News for August 2011

25.08.2011 Actions of solidarity with Belarus in Stockholm and Malmö

Hundreds of people are taking part in them in both Swedish cities.

Svislach and Biaroza authorities ban pickets of support to Bialiatski

25.08.2011 Svislach and Biaroza authorities ban pickets of support to Bialiatski

The executive authorities of Svislach (Hrodna region) and Biaroza (Brest region) have banned pickets of support to Viasna leader Ales Bialiatski scheduled for 27 August and 24 August, respectively.

25.08.2011 Viasna members interrogated

2 Viasna activists – Viktar Sazonau (Hrodna) and Alena Laptsionak (Minsk) – have been interrogated by investigators of the financial investigation department of the State Control Committee.

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.

23.08.2011 Minsk picketers released

The 6 human rights defenders detained during a picket of support to Ales Bialiatski have been released without charges.

Journalists detained in picket of support to ales Bialiatski in Mahiliou

23.08.2011 Journalists detained in picket of support to ales Bialiatski in Mahiliou

2 journalists (Alina Skrybunova and Yauhen Hlushakou), as well as civil activist Pavel Varashylau have been detained as a result of a picket of support to chair of Human Rights Center “Viasna” in Mahiliou.

6 activists detained in picket of support to Ales Bialiatski in Minsk

23.08.2011 6 activists detained in picket of support to Ales Bialiatski in Minsk

6 activists have been detained following a picket of support to Viasna’s leader Ales Bialiatski staged in downtown Minsk this afternoon.

23.08.2011 Speak the Truth denied registration

The “Speak the Truth” civil campaign has been denied registration by the Ministry of Justice, European Radio for Belarus reports, quoting the campaign’s co-founder Siarhei Vazniak.

Hrodna human rights defender Sazonau detained

23.08.2011 Hrodna human rights defender Sazonau detained

Hrodna human rights defender Viktar Sazonau has been detained in a protest staged by local activists in support of Viasna’s leader Ales Bialiatski this afternoon.

Bialiatski’s son fined BYR 350,000

23.08.2011 Bialiatski’s son fined BYR 350,000

Adam Bialiatski, son of imprisoned human rights defender Ales Bialiatski, has been fined BYR 350,000 by Minsk Tsentralny District Court for alleged disorderly conduct during yesterdays’ protest in central Minsk.

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