News on the topic: criminal case of Ales Bialiatski
09.01.2014 Political prisoner Ales Bialiatski sends greetings to Baranavichy human rights defenders and civil society activists
Political prisoner Ales Bialiatski sent color postcards and congratulated Baranavichy human rights defenders Viachaslau Bolbat and Siarhei Housha and social activists Henadz Artsymenia, Anzhalika Kambalava and Viktar Syrytsa on the New Year and Christmas.
06.01.2014 Ales Bialiatski's “Englightened by Belarusian Issue” prohibited for improt in Belarus
In early January, a member of the Board of the Human Rights Centre "Viasna" Tatsiana Reviaka received a letter signed by the deputy chief of Ashmiany customs A. Datchuk, which states that the customs received from the General Directorate of ideological work, culture and youth affairs of Hrodna Regional Executive Committee a conclusion of the expert committee on the results of the examination of the book “Enlightened by the Belarusian Issue", written by human rights activist and political prisoner Ales Bialiatski. The text of the expert conclusion wasn't submitted to T. Reviaka, though she asked about it after being informed about sending the book for examination.
11.12.2013 Austrian human rights activists dedicate their annual report to Ales Bialiatski
On 10 December in Vienna Austrian League for Human Rights, an affiliate of the FIDH, presented its final report "Conclusions on Human Rights in 2013» («Menschenrechtsbefund 2013"), declaring that it is dedicated to the FIDH vice-President Ales Bialiatski.
11.12.2013 Ales Bialiatski: “All prizes and awards are an eloquent signal for all people of good and bad will in Belarus!”
Ales Bialiatski responded to news about the ceremony, at which his son, Adam Bialiatski, received the symbolic award of the status of a honorable citizen of Paris to his father.
11.12.2013 Babruisk activists congratulate Ales Bialiatski on Human Rights Day
On 10 December Babruisk activists a congratulatory telegram to Babruisk penal colony No. 2.
09.12.2013 Long pause in mail correspondence with Ales Bialiatski
According to the wife of the human rights activist Ales Bialiatski, Natallia Pinchuk, she hasn't received any letters from him for more than two weeks, and is very worried with this fact. She refused to give any comments, saying she would wait a little longer.
07.12.2013 Baranavichy activists congratulate Ales Bialiatski on Human Rights Day
On 6 December Baranavichy human rights defenders and social activists sent color postcards to Ales Bialiatski, in which the human rights activist and political prisoner was congratulated on the 65th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
04.12.2013 Prison solidarity: Bahrain-Belarus
Nabeel Rajab, the head of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights and Deputy Secretary General of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), who is in custody in Bahrain, sends his Belarusian counterpart on the International board of FIDH, political prisoner Ales Bialiatski words of solidarity.
26.11.2013 OSCE/ODIHR Director says Ales Bialiatski should be released
WARSAW, 25 November 2013 - Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), today reminded the Belarusian authorities of previous calls by OSCE Chairpersons-in-Office for the release of human rights defender Ales Bialiatski, who was found guilty on tax-evasion charges in 2011, and added his voice to theirs, calling Bialiatski’s case a violation of OSCE commitments.
25.11.2013 Ales Bialiatski: Two years since politically motivated verdict
Two years ago, on November 24, 2011, the Court of Minsk’s Pershamaiski district convicted Ales Bialiatski, the leader of the Human Rights Center "Viasna" and vice-president of the International Federation for Human Rights. According to the verdict, Ales Bialiatski was found guilty of committing a crime under Part 2 of Art. 243 of the Criminal Code (tax evasion on a large scale) and was sentenced to imprisonment in a high security penal colony for a period of 4.5 years and a confiscation of property.
12.11.2013 Ales Bialiatski earns about $2 a month working six days a week
Ales Bialiatski earns about 20,000 rubles, and can spend just about 130,000 rubles in the prison shop.
07.11.2013 Ales Bialiatski has served a half of his sentence
The political prisoner, head of the Human Rights Center “Viasna” Ales Bialiatski has served a half of the term of imprisonment. He mentioned this date in his letter to his wife, Natallia Pinchuk.
05.11.2013 Hrodna: court “wall” seems impenetrable
Hrodna Regional Court considered the appeal of the human rights defenders Viktar Sazonau, Uladzimir Khilmanovich and Raman Yurhel against the verdict of the Leninski District Court of Hrodna concerning the refusal of the Hrodna City Executive Committee to hold a picket in support of Ales Bialiatski on 4 August. On 23 September the Leninski District Court Judge Zhana Krauchanka, ignoring clear violations on the part of the authorities, ruled that the city executive committee didn't violate the law by its ban on the mass event. The human rights activists disagree with this verdict and seek the justice.
05.11.2013 Homel resident appeals the prohibition of a picket in support of Ales Bialiatski
A resident of Homel Eduard Neliubovich filed to the Tsentralny District Court an appeal against the actions of the Homel City Executive Committee who prohibited him to hold a rally in support of political prisoner Ales Bialiatski. The activist wanted to hold the mass event on 10 November in order to inform the public about the nomination of Ales Bialiatski for Nobel Peace Prize in 2013. The executive committee didn't authorize the picket.
02.11.2013 November opens with a new trial in Zhodzina
From 10 to 12.40 a.m. on November 1 the first hearing concerning the prohibition of a picket in support of Ales Bialiatski and other political prisoners took place at the Zhodzina City Court.
