25.03.2010 Just World Rahachou member not registered

Mrs. F. Pauliukova, member of the ‘Just World’ party, was refused registration as candidate for Hadzilavichy village council (Rahachou district, Homel region). The local party activists think this occurred due to a mistake by head of the village executive committee.

25.03.2010 BPF candidate interrogated by KGB

Andrei Talkavets, Belarusian Popular Front member, who is running in Northern constituency number 2 of Drahichyn, Brest region, was incited for a conversation to the local FGB office immediately after his registration as candidate.

25.03.2010 Zhlobin pro-dem candidate refused registration

One of the representatives of the ‘Just World’ party nominated for candidates in Zhlobin district Aliaksandr Pilipenka was refused registration, since his current residence does not belong to the district.

25.03.2010 Mahiliou BSDPH activist refused registration as candidate

Andrei Dvihun, head of Mahiliou Leninski office of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party Hramada, was not registered as a candidate, after 7 signatures collected by his campaign team were found invalid. The politician stresses that his team collected 90 signatures and he can guarantee every signature.

25.03.2010 Police arrest activists ahead of Freedom Day

A number of political and civil activists were detained by the police ahead of the Freedom Day demonstration in Minsk, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reports.

25.03.2010 Lyabedzka fined for solidarity with Union of Poles

The leader of the United Civil party fined 30 basic units.

On March 25 the court of Valozhyn districy considered a case against the leader of the United Civil Party Anatol Lyabedzka, who was detained in Valozhyn on February 15 near the building of a military base where the trial over Tereza Sobal was held, BelaPAN informs.

25.03.2010 Future candidate demanded to account for car sold in 1972

A potential candidate from Masty district Liavon Karpovich is required to submit another income declaration, after he failed to declare a 1969 Zaporozhets in the previous statement. At the same time, the car, mentioned by the election commission, was sold back in 1972.

25.03.2010 For Freedom activist refused registration as candidate

Spartyunaya constituency election commission number 49 (the town of Rechytsa) refused to register local ‘For Freedom’ member Andrei Stryzhak a candidate for the Homel Regional Council, after 19 out of 168 signatures collected by his campaign team were found invalid.

25.03.2010 38 out of 40 Salihorsk constituencies to be non-alternative

The official data released upon the completion of the registration stage show that in 38 out of 40 constituencies of the town of Salihorsk there will be only one candidate.

25.03.2010 Mahiliou residents harassed by election commission members

According to Alaiaksei Paulouski, running in Zavadskaya constituency number 3 of Vitsebsk, his potential voters are asked to withdraw their signatures collected by his campaign team.

25.03.2010 Young Front member fined

Ales Kirkevich, deputy chair of the Young Front’s Hrodna office, was fined BYR 1,225,000 by Judge Ksenia Stasiukevich of Hrodna Leninski Court, after he was arrested while distributing the Christian Defense independent newspaper.

25.03.2010 Kalinkavichy authorities blunder

A misprint made in the post address of Ruslan Miatlitski, Kalinkavichy ‘For Freedom’ coordinator, deprived the activist a right to appeal the authorities’ refusal to include him on the local election commission.

25.03.2010 2 BCD activists refused registration as candidates

Two Belarusian Christian Democracy activists Valery Valazhonak and Bahuslau Matsuk, who intended to run for Miory district council, were refused registration as candidates, after 15% of signatures collected by their campaign teams were found invalid.

25.03.2010 Minsk resident demands to stop canvassing for unregistered pro-government candidate

Minsk resident Mrs. Tamara Siarhei lodged a complaint with the Central Election Commission against the violation of the electoral legislation, after election leaflets of still unregistered pro-government candidate Uladzimir Halaburda were reported to be distributed and a an interview with the candidate was published in the major Minski kurier state-owned newspaper.

25.03.2010 Homel Regional Court turns down claim by For Freedom activist

Homel Regional Court dismissed the claim by Piotr Kuzniatsou, Homel regional coordinator of the ‘For Freedom’ movement, lodged after his campaign team for the collection of signatures was not granted registration by local election commission due to exceeding number of its members.