16.05.2008 Artur Finkevich in the list of restricted from traveling abroad

One of the Young Front leaders restricted from leaving Belarus since 14 May.

16.05.2008 Milinkevich fined in Salihorsk

On May 15th leader of the Movement for Freedom Aliaksandar Milinkevich was tried. Representatives of mass media were not allowed in the courtroom.

Liudmila Hraznova reports, many people, including journalists, gathered near the court building in Salihorsk. However, no one was allowed in the courtroom. The police failed to explain the reasons for such a measure

About 7 p.m. the judge announced the verdict: Aliaksandar Milinkevich, who was detained after the meeting with Salihorsk residents at a local market, was found guilty of violation of Article 23.34 of the Administrative Code and fined 20 basic units.

16.05.2008 Review-Chronicle of Human Rights Violations in Belarus in April 2008

In April the trials of several politically motivated cases were conducted in Belarus. As a result the country got 12 new political convicts, two of whom were sentenced to imprisonment. Despite the addresses of the international structures, the European countries and the US to the Belarusian authorities, politically motivated criminal persecution in Belarus continued and acquired new forms.