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Беларускія і міжнародныя праваабарончыя арганізацыі распачалі кампанію ў падтрымку вядомай беларускай праваабаронцы Алены Танкачовай (на фота), старшыні Праўлення Цэнтра прававой трансфармацыі Lawtrend, якую пазбавілі віда на жыхарства ў Беларусі і абавязалі пакінуць краіну на 3 гады.

The construction of the residential blocks # 204 and 205 started in Zgvisubani micro district II close to Tbilisi Sea in 1990s. From 2003 homeless people started to occupy spaces in the semi-constructed blocks. The inhabitants claim they renovated the spaces with their own resources before 2007 and created there a minimum of living conditions. In 2006 the buildings were registered as a state property and assigned to the Tbilisi City Hall in 2008; the latter assigned the building to Metromsheni. Nevertheless, the dispute about the flats in the blocks is still going on. Since 2007 there have been several attempts of eviction of the homeless people from the blocks. Last notification about planned eviction was sent to the inhabitants on October 14, 2014. 67 families will not leave the flats. They renovated the flats with their own resources and plan to struggle to keep them.

In the framework of the 69th session of the UN General Assembly in New York, representatives of the official Minsk oppose cooperation with the Special Rapporteur Miklós Haraszti, question the lawfulness of the actions of the Belarusian human rights defenders.

У рамках 69-й сесіі Генасамблеі ААН у Нью-Ёрку прадстаўнікі афіцыйнага Мінска выказваюцца супраць супрацоўніцтва са спецдакладчыкам Міклашам Харасціі падвяргаюць сумневу правамернасць дзеянняў беларускіх праваабаронцаў.

UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Belarus, Miklos Haraszti, (right) has prepared a report that will be presented on 28 October during the 69th session of the UN General Assembly in New York.One of the recommendations presented to the authorities of Belarus is the immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners.

Спецдакладчык ААН па сітуацыі з правамі чалавека ў Беларусі Міклаш Харасці (на фота) падрыхтаваў справаздачу, што будзе прадстаўленая 28 кастрычніка на 69-й сесіі Генеральнай асамблеі ААН у Нью-Ёрку.Адна з прадстаўленых рэкамендацый уладам Беларусі – неадкладнае і безумоўнае вызваленне ўсіх палітзняволеных.

Four-storied building seemed almost empty; patients were walking around like ghosts. Some of them asked for cigarette, others for matches, some of them were eager to speak with strangers; several patients who preferred to stay alone under the autumn sun. In short, life continues in the facility as much as it is possible with its purpose. There is one question: what will happen if the institution is located in any city of Europe instead Tbilisi suburb? We learned that patients have many problems alongside legal complaints. Mostly they complain about living conditions.

The Azerbaijani authorities should immediately lift the travel ban imposed on Khadija Ismayilova, leading investigative journalist in the country, and cease all legal proceedings against her. Against the backdrop of the unprecedented crackdown on civil society, Khadija Ismayilova’s arrest on criminal defamation charges seems imminent and would confirm the authorities’ intent to silence all critical voices in the country.

On September 10, Adjara TV-company reported about the incident about the boarding school of Muslim community in Lermontov Street in Kobuleti; Orthodox people protested opening of the school by hammering a pig-head on the door of the school. The incident became highly resonant. During several days Georgian media actively reported about the incident and follow-up events; society saw real threat of religious conflict in the fact.