News on the topic: criminal case of Ales Bialiatski
08.08.2011 Zhana Litvina: “We call for the immediate and unconditional release of Ales Bialiatski and putting an end to harassment of Belarusian human rights defenders”
Zhana Litvina, Chairperson of the Belarusian Association of Journalists, commented on the detention of a BAJ member, human rights defender Ales Bialiatski.
08.08.2011 Statement by Spokesperson of EU High Representative Catherine Ashton on Arrest of Ales Bialiatski in Belarus
The spokesperson of Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the Commission, issued the following statement today:
08.08.2011 OSCE Chairperson condemns continued action by Belarus against civil society
VILNIUS, 5 August 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, today expressed deep concern over the continued worsening of the human rights situation in Belarus, citing the arrest of Aliaksandr (Ales) Bialiatski, President of the Belarus Human Rights Centre ‘Viasna’ on 4 August 2011 and the search of the NGO’s premises, as the latest example of persecution.
08.08.2011 Marek Migalski filed inquiry with the EU Commission concerning the case of Ales Bialiatski
Following the denunciatory statement by the Chair of the EU Parliament Jerzy Buzek, an inquiry concerning Bialiatski's case was made by member of the European Parliament Marek Migalski.
08.08.2011 FIDH calls for the immediate and unconditional release of Ales Bialiatski
FIDH expresses its deepest concern following the arrest today of Aliaksandr (Ales) Bialiatski, FIDH Vice-President and President of Human Rights Center Viasna.
08.08.2011 UK Minister for Europe voices concern over Bialiatski's arrest
David Lidington, minister of state for Europe at the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, has expressed deep concern over the detention of Belarusian human rights defender Ales Bialiatski.
08.08.2011 President of European Parliament urges to free Ales Bialiatski
Jerzy Buzek released a statement just after the detention of the Belarusian human rights activist. The President of the European Parliament expresses his concern over the ongoing harassment on the Human Rights Center Viasna and its head Ales Bialiatski. Jerzy Buzek urges the Belarusian authorities to release the human rights activist and other political prisoners, PAP informs.
05.08.2011 Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders: Urgent Appeal concerning arrest of Ales Bialiatski
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), requests your intervention in the following situation in Belarus.
05.08.2011 Human rights defender Ales Bialiatski arrested (updated)
Ales Bialiatski, Chair of the Human Rights Center Viasna, was detained at about 4.45 p.m. near Peramoha Square, by people in mufti who introduced themselves as officers of financial police. This is all he managed to tell to his colleague Uladzimir Labkovich on the phone. Then he was prohibited to talk.
05.08.2011 Statement of Human Rights Center Viasna
On 4 August 2011 Ales Bialiatski, Chair of the Human Rights Center Viasna, vice-President of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), was detained within the framework of a criminal case instigated under Article 243, part 2 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus, “concealment of profits on an especially large scale”. This article envisages up to 7 years of imprisonment with the confiscation of property.
