News on the topic: freedom of peaceful assembly
22.09.2015 Mikalai Statkevich fined over illegal picket
The Court of Minsk’s Centraĺny district heard today administrative charges brought against former political prisoner Mikalai Statkevich. He was accused of organizing an unsanctioned mass event, a picket held on September 10 in Minsk.
17.09.2015 Monitoring report on the picket held on September 16 to mark 16th anniversary of the disappearance of prominent figures
As before, the main problem of peaceful assemblies in Belarus is linked to the failure to properly implement positive obligations on the part of the authorities.
11.09.2015 Report on monitoring of the picket "For Fair and Free Elections" in Minsk on September 10
The picket of September 10, 2015 was of peaceful nature. The absence of an application for holding the mass event, as required by law, is not a reason to limit the freedom of peaceful assembly.
11.09.2015 Picket “For Fair and Free Elections” held in downtown Minsk
Former political prisoner and presidential candidate of the Republic of Belarus in 2010 Mikalai Statkevich stated he would hold an electoral picket on September 10 with the demand of free elections. The action started at 6 p.m.
11.09.2015 Mikalai Statkevich intends to use possibilities of electoral campaign
At the unauthorized picket “For Free and Fair Elections”, held near the City Department Store (HUM) on September 10, former political prisoner and presidential candidate Mikalai Statkevich promised to invite Aliaksandr Lukashenka to a meeting in the coming weeks.
10.09.2015 Supreme Court upholds punishment to Aliaksandr Mekh for laying flowers
The Supreme Court upheld the verdict of the Kobryn District Court, according to which in December 2014 Aliaksnadr Mekh had been sentenced to a fine of 1.5 million rubles for the laying of flowers at the monument to Kanstantsin Kalinouski and Ramuald Trauhut in Svislach while honoring the memory of the heroes Kalinouski.
09.09.2015 Family is tried for “housing picket” in downtown Homieĺ
September 8 in Homieĺ Yauhen and Azaliya Hodars were judged for a picket they had held in the center of Homieĺ. The reason for the picket was that the family received just 48.3 square meter apartment instead 51.6, as was indicated in the contract they had signed with a construction firm.
09.09.2015 Former political prisoner Statkevich still eager to hold his electoral picket and treats police intimidation with irony
The former political prisoner told “Nasha Niva” that on September 8 he was summonsed for a “talk” to the Main Police Department of the Minsk City Executive Committee. The reason was that he intended to hold a picket in the center of Minsk (near HUM department store) on September 10 do demand free elections.
08.09.2015 Detention of protesters near Palace of Independence
In the afternoon on September 7, the real estate investors, who were defrauded by the developer Ltd. Valyń held another picket.
31.08.2015 Disabled activist from Svietlahorsk seeks justice at UN Human Rights Committee
Yury Liashenka, a wheelchair-user from the city of Svietlahorsk, has submitted an individual complaint to the UN Human Rights Committee, after he exhausted all domestic remedies. He complains of harassment by the government for trying to publicly protest the refusal of local officials to build a ramp outside a multistory building in which the disabled activist lives.
27.08.2015 Another Belarusian citizen wins complaint against Belarus at UN Human Rights Committee
On July 15, the UN Human Rights Committee once again found a violation by the Republic of Belarus of freedom of peaceful assembly and freedom of expression.
21.08.2015 Protesters call to release graffiti makers
On August 20 there was held a picket to support graffiti makers next to the pretrial detention facility No. 1, Valadarskaha Str.
21.08.2015 UN Human Rights Committee rules against Žlobin officials
At its 114th session (held on June 29 - July 24 in Geneva), the UN Human Rights Committee took a decision in the case of a representative of the Homieĺ Center for Strategic Litigation, human rights activist from Žlobin Valiantsin Yauzrezau.
19.08.2015 Slonim officials ban rally in support of political prisoners
Activists of the Belarusian Christian Democracy’s organizing committee in Slonim filed on July 14 an application for an information picket in support of Belarusian political prisoners.
17.08.2015 Officials ban picket against poverty in Baranavičy
The Baranavičy city executive committee has not allowed local trade union activist Ryhor Hryk to hold a picket against poverty and low salaries of workers and pensioners, which he planned to stage on August 22. A written response signed by Deputy Mayor Dzmitry Kastsiukevich says that the stated purpose of the picket is not true.
