News on the topic: presidential elections-2010
23.12.2010 Niakliayeu’s Brest election agent appeals election violations
Mikalai Koush, election agent of Uladzimir Niakliayeu’s campaign team, has addressed Brest Maskouski District election commission with a statement, arguing that “numerous facts are indicative of the blatant violations of the Electoral Code during the 2010 presidential election.”
23.12.2010 BHC appeals election results
On 22 December, representatives of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee submitted an appeal to the Central Election Commission, demanding to declare the presidential election results fraudulent.
23.12.2010 Ramanchuk’s election agents face obstacles in appealing voting results
Salihorsk district election commission and the local prosecutor’s office refused to register appeals against alleged election violations at some of the town’s polling stations
22.12.2010 Artsiom Dubski and Maksim Viniarski receive 15 days in prison each
According to unofficial information, Artsiom Dubski, activist of the Young Front youth opposition movement, has been sentenced to 15 days of imprisonment for participating in the 19 December protest rally in Minsk.
22.12.2010 Three election agents convicted today
Brest Maskouski court sentenced three election agents of pro-democratic candidates to 5 days of imprisonment each for alleged “disorderly conduct”.
22.12.2010 Mahiliou election commissioner appeals voting results
On 22 December, during a final meeting of Mahiliou regional election commission, Uladzimir Parfionau, activist of United Civil Party Mahiliou office and a commission member, made a public statement, denouncing the official voting results in the region.
21.12.2010 18 suspects in “mass riots” criminal case
Eighteen persons have been declared suspects in a criminal case over “mass riots” on 19 December. They may face up to 15 years of imprisonment. Apart from that, three activists, detained ahead of the polling day, are facing civil charges.
21.12.2010 Police detain Sannikau’s campaign chief Kobets
Uladzimir Kobets, head of Andrei Sannikau’s campaign team, was reportedly detained in downtown Minsk this afternoon.
21.12.2010 Election aftermath: Call to stop violence and release the detained
Over 50 partners of the Human Rights House Network sent a letter of concern to the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko today, condemning the crackdown on demonstrators, arrests and beatings of journalists, human rights defenders and opposition candidates, which happened in the aftermath of the Presidential elections on 19 December 2010 in Belarus.
21.12.2010 Assembly of Pro-Dem NGOs condemns mass repressions against peaceful protesters
The Belarusian Assembly of Pro-Democratic NGOs released a statement, condemning the mass repressions against the peaceful protesters, detained on 19 and 20 December in Minsk.
20.12.2010 Vote count procedure termed “bad” by OSCE
The OSCE/ODIHR has not recognized the presidential election to be democratic.
20.12.2010 PRELIMINARY report of independent observation
Peaceful conduct of the election was marred on the evening of election day, 19 December, when riot police brutally dispersed a crowd protesting against unfair conduct of the election.
20.12.2010 HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS FOR FREE ELECTIONS RAIDED AND STAFF DETAINED
At approximately 3:15am on 20 December, following the 19 December Belarusian presidential election, special forces personnel raided the office of Human Rights Centre “Viasna” in central Minsk. At 3:45am, ten staff present were detained, including lawyers Valentin Stefanovich and Vladimir Labkovich, and taken to the police department of Pervomaisky district of Minsk.
20.12.2010 Blatant fraud in Minsk: 480 ballots missing from ballot box
According to independent observers, a blatant case of election rigging was registered at Minsk polling station # 104, after 480 ballots appeared to be missing from the ballot box.
20.12.2010 Dozens people apply for medical aid after riot police beat protesters
According to information received by the Human Rights Center “Viasna’, dozens of people applied for medical aid, after riot police violently broke up a 10,000 protest rally in Minsk Nezalezhnastsi Square.
