The Human Rights Center “Viasna”

News for 10 Feb 2015

10.02.2015 Publishing house “Lohvinau” not allowed to Minsk book fair

Minsk International Book Fair will be held 11 to 15 February in the pavilion "BelExpo". However, the publishing house which is most spoken about in Belarus today, will not be represented there.

10.02.2015 Yury Belenki to appeal actions of Leninski District Court of Minsk

Yury Belenki will appeal a ruling of the Leninski district court of Minsk. Judge Maryna Zapasnik informed the guardianship authorities about the need to monitor the situation of children in the family of the deputy chairman of the Conservative Christian Party of the Belarusian Popular Front.

10.02.2015 Homel police intend to charge Kanstantsin Zhukouski with false reporting

February 9, the social activist from Homel received a telephone call from the Chyhunachny District Police Department. He was proposed to come to the DPD for getting charges for a false report about an offense.

10.02.2015 Sanitary zone destroyed for a new hypermarket (photo report)

Despite protests from local residents, the destruction of the green space at the intersection of 50 Hod VLKSM and Lunkou streets in Babruisk has begun. The local authorities gave this territory to the "Inproma Group" for construction of the hypermarket "OMA".

10.02.2015 Supreme Court upholds fine to Lohvinau

February 10, the panel of judges on economic affairs of the Supreme Court reviewed the verdict of the Economic Court of Minsk on the case of the publisher Ihar Lohvinau.

10.02.2015 Presidential administration believes that issuance of bodies of executed for burial can cause negative excesses

Head of the main department for work with appeals of citizens and legal entities of the Presidential Administration Stanislau Buko refused to put the question of amending the legislation, which prohibits to issue the bodies of executed death row convicts to their relatives, on the agenda of the Constitutional Court.

10.02.2015 Baranavichy: new ruling of the executive committee further complicates conduct of mass events

This is the conclusion made by local human rights defenders and civil society activists after familiarizing with the new ruling of the Baranavichy City Executive Committee of December 29, 2014 № 3778 "On mass events in Baranavichy and Repeal of certain decisions of the Baranavichy City Executive Committee". The new ruling was published in the official newspaper "Nash Krai" February 6, 2015 in the column "advertising".