The Human Rights Center “Viasna”

News for 12 Nov 2013

12.11.2013 Head of Homel Regional Court directs the case of Dzianis Rabianok for a new trial

It took the activist of the United Civil Party from Kalinkavichy Dzianis Rabianok seven months to succeed in protecting his rights. Back in April he was attacked by Recall that in April this year by an aggressive neighbour who sprayed pepper spray in his face.

12.11.2013 International experts analyze the Belarusian legislation in the sphere of NGOs

International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL) prepared an analysis of the legislation of the Republic of Belarus on the non-profit organizations. This is by far the most thorough and comprehensive review of the Belarusian non-profit law and the legal environment of non-governmental organizations.

12.11.2013 Belarus remains at bottom of Eastern Partnership media freedom lis

Minsk, 11 November. Belarus has again been ranked last among the six Eastern Partnership participating countries in a media freedom index compiled by Ukraine`s Internews with the support of the European Union, Andrei Bastunets, deputy chairman of the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ), told reporters in Minsk on Monday.

12.11.2013 Administrative case against Yauhen Kontush gets dropped due to lack of evidence of his guilt

On 11 November in Minsk Tsentralny District Court held a second trial on the administrative case of an activist of the National-Bolshevik movement Yauhen Kontush, who on 22 August had been sentenced to a fine of 12 basic units by Judge Viktoryia Shabunia under Article 23.34 of the Administrative Code, a violation of the order of organizing and holding mass events.

12.11.2013 Foreigners taken to a forest near Kurapaty, beaten and threatened

The victims, Azerbaijan, Tajik and Armenian nationals, reported about mass violence by men in civilian clothes, who seized, beat and intimidated them.

12.11.2013 Uladzimir Yaromenak to serve three-month arrest

It took the board of judges of the Minsk City Court just seven minutes to consider Uladzimir Yaromenak's appeal against the verdict of the Pershamaiski District Court of Minsk, by which he was sentenced to three months of arrest.

12.11.2013 Ales Bialiatski earns about $2 a month working six days a week

Ales Bialiatski earns about 20,000 rubles, and can spend just about 130,000 rubles in the prison shop.

12.11.2013 Authorities cover up black lists' compilers

Officials conceal on the basis of which document independent web-sites have been included in the list of Internet information sources with limited access.