News on the topic: administrative prosecution
10.09.2012 Smarhon court fines critical artists
Smarhon District Court has found two members of the Pahonia independent art group, as well as local pro-democratic activist Uladzimir Shulzhytski, guilty of participating in an illegal manifestation staged in the town on 3 September to mark the birthday of Rastsislau Lapitski, leader of an anti-Communist movement of late 1950s.
10.09.2012 Tell the Truth activists sentenced to short prison terms
Pavel Vinahradau and Aliaksandr Artsybashau, activists of the Tell the Truth civil campaign, have been sentenced today to 5 and 3 days of administrative arrest, respectively, on charges using foul language on 7 September.
10.09.2012 Two girls fined for posting stickers
Minsk Tsentralny District Court has fined Alena and Liudmila Paulouskays 2 mln. rubles each for alleged resisting arrest.
07.09.2012 Slutsk activist Vital Amialkovich fined
The administrative commission of Slutsk district executive committee has fined local activist Vital Amialkovich 1 mln. rubles for posting stickers on the wall of a building back on 14 July.
07.09.2012 Homel authorities fine distributor of independent newspaper
On 6 September, the administrative commission of Homel Savetski District executive committee fined Aliaksandr Protska, local distributor of the Novy Chas independent newspaper, 100,000 roubles under Art. 12.17 of the Administrative Code (“violation of trade rules”).
06.09.2012 Yahor Viniatski sentenced to 10 days of arrest
At about 1.30 ap.m.on 5 September the apartment of Yahor Viniatski, and activist of the youth wing of the civil campaign “Tell the Truth”, “Zmena”, was raided by police.
03.09.2012 Smarhon: trial of participants of action in memory of Rastsislau Lapitski
On 2 September civil activists of Smarhon marked an anniversary of the birth of the head of thena national underground resistance movement in Smarhon and Vialeika Rastsislau Lapitski, whom the Soviet authorities had executed by shooting in 1950.
03.09.2012 Brest: another picket ban left standing
The Brest City Executive Committee prohibited human rights defender Uladzimir Vialichkin, the head of the Brest regional organization of the United Civil Party Uladzimir Vuyek and the head of the Brest regional organization of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Hramada) Ihar Maslouski to hold a picket in support of the imprisoned head of the Human Rights Center “Viasna” Ales Bialiatksi and all other political prisoners in Belarus on 4 August.
03.09.2012 Brest: court upholds prohibition of picket for free elections without Lukashenka
Brest Region Court turned down the appeal of the head of the regional organization of the United Civil Party Uladzimir Vuyek against the ban of a picket under the slogan “For Free Elections without Lukashenka”.
23.08.2012 Young Front activist sentenced to 7 days of arrest
Judge Dzmitry Lukashevich of Minsk Frunzenski District Court has sentenced Mikola Dzemidzenka, activist of the Young Front movement, to 7 days of administrative arrest on “disorderly conduct” charges.
23.08.2012 European Belarus activist fined for election boycott campaign
On 22 August, Minsk Kastrychnitski District Court fined Viktar Boldzin, activist of the European Belarus opposition movement, BYR 300,000 for carrying leaflets that call upon voters not to go to polling stations on 23 September.
22.08.2012 Minsk court convicts BCD activists for election boycott pickets
Minsk Savetski District Court has fined two activists of the Belarusian Christian Democracy Party – Halina Karzhaneuskaya and Ina Loika – 300,000 roubles each for staging pickets for election boycott.
22.08.2012 European Belarus activist fined
Minsk Kastrychnitski District Court has fined Aliaksei Tsioply, activist of the European Belarus movement, BYR 500,000 on disorderly conduct charges.
22.08.2012 Baranavichy observer fined on hooliganism charges
The Court of Baranavichy fined last evening local human rights defender Siarhei Housha 1.5 mln. roubles after Judge Vasil Petryu found the observer guilty of "using vulgar words in public" while talking to chair of constituency election commission No. 5 Mrs. Tatsiana Latyshava back on 23 July.
15.08.2012 Yanina Liasneuskaya appealed against court verdict on children's coloring books
Yanina Liasneuskaya, an activist of the “Our House” civil campaign, appealed the verdict of the Orsha District and City Court concerning the distribution of children's coloring books which allegedly promoted violence to the Vitsebsk Region Court.
