News for 5 Mar 2014
05.03.2014 Constitutional court refuses to initiate bringing the national legislation in line with the international undertakings of the Republic of Belarus
Human rights activist Siarhei Housha received a letter signed by the head of the Secretariat of the Constitutional Court A. Karavai, stating that his appeal was considered on the grounds of Art. 22 of the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus on Judicial System and Status of Judges and the Law of the Republic of Belarus "On applications of citizens and legal persons".
05.03.2014 Baranavichy: activist gets detained for action of solidarity with Ukraine
On March 4, civil society activist Uladzimir Hundar held one-man picket of solidarity with the Ukrainian people.
05.03.2014 Mahiliou: member of Belarusian Social Democratic Party forcedly evicted from dormitory
Today, March 4, bailiffs evicted a member of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Hramada) Mikhail Zalozny from the dorm of “Mahiliouablselbud” in Kasmanauty Street, 45.
05.03.2014 Homel authorities insist that the regulation "On Mass Events" doesn't concern pro-government communists
Homel City Executive Committee allows pro-government communists, Communist Party of Belarus, not to abide by requirements of its regulation on mass event. Such conclusion can be drawn from the answer, received from the CEC by Chairman of the Homel regional organization of the Belarusian Left Party “Fair World” Uladzimir Siakerka.
05.03.2014 Freelance journalists from Homel summoned to prosecutor's office
Yulia Sivets and Mikalai Bianko have been invited to a prosecutor's office “for a conversation”.
05.03.2014 Journalist searched and questioned for six hours on the border
Pavel Mitskevich, correspondent for Komsomolskaya Pravda v Belorusi, was searched and questioned by Russian border guards for six hours.
05.03.2014 Non-alternative elections to be held in the majority of district capitals of the Homel region
The elections to the district councils in the Loyeu, Karma, Elsk, Buda-Kashaliova, Zhytkavichy, Khoiniki, Chachersk, Lelchytsy and Naroulia districts of the Homel region will be held on non-aleternative basis: there is just one candidate per district.
05.03.2014 Hrodna Regional Court dismissed the appeal of Mikalai Ulasevich
March 3, Hrodna Regional Court turned down the appeal of a civil society activist from Varniany, Mikalai Ulasevich, against the refusal of the Hrodna regional election commission to register him as a candidate for the regional council.
05.03.2014 Uladzimir Makei speaks about the fate of Belarusian political prisoners
March 1, Foreign Minister of Belarus Uladzimir Makei gave an interview to the news agency BNS (Baltic News Service) in Vilnius. Here's the full text of the interview, posted on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus.
05.03.2014 Belarusian MFA: Yanukovich's associates can count on asylum in Belarus
Belarus is ready to grant asylum to supporters of the ousted Ukrainian president. Belarusian foreign minister Uladzimir Makei noted the authorities “have been monitoring the information on the Internet that certain Yanukovych's supporters are trying or have found shelter in Belarus,” BelaPAN reports.
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