News for 24 Aug 2011

24.08.2011 Political prisoner Zmitser Dashkevich reports torture

Young Front leader Zmitser Dashkevich says he had been repeatedly subjected to torture while serving his term in a penal colony in Horki, Mahiliou region, Young Front’s press-service reports.

24.08.2011 Lithuanian journalists banned from entering Belarus

The LTV Lithuanian television crew has not been allowed entering Belarus, after journalist Ruta Lankininkaite was declared a non-grata person by the Belarusian border troops, European Raido for Belarus reports, quoting www.delfi.lt.

24.08.2011 Mahiliou court reverses verdict to journalists

The administrative case of Viktar Masalovich and Viktar Kachan, reporters of the Babruiski kurier independent newspaper, is going to be reheard, as ruled by Mahiliou Regional Court, European Radio for Belarus reports.

24.08.2011 Vitsebsk authorities keep banning pickets

Vitsebsk pro-democratic activist Khrystafor Zhaliapau says he still hopes to stage a picket of support to Belarusian political prisoners, despite another ban by local executive authorities, www.news.vitebsk.cc reports.

Hrodna police raid pro-democratic office

24.08.2011 Hrodna police raid pro-democratic office

Hrodna police searched the office of local pro-democratic activists after human rights defender Viktar Sazonau was detained in a picket of support to Viasna’s leader Ales Bialiatski last evening.

FIDH President Souhayr Belhassen: "Our warmest thoughts are with you, dear Ales"

24.08.2011 FIDH President Souhayr Belhassen: "Our warmest thoughts are with you, dear Ales"

FIDH President Souhayr Belhassen has sent a letter of support to the imprisoned chair of the Human Rights Center "Viasna" and FIDH Vice-President Ales Bialiatski.

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