News for 21 Jan 2013

Monitoring of Post-Election Events

21.01.2013 Monitoring of Post-Election Events

Monitoring of Post-Election Events Following the Election to the Chamber of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus of the 5th Convocation

21.01.2013 Riot police disrupt concert in Brest

From 50 to 70 people are reported to have been detained.

21.01.2013 Pressure increased on Musski

Mikhail Musski is doing the involuntary military service in the military unit No 44540 in Lapichy.

Homel rights defenders re-address Minister of Internal Affairs on “Roma issue”

21.01.2013 Homel rights defenders re-address Minister of Internal Affairs on “Roma issue”

Homel human rights defenders Marya Klimovich and Ales Yauseyenka submitted another statement to Interior Minister Ihar Shunevich urging him to promptly address the so-called “Roma issue”. In June 2012, they filed an appeal to the Interior Minister with a request not to specify the nationality of criminals in mass media publications, so that it did not lead to discrimination based on nationality.

21.01.2013 Opposition activists in Hrodna region complain to State Control Committee about forest destruction

Opposition activists in Slonim have complained to the State Control Committee about what they view as the illegal destruction of a forest close to the city in the Hrodna region.

21.01.2013 Journalist Volha Klaskowski fighting deportation from Sweden

Belarusian journalist Volha Klaskowski is fighting her deportation from Sweden, where she was granted political asylum several years ago, said BelaPAN.

21.01.2013 Anastasia Dashkevich: Dzmitry has a disease aggravated because of the stresses

On 19 January Anastasia Dashkevich learnt about the aggravation of the political prisoner’s illness from his recent letter.

Baranavichy human rights defender urges Supreme Court to address his case

21.01.2013 Baranavichy human rights defender urges Supreme Court to address his case

Baranavichy human rights defender Siahei Housha filed today a complaint to the Supreme Court with a request to review the rulings by Baranavichy Court and Brest Regional Court.

21.01.2013 GayBelarus leader shortly detained by border troops

Siarhei Androsenka, leader of the GayBelarus NGO, was shortly detained by the Belarusian border officers while returning from Warsaw on 19 January, Radio Free Europe/Radio Europe reports.

Hrodna human rights defenders to appeal absurd verdict

21.01.2013 Hrodna human rights defenders to appeal absurd verdict

On 29 January, Hrodna Regional Court is expected to hear a joint appeal filed by local human rights defenders Viktar Sazonau, Uladzimir Khilmanovich and Raman Yurhel to challenge the verdict pronounced by the city’s Leninski District Court back on 5 January.

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