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18 August 2016. Less than six weeks ahead of a constitutional referendum, the Azerbaijani authorities have unleashed a new wave of repression to silence critical voices. The undersigned members of the Sport for Rights coalition condemn this renewed crackdown, and call on the Azerbaijani authorities to take immediate steps to improve the human rights situation in the country, starting with the release of political prisoners.

Five pro-government public associations are in fact organisers of election in Belarus. Such opinion was expressed by Valyantsin Stefanovich, the expert of the campaign “Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections”, when he was commenting on the difference between number of nominees to precinct election commissions from political parties and public associations.

Арганізатарамі выбараў у Беларусі фактычна з’яўляюцца пяць праўладных грамадскіх аб’яднанняў. Такое меркаванне выказаў эксперт кампаніі “Праваабаронцы за свабодныя выбары” Валянцін Стэфановіч, каментуючы розніцу паміж колькасцю вылучэнцаў у склад участковых выбаркамаў прадстаўнікоў ад палітычных партыяў і грамадскіх аб’яднанняў.

Several Azerbaijani activists including; Natig Jafarli, Elshan Gasimov, Togrul Ismayiıov, Bakhtiyar Hajiyev, and Elgiz Qahreman have been arrested in the run up to a national referendum on expanding presidential powers. HRHF calls for the authorities in Azerbaijan to cease intimidating opposition and dissent during the referendum period. Additionally, we encourage the Council of Europe to hold Azerbaijan to its standards by guaranteeing the right to participate in public life during the referendum period, including the rights to freedom of expression and assembly.

Прадстаўнікі беларускай праваабарончай супольнасці апублікавалі супольную заяву аб прызнанні крымінальнага пераследу Уладзіміра Кондруся (на фота) палітычна матываваным і прызнанні яго палітычным зняволеным. Поўны тэкст заявы прыводзім ніжэй.

Representatives of the Belarusian human rights community published a joint statement, according to which the criminal prosecution of Uladzimir Kondrus (in the photo) is politically motivated, and he is recognised as a political prisoner. The full text of the statement is reproduced below.

In early August human rights defenders reported that a man was arrested and held in custody for his alleged participation in the riots after the presidential elections in 2010.

У пачатку жніўня праваабаронцы паведамілі аб затрыманым і змешчаным пад варту мужчыне, якога вінавацяць ва ўдзеле ў масавых беспарадках пасля прэзідэнцкіх выбараў 2010 года.

The Human Rights House Network (HRHN) is deeply concerned about the disproportionate use of force against peaceful protestors in Armenia, in connection with “Erebuni” protests that began on 17 July.

During “Erebuni” mass protests in Yerevan, largely peaceful protests have been met with disproportionate force, detentions, and provocations by law enforcement, leading to violent confrontations between police and protestors. The authorities have failed to meet their obligation to facilitate and support peaceful protests, and in many cases they have undermined efforts to ensure events remained peaceful.

Журналіст Павел Шарамет быў забіты ў выніку выбуху замініраванага аўтамабіля ў Кіеве 20 ліпеня 2016 г. Яго забойства звярнула ўвагу грамадства на тое, у якой складанай сітуацыі працуюць журналісты.