News on the topic: Belarus
12.01.2011 Mahiliou: KGB warns Dzmitry Salauyou
Dzmitry Salauyou, the Deputy Chairperson of the Mahiliou city branch of the Popular Front Party, was issued with an official warning ‘for repeated attempts to take parts in unauthorized mass events’, by which KGB officers mean laying down flowers to memorial signs in Mahiliou on 25 March and 26 April 2010.
11.01.2011 Participants of 19 December protest rally are expelled from educational establishments
Students, who served 10 or 15 days of arrest after the events on 19 December started to be expelled from college and universities as the Christmas holidays ended.
16.12.2010 Minsk: participant of Hide Your Grandma’s Passport clip expelled from university
The rector of Belarusian State University signed the order for his expulsion back on 15 October. However, the student was informed about it only on 14 December. The official reason for the expulsion is missing the university classes.
13.12.2010 Candidate Ramanchuk demands investigation concerning Makei’s statements
The presidential candidate Yaraslau Ramanchuk has applied to the Minister of Internal Affairs Anatol Kuliashou, the KGB head Vadzim Zaitsau and the General Public Prosecutor Ryhor Vasilevich with a claim concerning the statements of the head of the Presidential Administration, Uladzimir Makei in his interview to RTR-Belarus TV-channel.
09.12.2010 Vitsebsk: authorities ban a picket calling to boycott the election
The Kastrychnitski District Executive Committee prohibited the member of the Conservative-Christian Party Belarusian Popular Front Yan Dziarzhautsau to hold a picket for boycotting the presidential election. The formal reason for the ban is that the picket site (Lenin Square) is allegedly occupied by the electoral picket of the presidential candidate Uladzimir Niakliayeu.
08.11.2010 Another act of vandalism in Kurapaty
38 crosses were broken in the memorial complex Kurapaty, the place of mass political executions near Minsk on the eve of 7 November.
20.09.2010 "Young Front" starts "Get Out!" campaign
The "Young Front" have taken the decision to conduct the civic campaign "Get Out!", at their session on September 19.
The campaign is aimed at conveying the information that Lukashenka's registration as a candidate for President is illegal, to the Belarusian society.
25.08.2010 Minsk Economic Court dismisses claim by Havary Praudu civil campaign
The Cassation Court of Minsk Economic Court dismissed a claim lodged by the Rukh Naperad association, famous for its involvement in the Havary Praudu (‘Speak the Truth!’) civil campaign, after the organization’s rent contract was declared invalid and Minsk authorities said they were going to close it down, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reports.
25.06.2010 Young Front activists detained in Minsk
Today, on 25 June the Minsk police detained two members of the unregistered ‘Young Front’ youth movement Alena Makarevich and Zmitser Yasevich, as they were distributing red-white-red flags, stickers and leaflets as part of the ‘City is Ours’ civil campaign, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reports.
21.05.2010 Havary Praudu campaign leaders released
The apprehended were met in front of the police department of Leninski district, however they were not released from the remand prison in Akrestsin Street immediately.
Uladzimir Nyaklyaeu, the leader of 'Havary Praudu' ('Speak the Truth!') campaign, was taken to the centre of the city and released there. The editor-in-chief of "Tovarishch" newspaper Syarhei Vaznyak and an activist of the United Civil Party Andrei Dzmitryeu were released i Akrestsin Street.
15.04.2010 Status of victims of Nazism will remain unchanged
On 15 April the Central Election Commission denied a group of Belarusian citizens headed by Arkadz Shkuran in creation of an initiative group for preparation of the draft law On Victims of Nazi Persecution and passing it to the National Assembly.
05.04.2010 Yet another act of vandalism in Kurapaty
Five crosses in Kurapaty memorial complex were broken by vandals.
02.03.2010 Tatsiana Shaputska lodged claim against Belarusian State University
The Young Front activist appeals against her unlawful expulsion from the university. According to the information given by Tatsiana in an interview to the ERB, she lodged the claim on 28 February with the Maskouski district court in Minsk.
11.02.2010 'young Front' activist Yuliya Mikhailava expelled from college
The girl was not given any official papers. She was just told she was expelled from the Textile College and was asked to collect her documents, the website mfront.net informs.
03.02.2010 Scandal: How opposition activists expelled from universities
Professors of the Belarusian National technical University were forced to low grades to an opposition activist to expel him from university.