News for 8 Jan 2013

Fans help "Dai Darogu" rock band to pay fine for insult of state official

08.01.2013 Fans help "Dai Darogu" rock band to pay fine for insult of state official

The Belarusian punk band "Dai Darogu" was sentenced to pay a fine of 10 million Belarusian rubles for an alleged assault of the head of the youth affairs department of the Brest City Executive Committee. The fans managed to gather 1 million rubles in less than a week.

Landmark UN decision: Ales Bialiatski’s detention arbitrary, release and compensation requested

08.01.2013 Landmark UN decision: Ales Bialiatski’s detention arbitrary, release and compensation requested

Paris-Geneva, December 21, 2012. At its 64th session, the United Nations (UN) Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) adopted decision A/HRC/WGAD/2012/39, published on November 23, in which it found that the detention of Mr. Ales Bialiatski, President of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) “Viasna” and FIDH Vice-President, was arbitrary.

"BelSat" calls on people to send postcards to politial prisoners

08.01.2013 "BelSat" calls on people to send postcards to politial prisoners

The TV channel created some trailers, at which TV hosts and journalists are signing postcards for the civil and political activists who are kept behind bars.

Environmental regulations violated during dismantlement of wooden church in Homel

08.01.2013 Environmental regulations violated during dismantlement of wooden church in Homel

As it follows from the answer, received by the civil activist Kanstantsin Zhukouski, the laws on protection of the environment were violated during the dismantlement of the wooden buildings in the center of Homel.

Homel authorities hinder registration of "Stop Drinking – Start Living"

08.01.2013 Homel authorities hinder registration of "Stop Drinking – Start Living"

The civil initiative "Khopic Pic – Treba Zhyc" ("Stop Drinking – Start Living") cannot get a legal status due to the obstacles put by the authorities. According to the initiative's activist Kanstantsin Zhukouski, at first they faced the trouble of getting a legal address.

Homel human rights defenders ask to be punished for photos on the web

08.01.2013 Homel human rights defenders ask to be punished for photos on the web

The Homel human rights defenders Anatol Paplauny and Leanid Sudalenka ask the head of the Chyhunachny District Police Department of Homel Henadz Khmaryk to give them administrative charges for the photo in the Internet, in which they express solidarity with their colleague, political prisoner Ales Bialiatski, and congratulate him on the jubilee.

Film about Ales Bialiatski and "Viasna" activities issued at "BelSat" TV channel

08.01.2013 Film about Ales Bialiatski and "Viasna" activities issued at "BelSat" TV channel

The central characters of the documentary are the head of the HRC "Viasna", his wife Natallia Pinchuk and the teacher Natallia Ilyinich, who was dismissed from work for political reasons, and whom the human rights defenders assisted in the protection of her rights.

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