News on the topic: human rights defenders
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.
05.08.2015 Ales Bialiatski: One should not believe Lukashenka’s words about Statkevich’s release
The statement of the dictator was verbalized under “fifty-fifty” principle, one should simply wait for his further moves.
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.
04.08.2015 Yury Rubtsou: number of walks is reduced, the quality of food is poor
The political prisoner Yury Rubtsou told his wife, who visited him in prison in Baranavičy, that the number of walks was groundlessly restricted and the food served to the prisoners was of poor quality.
03.08.2015 Ales Bialiatski sees no clear grounds for reducing the EU sanctions list
As it became known today, the Council of the European Union by its decision dated 31 July lifted the sanctions from 24 Belarusian officials involved in the persecution and repression of civil society.
29.07.2015 Transparency International calls for release of Azerbaijani human rights activists
As the trial re-commences of prominent human rights defender Leyla Yunus and her husband Arif Yunus, Transparency International, the global anti-corruption movement, calls for their immediate release.
28.07.2015 Human Rights Defenders on Trial in Baku: Witnesses Testify in Favor of Leyla Yunus
In the Baku Court of Grave Crimes chaired by Afghan Hajiyev July 28 continued hearing on the case of human rights activist Leyla Yunus and her husband Arif Yunus.
27.07.2015 Be United!
An appeal by Viasna leader Ales Bialiatski
23.07.2015 Let’s mark together the Day of solidarity with civil society and human rights movement in Belarus!
August 4th is the day marked by democratic activists around the world as the Day of solidarity with civil society and human rights movement in Belarus.
20.07.2015 Tax authorities interested in Homel human rights activist
Tax inspection for Homel district required information about Leanid Sudalenka's salary in the public association Legal Initiative.
17.07.2015 Release of Nabeel Rajab must be followed by other measures to put an end to the crackdown on human rights defenders
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders welcomes the release of Mr. Nabeel Rajab but recalls that it is a positive but insufficient step since the Royal Pardon only concerns one of the three set of criminal charges Mr. Rajab has been facing in the last months.
16.07.2015 Trial Date Set For Rights Activists Leyla, Arif Yunus In Azerbaijan
BAKU -- Jailed Azerbaijani human rights advocates Leyla and Arif Yunus will go on trial on July 27, a judge said at a preliminary hearing nearly a year after their arrest on what the ailing couple and their supporters say are politically motivated charges.
15.07.2015 Media space of Salihorsk district is quiet despite elections
Salihorsk human rights activists speak of the pre-election lull in the media landscape of the region.
14.07.2015 Ales Bialiatski receives Lieŭ Sapieha award in Warsaw
According to Polskie Radio, on July 13 in Warsaw the head of the Human Rights Centre "Viasna" Ales Bialiatski was awarded the prize Lieŭ Sapieha.
14.07.2015 Italian festival awards film about Bialiatski and other human rights defenders
“A Heart That Never Dies' is a six-part television series, filmed by director Erling Borgen and Tom Heinemann, received the award at the festival "Cinema for Peace" in Italy.
