News on the topic: administrative prosecution
06.08.2014 Chief editor of “NASH Mahiliou” Ihar Barysau to be tried August 12
It became known from the subpoena, which he received by mail. Mr. Barysau is summoned to the Mahiliou District Court for 3 p.m. on August 12 to be tried under Article 22.9 of the Code of Administrative Offenses for trafficking the newspaper “NASH Mahiliou” and the bulletin “Satsyial-Demakrat” in his car. The trial will be presided by Judge Leuchanka.
04.08.2014 Law and order Dubrouna style
Former prisoner Viktar Buhayou, who lives and works in the town of Dubrouna in the Vitsebsk region, has again appealed to the Human Rights Center "Viasna".
01.08.2014 Authorities take revenge of trade union activist's wife
After the court hearing of July 30 in the Luninets District Court, people in plain clothes detained the wife of the civil society activist Leanid Dubanosau, Alena Dubanosava.
30.07.2014 Ilya Dabratvor arrested for 14 days for white-red-white flag
The activist was detained in the court of Kasrychnitski (October) district today.
29.07.2014 Activist gets 15 days in prison for displaying national flag
The trial of Ales Makayeu was held yesterday at the Court of Minsk’s Maskouski district. He was charged with disobeying police officers (Article 23.4 of the Code of Administrative Offenses) and disorderly conduct (Art. 17.1 of the CAO).
22.07.2014 Activist fined in Baranavichy
On July 21, the Baranavichy City Court found individual entrepreneur Mikalai Charnavus guilty of violating Part 3, Article 23.34 of the Administrative Code of the Republic of Belarus for organizing on July 1 an unauthorized event of local entrepreneurs at the city’s central market.
10.07.2014 Chairperson of Pershamaiski District Court of Minsk asks Investigation Committee to examine “incorrect expressions” addressed to judge
The corresponding request was sent to the Pershamaiski District Investigation Committee of Minsk concerning a statement of Mahiliou activist Aliaksandr Hamratau addressed to Judge Harbatouski, who considered the case about the neglect of the Law “On Applications of Citizens” by the mobile phone operator MTS.
09.07.2014 Homel: Andrei Tsianiuta appeals his arrest
July 9, co-Chairman of "Young Front" Andrei Tsianiuta filed a complaint to the Chairman of the Homel Regional Court against the verdict of the district court in his administrative case.
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 Korban, Siarheyenka and Zhylko punished with arrest
July 4, the Partyzanski District Court of Minsk tried the “Alternative” activists Aleh Korban and Uladzimir Siarheyenka, detained on July 2, and activist of the United Civil Party Anton Zhylko, detained in his apartment in the morning on July 3, were tried and sentenced to arrest.
17.06.2014 Journalist Andrei Mialeshka fined 4.5 mln
On June 16, Andrei Mialeshka, a journalist from Hrodna, was convicted of illegal manufacture of media products. This is the third similar lawsuit in the region, says the press service of the Belarusian Association of Journalists.
11.06.2014 The trial of journalist Andrei Mialeshka protracts
On 11 June, another session on the administrative case against freelance journalist Andrei Mialeshka, who is accused of producing and distributing information products illegally, was held in the Kastrychnitski district court of Hrodna.
03.06.2014 Fine of 750,000 roubles for the poster “Death to Kremlin’s Invaders!”
Minsk resident Volha Zhurauliova was fined for the amount of five base values (750,000 Belarusian roubles). On Friday 31 May, she went on a picket at Kastrychnitskaya Square with a slogan “Death to Kremlin’s Invaders!”
30.05.2014 Another journalist to stand trial over work for Radio Racyja
Andrei Mialeshka, a freelance journalist of Hrodna, has been summoned the Kastrychnitski District Court. Last evening, he received a phone call from the district court’s secretary who said that he should have appeared in court. It later turned out that the subpoena was held in the post-office. Now Andrei Mialeshka will have to appear in court today, on May 30.
28.05.2014 Belsat Journalist Fined for Work
Ales' Zaleuski, author and anchorman of several programs on Belsat TV, was fined by local court for 30 basic amounts under charges “unlawful production and dissemination of mass media products”.
