News for 27 Feb 2013
27.02.2013 Political prisoner Vaskovich marks birthday in prison
Political prisoner Yauheny Vaskovich marks his 23d birthday on February 26.
27.02.2013 Zhana Litvina: BelaPAN journalist’s rights violated
The situation is quite untypical. First the journalist was allowed to carry out his professional duties, but then a police brigade was called.
27.02.2013 “Life After Prison”: a new book by Aliaksandr Tamkovich presented in Minsk (photo)
The new book by journalist Aliaksandr Tamkovich “Life After Prison” was presented yesterday in Minsk. The edition is a compilation of 27 articles, telling the stories of the participants of the tragic events of December 19, 2010, who served short prison terms for participating in the so-called “riots”.
27.02.2013 Bialynichy pro-dem activist faces charges of illegal distribution of independent newspapers and alleged defamation
Bialynichy police lieutenant Siarhei Karytkin filed two police reports on alleged administrative offences committed by local civil society activist Valery Vusik. The first report deals with the alleged libel against the chairman of the “Lebiadzianka” state-owned farm Piotr Bialou, the other relates to distributing independent newspaper “Mahiliouski Vybar”, which allegedly constitutes a violation of Article 17 of the Media Law of the Republic of Belarus.
27.02.2013 UN Human Rights Committee registers complaint by Fair World Zhlobin members
The UN Human Rights Committee has registered one of the complaints submitted by the Zhlobin members of the Left Party “Fair World” to challenge a ban imposed on a number of pickets by the local district executive committee in 2012. This was announced by head of Fair World’s district office Valery Rybchanka.
27.02.2013 Salihorsk authorities ban picket to campaign for new clinic
Mikalai Maskevich, chief ideology official of Salihorsk district executive committee, issued a ban on a rally in support of the construction of a new municipal polyclinic, thus dismissing an application of February 8 submitted by local civil society activists.
27.02.2013 Human rights defender Raman Kisliak denied information on pardoned death convicts
The letter sent by the Department of Citizenship and Pardon of the Presidential Administration and signed by its acting head Maltsau says that such information is limited in distribution, so it cannot be provided.
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