News on the topic: freedom of peaceful assembly
15.08.2015 Trade union activist still hopes to prove illegality of ban on May Day picket in Baranavičy
August 14, an activist of the Trade Union of Radio Electronic Industry Ryhor Hryk filed a supervisory appeal to the chairman of Brest Regional Court against the recognition of the competence of the ban on the picket by Baranavičy City and District Court and Brest Regional Court.
12.08.2015 Volha Nikalaichyk's case sent for revising again
August 12, the repeated consideration of an administrative case against the civil society activist Volha Nikalaichyk was held at Centraĺny District Court of Minsk.
11.08.2015 Pickets “For Participation in Fair Elections” banned in Viciebsk
Viciebsk authorities prohibited the activists of the Conservative-Christian Party “Belarusian Popular Front” to hold a picket under the slogan “For Participation in Fair Elections” on August 9 and ignored their proposal to join the pickets.
11.08.2015 Baranavičy: human rights activist filed a complaint with the Prosecutor General's Office
A human rights activist from Baranavičy Siarhei Housha filed a complaint to the General Prosecutor against a verdict of the Baranavičy City and District Court, the determination of the Board on Civil Cases of the Brest Regional Court and the decision of the deputy chairman of the Supreme Court A. Zabara.
08.08.2015 Chair of Salihorsk District Executive Committee disrupts meeting with indignant citizens
In the evening of August 6, Salihorsk district authorities organized a meeting with Salihorskers who were outraged with the construction of a new multi-storeyed house near the shop “Lazyryt”.
07.08.2015 Biaroza: picket organizers believe police overprice their services for securing public order
Organizers of the picket on July 27 in Biaroza appealed to the leadership of Biaroza District Police Department with a statement, claiming that the contract for services for the protection of public order at the mass event had been performed improperly.
07.08.2015 Constitutional Court decided not to deal with violation of Andrei Haidukou's rights
BCD activist Andrei Haidukou has received an answer from the Constitutional Court regarding his appeal concerning the contradiction between a resolution of Navapolack City Executive Committee regarding a mass event and the international undertakings of Belarus.
05.08.2015 An action in support of political prisoners held in Hrodna
Human rights activists from the Human Rights Center “Viasna” and the Belarusian Helsinki Committee held an informational action in support of political prisoners on August 4.
05.08.2015 Monitoring report on the picket on August 4, dedicated to political prisoners and disappeared politicians
August 4, 2015 in Minsk a picket dedicated to the issue of political prisoners and missing politicians, organized by the United Civil Party, was held on Niezaliežnasć Avenue in Minsk, near the monument to Felix Dzerzhinsky.
05.08.2015 Action of solidarity with political prisoners in Baranavičy
On August 4, the International Day of Solidarity with civil society of Belarus, Baranavičy human rights defenders and social activists, held an information campaign to inform about the presence of political prisoners in Belarus: Ihar Alinevich, Mikalai Dziadok, Artsiom Prakapenka, Yury Rubtsou, Mikalai Statkevich and Yauhen Vaskovich, - and demand their release.
05.08.2015 Minsk: picket in support of political prisoners held in front of KGB
On August 4, the International Day of Solidarity with civil society in Belarus, Belarusian human rights defenders and civil society activists held a picket in support of political prisoners and in the memory of the missing opponents of the regime: Viktar Hanchar, Anatol Krasouski, Yury Zakharanka and Dzmitry Zavadski.
05.08.2015 Rally in support of political prisoners in Belarus held in Vilnius
Belarusian political prisoners were supported in the capital of Lithuania.
05.08.2015 Day of Solidarity with Belarus in Kyiv
The international day of solidarity with Belarusian civil society has been held in the Ukrainian capital on August 4 for the fourth year.
04.08.2015 Leanid Svetsik is not allowed to picket on International Day of Solidarity with civil society of Belarus
The official reason for the ban is the absence of service with the public utilities, police and medics. The human rights activist was informed about it in a letter signed by the head of the Čyhunačny District Executive Committee Natalllia Liapioshkina.
01.08.2015 Biaroza authorities ban picket of solidarity with political prisoners
Biaroza District Executive Committee dismissed the appeal of the local human rights activists for holding a picket of solidarity with political prisoners on August 4, the International Day of Solidarity with Belarusian Civil Society.
