News for 12 May 2015

Council of Ministers violates the law on citizens' appeals

12.05.2015 Council of Ministers violates the law on citizens' appeals

The Council of Ministers has sent an answer to Tamara Sialiun, the mother of an executed death row convict Pavel Sialiun, to her request to initiate an audit of the compliance of Article 175 of the Criminal Executive Code to the Constitution of Belarus.

Trade union challenges ban on May Day rally

12.05.2015 Trade union challenges ban on May Day rally

May 11, Belarusian Trade Union of Radio Electronic Industry (TUREI) filed an appeal against the ban of the Minsk City Executive Committee on holding a May Day rally to the Maskoŭski District Court of Minsk.

Police confiscate book from Anatol Liabedzka and try to get into his apartment

12.05.2015 Police confiscate book from Anatol Liabedzka and try to get into his apartment

In the evening on May 9, 38 copies of Anatol Liabedzka's book “108 days and nights in the dungeons of the KGB” were seized from him. At first the police found some materials of the United Civil Party in his car, and then decided to “thoroughly examine” it, which resulted in the confiscation of the books, which were in the trunk. The books have been sent for an examination.

Salihorsk police evade from answering inquiry about possibility of handing out national symbols

12.05.2015 Salihorsk police evade from answering inquiry about possibility of handing out national symbols

Salihorsk activists of the United Civil Party concerning their inquiry about the possibility of the legal distribution of white-red-white flags and the officially registered historical emblem “Pahonia” among the local population.

Baranavičy: trial concerning picket ban scheduled for May 14

12.05.2015 Baranavičy: trial concerning picket ban scheduled for May 14

The trade union activist Ryhor Hryk received a notice from the Bararanavičy City and District Court that his appeal against the refusal of the executive committee to authorize his picket on May Day would be considered on May 14.

Hungarian politicians discuss human rights situation in Belarus with Ales Bialiatski

12.05.2015 Hungarian politicians discuss human rights situation in Belarus with Ales Bialiatski

May 11 in Budapest, the with the head of the HRC "Viasna" Ales Bialiatski had a meeting with Mr. Gergely Prőehle, State Secretary for International and European Affairs at the Ministry of Human Capacities, and Péter Balázs, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and the European Commissioner for Regional Development who currently heads the Center for EU Enlargement Studies.

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