News for 17 Jun 2009

Oppositionists demand to drop charge against human rights activist Svetsik

17.06.2009 Oppositionists demand to drop charge against human rights activist Svetsik

Several members of the Conservative Christian Party BPF Yan Taupyha, Yan Dziarzhautsau, as well as a non-partisan activist Barys Khamaida, have addressed Judge of Vitsebsk Regional Court Halina Urbanovich with a demand to drop charges against the local human rights activist Leanid Svetsik, who is prosecuted for fomenting national hatred by the local KGB department. They claim that the prosecution is groundless and demand to prosecute the actual offenders who threatened them with violence for their political views. The judge has turned down the motion by the oppositionists, who have declared themselves victims in the case, having strong doubt about the guilt of the accused. Still, she has filed the motion to the case materials.

17.06.2009 Protestant believer fined for distributing Bible

Piotr Malanachkin, member of the Belarusian Evangelical Church, has been detained by Horki police as he was distributing the Bible and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. He was later fined BYR 175,000 by the administrative commission of Horki Town Executive Committee.

Lawsuit against Sovetskaya Belorussiya turned down

17.06.2009 Lawsuit against Sovetskaya Belorussiya turned down

Minsk Savetski Court has turned down the claim by the civil activist Halina Yubko against the Sovetskaya Belorussiya major pro-government newspaper and its journalist Viktar Panamarou, following the publication of an article ‘providing a biased coverage’ of the civil campaign headed by Mrs.Yubko. The activist says she is going to appeal the verdict at Minsk City Court.

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