The Human Rights Center “Viasna”

News for 19 Jul 2015

19.07.2015 Presidential contender Shulhan taken from CEC to police station

Government House guard called the police on suspicion that Mr Shulhan had come to the CEC to register the nominating group being under the influence.

19.07.2015 Not all government websites in Mahilioŭ region publish lists of prohibited campaigning locations

As of July 18, five out of 21 official websites of district authorities in Mahilioŭ region have not published decisions by local executive committees on places prohibited for staging campaigning pickets.

19.07.2015 Drahičyn: authorities fail to announce list of prohibited campaigning locations

According to the schedule of the election campaign, local executive and administrative bodies should have been no later than on July 17 announced the list of places where it is forbidden to hold pickets in order to collect signatures in support of a candidate for President.

19.07.2015 Officials in Sluck and Pinsk districts also ban campaigning in crowded places

As in the other regions of Belarus, the executive committee of Sluck and Pinsk district have prohibited to organize campaigning pickets in the most crowded places.

19.07.2015 Smarhoń: government moving campaigners away from its buildings

Before the presidential election that took place in 2010, the Smarhoń district executive committee prohibited holding pickets in order to collect signatures in the places impeding the movement of vehicles and pedestrians; posing a danger to the life and health of citizens; at railway transport facilities; at the entrances to the organizations and religious institutions.

19.07.2015 Homieĺ: campaigning pickets banned at bus stations

On July 17, the Homieĺ city executive committee announced the list of places forbidden for picketing to collect signatures in support of presidential candidates. The decision of July 15 differs from the previous similar legal acts adopted in the last elections to local councils (2014) and the presidential campaign in 2010 by imposing a ban on collecting signatures at bus stations, railway stations and at the territory near the stations.

19.07.2015 Kruhlaje executive committee cancels own decision on prohibited picketing locations

The website of the Kruhlaje district executive committee has published a new decision "On the determination of places prohibited for picketing in order to collect voters' signatures for nomination of candidates for the presidency of the Republic of Belarus". The decision of the executive committee is dated July 15.

19.07.2015 Babrujsk: campaigning opportunities expanded

The official website of the Babrujsk City Executive Committee published on July 17 a list of places prohibited for picketing in order to collect voters' signatures for nomination of presidential candidates. The document was adopted on July 16.