The Human Rights Center “Viasna”

News for 12 Jul 2013

12.07.2013 Brest residents apply to prosecutor's office to protect their property rights

Dwellers of the house in Astroustki Street, 10 filed an appeal to the prosecutor's office. The reason is that the Brest City Executive Committee requires their eviction, citing the emergency condition of the building.

12.07.2013 Baranavichy: trial on the prohibition of Milavidy feast postponed to 15 July

On 12 July the hearings on the appeal of an activist of the civic campaign "Tell the Truth" Viachaslau Bolbat against the bans on the Milavidy fest in the memory of insurgents of 1863, issued by the Baranavichy District Executive Committee on 3 and 20 May, took place at the Baranavichy District and City Court.

12.07.2013 Trial of Vitsebsk journalist Alena Stsiapanava delayed

The Kastrychnitski District Court of Vitsebsk returned the charges against her for review by the Kastrychnitski District Police Department of Vitsebsk.

12.07.2013 Ales Bialiatski doesn't believe he will be released soon

The imprisoned head of the Human Rights Center "Viasn" wrote it in his letter to Tamara Matskevich, the deputy head of the Belarusian Language Society. Despite the hard conditions in the penitentiary No. 2 in Babruisk, Bialiatski keeps bravely.

12.07.2013 Mahiliou resients require apologies from Lukashenka for threat to "tear off heads"

Eleven residents of Mahiliou expressed dissatisfaction with the facts of advocating violence, rudeness and death threats addressed to state officials, allowed by the head of the state in the live air of the Belarusian TV.

12.07.2013 Homel residents join "Week of Political Prisoners"

An action in support of political prisoners is held by the public-political center in Paleskaya Street, 52 in Homel and was organized by the Homel human rights defenders from "Viasna" and "Salidarnasts". All interested people can come there and write postcards for the Belarusian political prisoners.

12.07.2013 Zhlobin: court admits the mistake, but dismisses the claim

Judge of the Zhlobin District Court Sniazhana Halavenchyk dismissed the claim of the human rights activist Leanid Sudalenka in favor of a worker of the Belarusian Steel Works (BSW) Maryia Mirayeuskaya with the requirement to collect a pension from her employer for more than four years.

12.07.2013 Bykhau policemen to be deprived of wage bonuses

The reason for this is their lack of professionalism. In a letter received from the Ministry of Internal Affairs by a villager of the village Dabuzha (Bykhau district, Mahiliou region) Aliaksandr Shachanok, it is stated that the facts drawn by the villager in his letter to the ministry, were confirmed and the police department of the Mahiliou Regional Executive Commitee was ordered to conduct a repeated check-up and draw the guilty to the legal account.