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Brutal crackdown on the Rally of Love in Minsk
“It was the cruellest crackdown in the 13 year history of St. Valentine’s Day rallies. They were beating up even girls,” says Zmitser Dashkevich, a leader of the opposition youth organisation Young Front.
No thaw without “Nasha Viasna” registration
Belarusian human rights defenders have their own test of the regime readiness to provide democratic reforms and maintain dialogue with the West.
Opposition tortured in Belarus
Belarusian law enforcement agencies decided to celebrate the International Day Against Torture in their own, unique style. Detained a day earlier, on 3 February, opposition activists from Homiel were forced to strip naked during a search.
Belarus: human rights NGO calls on the government to abide by commitments
On 26 January 2009, the human rights centre Viasna, which has been trying to regain its official registration since 2004, issued a statement calling upon the Belarusian authorities to abide by their international commitments and allow the registration of this human rights NGO.
Government needs to abide by commitments
Statement on Nasha Viasna registration On 26 January 2009 the Nasha Viasna human rights organization applied for registration to the Ministry of Justice of Belarus. The decision by the Supreme Court of Belarus on 28 January 2003 to liquidate the human rights center Viasna was an outrage against the freedom of association, guaranteed by the […]
European Parliament Resolution: Belarus needs more democratization
On 15 January the EU Parliament adopted a preliminary resolution on Republic of Belarus. MEPs acknowledge positive changes with democracy in the Republic of Belarus, but they are insufficient.
Freedom of speech ’09: bleak forecasts for Belarus
Lawyers of the Belarusian Association of Journalists do not hope for improvements in the area of freedom of expression this year.
Belarusian ‘For Freedom’ movemement registered. What next?
The fourth attempt of the For Freedom movement, headed by former presidential candidate Alyaksandr Milinkevich, to register was crowned with success. On 17 December the organization received its registration certificate.
President of the HRH in Vilnius receives award
Barys Zvozskau, right, president of the exile Belarusian Human Rights House in Vilnius, Lithuania, has received an award from the organisation Human Rights Alliance for his long-term commitment and achievements to human rights advocacy. The journalist Siamion Pechanko and the advocate Tamara Sidarenka also received the award.