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“Chernobyl Way 2014” (Charnobylski Shliakh 2014) – the traditional democratic public rally, dedicated to the 28th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant catastrophe was held in Minsk on 26 April. The participants of the rally also protested against the construction of nuclear power plant in Astravets. Before the beginning of the procession, six activists were detained, six more people were detained during the action itself.

A military judge in Guantanamo has ordered US prosecutors to turn over classified information on the locations of CIA “black sites” where al-Nashiri was detained prior to his arrival at the base in 2006. According to the order, the prosecution is to provide details of the treatment al-Nashiri’s received in the facilities.

The Constitutional Tribunal is to rule on two applications for the review of the Assemblies Act. The requests, filed by the Human Rights Defender and two separate groups of parliamentarians, argue that the 2012 amendment of the law rendered it unconstitutional. The Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights has presented an amicus curiae brief in the case, discussing the provisions challenged by the applicants.

Гэты год адзначаны 20 гадавінай аўтарытарнага кіравання Аляксандра Лукашэнкі (справа) ў Беларусі, «апошняй дыктатуры Еўропы». Нібыта дзеля святкавання гэтай падзеі, і, нягледзячы на ​​шматлікія настойлівыя заклікі з усяго свету, Міжнародная федэрацыя хакея на лёдзе выканала жаданне Лукашэнкі правесці Чэмпіянат свету па хакеі з шайбай-2014 (IHWC) у Беларусі ў маі гэтага года. Хакей гэта яго любімы від спорту.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of Aliaksandr Lukashenka’s (right) authoritarian rule in Belarus, the “last dictatorship of Europe.” As if to celebrate the occasion, and despite multiple urgent calls from around the world, the International Ice Hockey Federation granted Lukashenka’s wish to host the 2014 Ice Hockey World Championship (IHWC) in Belarus this May. Hockey is his favorite sport.

26 красавіка ў Мінску прайшла традыцыйная акцыя дэмакратычнай грамадскасці «Чарнобыльскі шлях – 2014», прымеркаваная да 28-х угодкаў катастрофы на Чарнобыльскай АЭС, а таксама супраць будаўніцтва АЭС пад Астраўцом. Яшчэ да пачатку шэсця былі затрыманыя 6 актывістаў, яшчэ шасцёх затрымалі падчас самой акцыі.

Праваабарончыя арганізацыі звярнуліся да ўрадаў краін, якія ўдзельнічаюць у Чэмпіянаце свету па хакеі з шайбай 2014, які адбудзецца ў Мінску, з просьбай ўстрымацца ад накіравання афіцыйных ўрадавых дэлегацый для ўдзелу ў мерапрыемствах, звязаных з чэмпіянатам.

“The status of court experts, and in particular the rules governing the review of their skills and competences, should be set out in statute”, concludes the report “Court Experts in Poland” launched during a press conference held in the headquarters of the Polish Business Roundtable.

The Appellate Prosecutor’s Office in Cracow has refused to officially recognise Mustafa al-Hawsawi as a victim in the probe into the operations of a secret CIA facility in Poland. Mr al-Hawsawi is reported to have been detained and tortured on Polish soil. His attorney, advocate Bogumił Zygmont, said he would appeal against the prosecutor office’s decision.