Połack trade union activists have filed a complaint to Viciebsk court on a prejudiced decision of Połack judges Julija Kałasoŭskaja and Vital Łapko. The processing on the complaints will be held on June 15 in Viciebsk.
Trade union leaders are asking Viciebsk court to call off the fines (5 million and 6 million Belarusian rubles) and to stop the case for lack of offense. Continue reading »

Tags: Administrative proceedings, courts, freedom of expression, freedom of expression (Article 19 of ICCPR), freedom of peaceful assembly (art. 21 of ICCPR), human rights activists, ILO, judge Julija Kałasoŭskaja, judge Vital Łapko, Mikałaj Šarach, militia officer Bahumirski, militia officer Skarabahataŭ, Nikolai Sharah, Polotsk, Połacak, Połack, the International Labour Organization (ILO), trade unions, Victor Stukov, Viktar Stukau

How to resist the closeness of local representative bodies and defend our right to receive a complete, reliable and timely information. Continue reading »

Tags: freedom of expression (Art. 19 of ICCPR), freedom of gathering and dissemination of information (Art. 33 of Constitution), freedom to receive and disseminate information, ICCPR, Jazep Hrybovič, local councils of deputies, local government, Polotsk, Połacak, Połock, representative government organs, the Law "On Information information support and information protection”

Leaflets with such a title were distributed on Saturday in Połacak near the entrance of the enterprise “Škłovałakno” by the activists of Belarusian Free Trade Union.
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Tags: BFTU, JSC Polatsk-Shklovalakno, JSC Polotsk-Steklovolokno, Mikalay Sharakh, Nikolay Sharakh, persecution, Polatsak, Polotsk, Połacak, repression, trade unions, Viktar Stukau, Viktor Stukov, Полоцк