News for 20 Jan 2015
20.01.2015 Lawyer Pavel Sapelka: It is essential that hate crimes receive adequate assessment of state
The case of beating Mikhail Pishcheuski will be re-examined by the Tsentralny District Court of Minsk. This decision was taken by the panel of judges of the Minsk City Court, having considered on December 9 an appeal filed by the victim’s mother, human rights activist Tatsiana Reviaka told BelaPAN.
20.01.2015 Political prisoner Yury Rubtsou receives tablet and TV set from activists
Activists raised money and bought food and devices for the political prisoner.
20.01.2015 Constitutional Court supports human rights defenders on Belarusian-language legislation
On January 20, Piotr Miklashevich, Chairman of the Constitutional Court, said when presenting his annual address for the President of Belarus and the two Houses of Parliament “On constitutional legality in the Republic of Belarus in 2014” that the Court considers it appropriate to issue laws in the Belarusian and Russian languages, the government-owned news agency BelTA said today.
20.01.2015 Lohvinau bookstore seeks registration
The Minsk-based Lohvinau bookstore is seeking registration of the business as a distributor of publications. The Supreme Court has held a preliminary hearing on the case. The trial will continue on January 30, according to the press service of the Belarusian Association of Journalists.
20.01.2015 Baranavichy court dismisses lawsuit against officials who used violence
Dzmitry Varvashenia, deputy chief of ideology, culture and youth affairs of the Baranavichy district executive committee, escaped punishment for the use of physical force against a resident of the village of Malaya Svarotva Ivan Afanasik. The other assaulter, chairman of the Zarechanski collective farm Viktar Savos, did not even appear in court.
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