Aleh Mackievich, Barysau

On January 10, 2011 searches happened at the office of an independent news paper “Barysauskiya Naviny” and at the residential place of the chief editor of the news paper A. U. Bukas. The searches were executed in the frame of the criminal case of the so-called “rioting” connected with provocation during the peaceful assembly against election fraud of December 19, 2010 at the Nezalezhnasti sq in Miensk. Continue reading »

Observatory for the Protection of Human Right Defenders urgently appealed to the Belarusian authorities with a claim in which this influential organization demands that Belarusian government would stop all kind of pursuit against human right defenders in the country.
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International Observation Mission prepared analytical note about the situation with rights of journalists in the frame of events which happened in Republic of Belarus after December 19.

This review is based on the information from open public sources, independent mass media, interviews with journalists and reports of Belarusian Association of Journalists.
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Aleh MAckievich, Barysau

In October 2010 Aleh Matskievich and Maryna Statkievich sent complaints to UN HRC on Republic of Belarus’s violation of articles 19 and 21 of International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (about the fact of refusal of peaceful assembly). Continue reading »

Aliaksiey Lapitsky, Zhodzina

On 24.01.2011 at 5 p.m. Zhodzina human right activist Aliaksiey Lapitsky got a phone call from DIA of Minsk executive committee. He was invited to the meeting to receive explanations on the appeal filed by Aliaksiey on 27.12.2010.
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In the office of human right centre “Viasna” and in the flat and country house of human right activist Ales Bialiatsky searches took place. KGB officers showed a search warrant signed by Minsk prosecutor. Investigation actions were accomplished in the frame of the criminal case about the events of December 19. (further – orthography of the primary source) Continue reading »

It became known on 13.01.2010 that Ministry of Justice issued a written warning to Belarusian Helsinki Committee. (further – orthography of the primary source) Continue reading »