News on the topic: freedom of peaceful assembly
09.07.2014 Homel human rights activists apply for picket in support of political prisoners
July 9, Homel human rights defenders Anatol Paplauny and Leanid Sudalenka applied to Homel City Executive Committee to get a permission for holding a picket on August 4. The purpose of the mass event action is to express protest against the existencce of political prisoners in Belarus, express support tothem and demand their immediate release.
08.07.2014 Authorities permit just one BCD picket in over 100
Belarusian Christian Democrats applied for permissions to hold over 100 pickets in 41 cities and towns of Belarus, but just one of them was authorized. It will be held at 5-7 p.m. in Klichau, whose population is 7,000 at largest. The topic of the picket is the protection of children from alcoholism.
08.07.2014 Police deny activist's hunger-strike and refuse to return him T-shirt
Head of Minsk centrel for Minsk detention center, Lieutenant Colonel I. Sakalouski refused to recognize the 25-day hunger strike of an activist from Homel Yury Rubtsou, charging him 1,650,000 rubles for the prison food. The man who didn't eat anything during his stay in the detention center applied to the Maskouski District Court of Minsk.
07.07.2014 Orsha: three picket applications for July 27
Orsha activists of the United Civil Party have filed three applications for holding pickets on July 27, the Day of State Sovereignty Declaration. They intend to hold all three events in the officially approved places: Park Heroyau, on the ground in front of “Aroniya” cafe and in the park of work and recreation of textilemen.
05.07.2014 Vitsebsk medic Ihar Pastnou to mark Lukashenka's 60th birhday by a picket
August 30, Vitsebsk medic truth-teller Ihar Pastnou filed an applicatin for the picket to the Kastrychnitski Distrit Executive Committee of Vitsebsk. He intends to hold the event on August 30 or the weekend after this date by picketing with a poster “Thanks to Our Father for Our Happy Life!".
04.07.2014 Biaroza human rights defenders intend to mark anniversary of Independence Declaration by picketing
Human rights defenders Siarhei Rusetski and Tamara Shchapiotkina filed an application for holding a picket on July 27 to remind Belarusian citizens about the Declaration of State Sovereignty of Belarus, adopted 24 years ago by the Supreme Council.
04.07.2014 Baranavichy: entrepreneur Mikalai Charnavus is guarded by police despite hypertension crisis
On July 2, Baranavichy police detained individual entrepreneur Mikalai Charnavus after a visit to the Baranavichy City Executive Committee and a meeting with the journalists of a regional newspaper.
04.07.2014 Baranavichy entrepreneurs continue struggling for their rights
About 300 entrepreneurs from the central city market and the Paleski market of Baranavichy continue their strike. July 2, they collectively expressed their disagreement with Presidential decree No. 222, which significantly hampers their work.
02.07.2014 Baranavichy activists bid for picketing on anniversary of Declaration on State Sovereignty of Belarus
July 1 Baranavichy civil society activists and representatives of political parties Ryhor Hryk, Viachaslau Bolbat and Siarhei Housha filed an application to Baranavichy City Executive Committee city council to hold a picket on the occasion of the 24th anniversary of the Declaration of State Sovereignty of Belarus.
05.06.2014 Brest: students urge the authorities to take steps to join the Bologna process
Relevant appeal to the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus has already collected more than five hundred signatures. The collection of signatures was initiated by the Agency for Regional Development "Dzedzich" NGO with the assistance from students, volunteers and those young people who care.
30.05.2014 Vitsebsk Regional Court rejects supervisory appeal against ban on picket against police lawlessness
A reply signed by the Chairman of the Vitsebsk Regional Court Mikalai Khamichonak was received doctor Ihar Pastnou, who is famous for his criticism of authorities. He tried to challenge the decision of the Kastrychnitski District Court, which dismissed his appeal against the district administration. The latter did not allow him to hold a rally against police lawlessness.
30.05.2014 Police detain protesters in Minsk
In the evening of May 29, Minsk police detained several persons involved in a picket under the slogan “Death to Kremlin Invaders!”, which was staged in the city’s central Kastrychnitskaya Square. All of them are activists of the youth public association “Alternative”, says the NGO’s leader Aleh Korban on Facebook.
28.05.2014 Minsk authorities ban BPF picket
The Minsk city executive committee has once again banned a picket of solidarity with the Ukrainian people organized by the Belarusian Popular Front. BPF deputy head Ihar Lialkou asked for permission to hold a rally on May 28 at the monument to Taras Shevchenko, BPF’s press-service reports.
27.05.2014 Mahiliou authorities ban picket against eviction of single mother
The authorities of Mahiliou have banned a picket that was expected to attract the attention of officials and local residents to the eviction of Ms. Iryna Ilyinskaya from the dormitory together with her two minor children. The picket was scheduled for June 1, International Children’s Day.
19.05.2014 Homel activist appeals picket ban to UN Human Rights Committee
Yury Varonezhtsau, a known public and political figure in Homel, submitted today a complaint to the UN Human Rights Committee to appeal against a ban on a street procession in support of political prisoner Ales Bialiatski.
