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People arrested for wearing orange in Minsk
18 opposition activists, mainly youths, were detained in Minsk on the evening of December 28 for participation in solidarity action with the democratic forces of Ukraine after their leader Viktor Yushchenko’s victory in Ukraine`s presidential election, reports Charter97`. (10-JAN-05)
Politically motivated trial against Mikhail Marynich
Minsk, Vienna : The International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights and the Belarusian Helsinki Committee believe that criminal charges against leading opposition politician and public figure Mikhail Marynich are politically motivated (27-DEC-04).
Prosecutor’s offices ping-pong a complaint
Several days ago the deputies of deputy soviets of districts of Minsk, members of Belarusian People’s Front Ales Mikhalevich and Yury Ziankovich received the answer to their complaint against the deprivation of the right to be elected. (16-DEC-2004)
More Belarusian officials declared personae non-grata
The European Union decided to prohibit the entrance to its territory to the police colonel Padabed for participation in the beating of the leader of the United Civil Party Anatol Liabedzka during the protest action of 20 October and the head of the Central Election Committee of Republic of Belarus Lidziya Yarmoshyna — for falsification of the results of the parliamentary election and the referendum of 17 October. (16-DEC-2004)
Belarusian Human Rights Activist Apply to Prosecutor General
Minsk: In the morning of 10 December 2004 Belarusian human rights activists gathered near the National Prosecutor’s Office in order to pass their appeal to the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Belarus. According to VIASNA the state prosecutor Barys Zhyldzetski accepted the report (11-DEC-04).
Belarusian Human Rights Defenders under Pressure
Vienna: The International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHF) and the Belarusian Helsinki Committee (BHC) express their grave concern over the ongoing harassment of human rights defenders in the Republic of Belarus. (7-DEC-2004)
The leader of Party of Communists of Belarus is warned for public statements about falsification of
The prosecutor of Minsk Savetski Borough Prosecutor’s Office Mikalay Platnitski gave the official warning about “inadmissibility of libeling insinuations” to the head of the central committee of the Party of Communists of Republic of Belarus Siarhey Kaliakin. (07-DEC-2004)
Journalist Persecuted for Doing Her Job
At 10 am. on 2 December the the correspondent of the non-state newspaper Narodnaya Volia in Homel region Iryna Makavetskaya was at Homel Chyhunachny Borough Court. She wanted to write an article about an open trial. In the very beginning of the trial the head of the court Tatsiana Adrybets ordered Makavetskaya to leave the court hall. The journalist refused to do it saying she would obey only to lawful demands of the court. (07-DEC-2004)
Vawkavysk District Court Fines Andrey Shantarovich
Vawkavysk District Court fined the chief editor of Mestnaya Gazeta newspaper 50 basic values (1 200 000 Belarusian rubles). Judge Yury Yakimovich considered the hunger-strike of the defendant as unauthorized picket. (26-NOV-04)