verdict of the Kastrychnitski District Court of Vitsebsk, issued 1.5 years ago, according to which she had been found guilty of violating the law on mass events and sentenced to a fine.
01.02.2013 "Solidarity chain" continued by Minsk activists
The Minsk democratic activists Aleh Lisitski and Ihar Mazheika held a photo action in support of the Hrodna human rights defenders Uladzimir Khilmanovich, Viktar Sazonau and Raman Yurhel and the Navapolatsk activists Siarhei Malashenkau and Yauhen Parchynski.
29.01.2013 Hrodna Regional Court turns down appeal by local human rights defenders
Hrodna Regional Court considered today a complaint by Hrodna human rights defenders Viktar Sazonau, Raman Yurhel and Uladzimir Khilmanovich. On January 5, Judge Vital Liatsko of Leninski District Court sentenced the activists to a fine of 500,000 each for posting a photo on the Internet, where the activists were shown holding the portraits of political prisoner Ales Bialiatski.
29.01.2013 Mikalai Ulasevich’s judicial marathon
Hrodna Regional Court considered today an appeal lodged by civil society activist Mikalai Ulasevich to contest an earlier decision of Astravets District Court, which found him guilty of an administrative offense and fined 4 mln rubles back in December 2012 as a result of as many as nine trials.
29.01.2013 Siarhei Malashenka fined 2.5 mln for solidarity with Bialiatski
Navapolatsk Town Court sentenced today local pro-democratic activist Siarhei Malashenka to a fine of 2.5 mln rubles. It was another sentence for an action staged by local activists, who following the example of Hrodna human rights defenders, took pictures with portraits of Ales Bialiatski in their hands. After the photos of Yauhen Parchynski and Siarhei Malashenka were posted online, both were charged with illegal picketing.
29.01.2013 Viasna activists express solidarity with Hrodna colleagues
Representatives of the central office of the Human Rights Center “Viasna” have held an action of solidarity with Hrodna human rights defenders – Viasna members Viktar Sazonau, Uladzimir Khilmanovich and Belarusian Helsinki Committee activist Raman Yurhel – to express their support ahead of today’s consideration of an appeal against an absurd ruling by Hrodna Leninski District Court.
24.01.2013 BCD Navapolatsk activists stand trial for taking pictures with Bialiatski’s portrait (updated)
Yauhen Parchynski and Siarhei Malashonak, Navapolatsk activists of the Belarusian Christian Democracy party, are expected to stand trial today for illegal picketing. Local police says the evidence of the offense are the photos showing the activists with Ales Bialiatski’s portrait posted on a number of independent sites. Thus, the situation repeats that of Hrodna, where human rights defenders stood trial and were fined for doing the same thing.
24.01.2013 United Civic Party leader appeals fine to Minsk City Court
Anatol Lyabedzka, leader of the United Civic Party (UCP), on Wednesday filed an appeal with the Minsk City Court against a fine imposed on him by a district court.
22.01.2013 They forgot to invite Liabedzka to the court
The UCP’s leader Anatol Liabedzka was fined to participating in an unauthorized picketing.
21.01.2013 Baranavichy human rights defender urges Supreme Court to address his case
Baranavichy human rights defender Siahei Housha filed today a complaint to the Supreme Court with a request to review the rulings by Baranavichy Court and Brest Regional Court.
21.01.2013 Hrodna human rights defenders to appeal absurd verdict
On 29 January, Hrodna Regional Court is expected to hear a joint appeal filed by local human rights defenders Viktar Sazonau, Uladzimir Khilmanovich and Raman Yurhel to challenge the verdict pronounced by the city’s Leninski District Court back on 5 January.
16.01.2013 Uladzimir Lemesh: "The police didn't let me go after the trial"
The Salihorsk activist of the "European Belarus" Uladzimir Lemesh, fined by the Pershamaiski District Court of Minsk, told about the circumstances of his detention.
16.01.2013 Human rights defenders appeal fines at Hrodna Region Court
The Hrodna human rights defenders Viktar Sazonau, Raman Yurhel and Uladzimir Khilmanovich, each of whom has been fined 1.5 million rubles for holding an "unauthorized picket" on 10 December, applied to the Hrodna Region Court.
15.01.2013 Salihorsk activist Uladzimir Lemesh punished with a fine
The Pershamaiski District Court of Minsk sentenced Uladzimir Lemesh, an activist of the "European Belarus", to pay a fine of 3 million rubles for alleged insubordination to the police (Article 23.34 of the Code of Administrative Offenses).
