News for January 2012
05.01.2012 Vitsebsk: Siarhei Kavalenka refuses to stop hunger-strike
On 4 January a lawyer met with an activist from Vitsebsk, who was arrested and placed into a detention facility for a period of investigation of a criminal case against him.
05.01.2012 KGB doesn’t return passport to Dashkevich
On 4 January Anastasia Palazhanka filed a complaint to the General Prosecutor’s Office in connection with the refusal of KGB to return the passport to her fiancé Zmitser Dashkevich.
05.01.2012 American Bar Association considers conviction of Bialiatski as illegal
American lawyers released an expert declaration in the case of Belarusian human rights activist Ales Bialiatski.
05.01.2012 Political prisoner Vasil Parfiankou put under preventive surveillance
On 5 January Judge of the Pershamaiski district court of Minsk Siarhei Bandarenka ordered to put Vasil Parfiankou under preventive surveillance for 12 months because the political prisoner “does not mend his way”.
05.01.2012 Political prisoner Mikalai Statkevich to be transferred to stricter security prison for 3 years
The political prisoner “does not strive for freedom and intends to continue his criminal activity”, the penal colony administration thinks.
04.01.2012 Pavel Vinahradau sentenced to 7 days of arrest
Judge of the Maskouski District Court Aliaksandr Kostrykau found former political prisoner, activist of the civil campaign “Tell The Truth!” Pavel Vinahradau guilty of committing an administrative offence under Article 17.1 of the Administrative Code of Belarus, BelaPAN news agency reports.
04.01.2012 Vitsebsk: prison administration refuses to accept water for hungering activist
Siarhei Kavalenka, a member of the Conservative-Christian Party “Belarusian Popular Front”, has been on a hunger-strike of protest for the 16th day already. This is how he protests against the ungrounded, in his opinion, accusation of avoidance from serving punishment. According to Alena Kavalenka, they once again rejected drinking water for her husband. She thinks that this is a torture with regard to a person who is on a hunger strike and has many chronic diseases.
04.01.2012 “Young Front” activist Ales Kirkevich issued with a warning
He signed for the first warning for public order violation there. It was connected with Kirkevich's detention in September 2011. Let us remind you, he disseminated leaflets with the information about the 21 September silent protest action then.
04.01.2012 Heorhi Stankevich demands that court drops his case
Heorhi Stankevich, editor of the small-circulation newspaper “Kryvinka”, distributed in the Beshankovichy district, is charged with violation of the distribution rules. He was to have been tried for it on 4 January. However, Heorhi didn't manage to come due to an illness.
04.01.2012 Brest: Viktar Chaikouski appeals against unlawful arrest
Viktar Chaikouski, deputy chairperson of the national public association “Perspective”, filed an appeal with the Brest Region Court.
04.01.2012 Vitsebsk: Taras Surhan receives double penalty
On 31 December 2011 the activist of the “European Belarus” Taras Surhan was summonsed to the Chyhunachny District Police Department of Vitsebsk, allegedly for a “prophylactic talk”. However, he had hardly managed to leave the police station when he was detained by riot police and returned there.
03.01.2012 Homel oppositionists appeal against unlawful arrest
Uladzimir Katsora and Uladzimir Niapomniashchykh addressed the Tsentrany District Court of Mahiliou with an appeal against the unlawful arrest.
03.01.2012 Brest: third registration denial to Brest city organization of “Fair World”
The Brest city organization of the Belarusian Leftist Party “Fair World” received another refusal to register the legal address of the organization in the private house which belonged to the head of the party structure, Liudmila Dzenisenka.
03.01.2012 Hrodna: Raman Yurhel got dismissed for “truancy”
Civil activist Raman Yurhel was dismissed from the private firm “ABC”. The matter is that he spent 16 days on a sick leave during one month of work.
03.01.2012 Opposition activist is expelled from college again
While Maladechna resident Pavel Siarhei was serving his arrest for participation in the peaceful street action of 19 December 2011, a letter about his expulsion from Maladechna State Polytechnic College because of “truancy” was sent to his home.
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