The Human Rights Center “Viasna”

News for 1 Apr 2011

01.04.2011 Raman Kisliak addresses Prosecutor General

Brest lawyer and human activist filed two similar complaints – one with the Prosecutor General and the other with the prosecutor of the Leninski district of Brest. He demands to draw to legal account a duty policeman of the Leninski District Police Department, Ivan Kalita.

01.04.2011 National-Bolsheviks detained for protest action

On 1 April 10 participants of the action of protest against the closure of the national hospital of the penalty execution department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs were detained.

01.04.2011 Criminal cases of Statkevich, Uss and some other participants of 19 December rally passed to court

Prosecutors have also passed to court the cases against Aliaksandr Klaskouski, Aliaksandr Kviatkevich, Dzmitry Bulanau, Andrei Pazniak and Artsiom Hrybkou (all charged with violating part 2 of article 293).

01.04.2011 Forced dactilography of population is going on

In Salihorsk, workers of the Belaruskalii, and Building Trust #3 receive “directions” for dactilography from the “ideology officers” of theses state enterprises. It’s worth mentioning that these “documents” don’t contain any seals or signatures of competent authorities. Moreover, according to the recently adopted Law On State Dactylographyc Registration, the people who are liable to military service must be directed for dactilography by the military enlistment offices. However, in practice the “invitations” for dactilography are most often issued by the police, which is a direct violation of the legislation.

01.04.2011 Violent detention of participant of 19 December rally

A Slutsk resident, Vadzim Ramanau, was detained and beaten in an apartment in Bialetski Street in Minsk.

01.04.2011 Hrodna authorities create new problems to human rights defender Tatsiana Rudkouskaya

In February 2011 Tatsiana was trice summonsed to the organized crime department of the Leninski district of Hrodna, allegedly in connection with complaints of some elderly dwellers of the house, whose housing committee Rudkouskaya used to head.

01.04.2011 Kirausk: democratic activist fired after 2010 election stays redundant

Aliaksandr Baran, an activist of the electoral team of the presidential candidate Uladzimir Niakliayeu and the civil campaign Speak Truth! has been fired from the house economy because of his activism. He hasn't been able to get another job for three months already, despite all his attempts.

01.04.2011 Salihorsk: picket against picket bans

Uladzimir Shyla, democratic activist and entrepreneur from Salihorsk has filed applications for the authorization of a number of picket. The stated place of the actions is the Budaunik stadium – the only place where street actions of the opposition are allowed.

01.04.2011 Journalists interrogated following Natallia Radzina's disappearance

On 31 March in the evening Maryna Koktysh, deputy chief editor of Narodnaya Volia, was summoned for interrogation to the KGB in relation to the disappearance of Natallia Radzina.