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In the Republic of Belarus the use of the police force has a long history. In 1996 there took place the first violent beatings and detentions of opposition activists during Lukashenka´s rule. Since that time many thousand of people went through beatings, fines and imprisonments. Human rights organizations of Republic of Belarus always try to register such facts. The protest action of 19 October is one of the examples. (23-OCT-2004)
 

The first actiong of protest against the shameless falsification of the results of the election and the lawless referendum took place on 18 October. It was attended by numerous foreign observers and journalists. That´s why all the detainees were released. The detainees of the second protest action, 19 October, received huge fines or 3-15 days of jail. Nevertheless, the protest actions in Kastrychnitskaya square in the center of Minsk continue. (22-OCT-2004)
 

The Parliamentary election and the republican referendum in the Republic of Belarus were conducted with numerous violations of the national electoral legislation and international standards. The falsifications and manipulations that were committed during the electoral campaign resulted in the wave of fair protest of the country’s citizens. That’s why the authoritarian regime in Republic of Belarus started an unheard assault on human rights and liberties. (22-OCT-2004)
 

Representatives of the Human Rights House Network condemn the crackdown on peaceful demonstrators, journalists and representatives of the Belarusian political opposition by Belarusian authorities on the 19th of October. (21-OCT-04)
 

On the eve of the parliamentary election in the Republic of Belarus the state shows more and more activity in pressurizing its citizens and taking different lawless measures. Everyday human rights activists discover new interesting facts. Recently future election observers found out that an anonymous KGB worker was watching their assembly. (06-10-04)
 

Members of Human Rights Center “Viasna” in the city of Mahiliow got hold of a “Form for Personnel Accounting” which is obligatory for completion for all state employees. Human rights activists are concerned about items 6, 7, 12, 13, and 14. (06-10-04)

President of Republic of Belarus Aliaksandr Lukashenka ordered to establish propagandist groups from workers of executive organs of all level. The main such body is the republican propagandist group, which consists of 18 persons and is headed by by the vice-speaker of the Parliament Uladzimir Siamashka. (21-SEP-2004)

On 16 September, human rights activists and relatives marked the fifth anniversary of the disappearance of Belarusian Opposition Leader Viktar Hanchar (picture) and Businessman Anatol Krasowski. The police detained several persons.  (21-SEP-04)
 

Belarusian Humanitarian Lyceum, unique educational establishment with European level of teaching, was lawlessly liquidated by the authorities in 2003. As a result, the lyceum lost its premises and now has to hold its lessons in practically underground conditions, mostly at private flats. (16-SEP-04)