News on the topic: freedom of peaceful assembly
27.04.2015 Report on the results of monitoring Čarnobyĺski šliach 2015 demonstration (photo)
Of greatest concern is the ongoing practice of arbitrary detentions and judicial harassment of some protesters (detention of Viktar Shaputska and Vital Kalinouski). Another negative factor was instances of threats to observers from law enforcement agencies.
24.04.2015 Chernobyl Way rally to cost organisers 14 million rubles
Each of the organisers has to pay 2,732,300 Belarusian rubles.
24.04.2015 Baranavičy authorities ban trade union May Day rally
The Baranavičy City Executive Committee has not allowed local trade union activist Ryhor Hryk to organize a May Day picket, which was expected to raise the issues of protection of labor, social and political rights of the citizens of Belarus.
24.04.2015 Chairman of Hrodna Regional Court turns down appeal by local UCP leader
Aliaksandra Vasilevich, head of the Hrodna regional office of the United Civil Party, has received a negative decision from Chairman of the Hrodna Regional Court in a continued challenge against the penalty imposed on her by the Svislač District Court on 16 December 2014.
22.04.2015 Viciebsk officials ban Chernobyl memorial demonstration
An application for the memorial rally was submitted by local members of the Conservative Christian Party Belarusian Popular Front. The demonstration was expected to pass through three districts of the city, therefore it was the city authorities who were supposed to consider the application. As a result, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Committee Dzmitry Sherykau banned the march.
21.04.2015 Human rights activists in Biaroza appeal ban on Freedom Day rally
Human rights defenders have sent an appeal to the Court of Biaroza district. They believe that the reason for prohibiting a picket scheduled for March 25 is far-fetched. The ban was signed by deputy chairman of the district executive committee Yauhen Tarasiuk. The human rights activists disagree that the purpose of the picket – commemoration of the anniversary of the Belarusian People's Republic and the demand to release political prisoners – aimed at fomenting ethnic hatred.
18.04.2015 Chairman of Mahilioŭ Regional Court turns down supervisory appeal by Ryhor Kastusiou
On April 17, Ryhor Kastusiou, deputy head of the Belarusian Popular Front Party, received a reply to his supervisory appeal from Chairman of the Mahilioŭ Regional Court concerning a fine of 25 basic units (3,750,000 rubles) imposed on him for participating in "unauthorized" public events in the town of Svislač near the monument to anti-Russian uprising leaders Kastus Kalinouski and Romuald Traugutt and a memorial cross in the village of Jakušoŭka on October 26, 2014.
16.04.2015 Human rights activist insists that head of presidential administration assessed actions of Viciebsk police
Human rights defender Pavel Levinau has sent another letter to head of President Lukashenka’s administration Aliaksandr Kosinets to complain about the notorious photo session with cages and birds, whose participants were accused of unauthorized picketing.
15.04.2015 Mahilioŭ social democrats file an appeal for May Day rally too
Activists of the Belarusian Social-Democratic Party (Hramada) want to get the officials permission to hold a demonstration in the city center.
15.04.2015 Application for May Day picket filed in Baranavičy
April 14, the leader of the Baranavičy organization of the Independent Trade Union of Radio Electronic Industry Ryhor Hryk filed an appeal for holding a picket on May 1. The activist states that the action will be directly related to the protection of labor, social and political rights of the citizens of Belarus.
14.04.2015 Svietlahorsk: wheelchair user didn't manage to get to court hearing
April 13 Svietlahorsk District Court was to have considered a lawsuit, filed by a civil society activist, wheelchair user Yury Liashenka. However, the activist didn't manage to get to the preliminary hearing, as the judge's office was located on the first floor, and the barrier-free environment often exists just on the paper.
14.04.2015 Civil society activist Nina Bahinskaya to be tried for white-red-white flag
Nina Bahinskaya learned about the upcoming trial on April 13, when she visited the Maskouski District Police Department of Minsk on an oral invitation of the police.
09.04.2015 Brest Social Democrats apply for May Day demonstration
Chairman of the Brest regional organization of Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Hramada) Ihar Maslouski said that over the past fourteen years the city executive committee authorized such a mass event only once, in 2013.
07.04.2015 Salihorsk human rights activist can't obtain a copy of “secret” ruling of executive committee for several months
For several months already Salihorsk human rights activist Leanid Markhotkahas been unable to get a copy of the “secret” ruling of the Salihorsk District Executive Committee which restricts the rights of citizens to freedom of peaceful assembly in the district.
06.04.2015 Minsk Regional Court upholds prohibition of Human Rights Day picket
Minsk Regional Court dismissed the cassation appeal of the human rights activist Leanid Markhotka.
