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On 1 December, the Belarusian journalist Aliaksandr Tamkovich has presented his book, dedicated to Mikhail Marinich, Belarusian diplomat and then a political prisoner, at the Barys Zvozskau Belarusian Human Rights House. Along with the author, the son of the book’s main character Pavel Marynich and the leader of the human rights center “Viasna” Ales Bialiatski spoke at the presentation. The diplomats from European countries, friends and colleagues of Mikhail Marinich were also present.

During the protest action, that was held on 24 November in the center of Minsk, at least 12 were charged with administrative offense of “Violation of the order of organization or conducting of mass events” and the police drew up administrative reports against them.

HRHN welcomes the UN General Assembly’s adoption of the resolution. This will protect, empower, and support human rights defenders, and address the increasingly threatening climate in which they work.

On 20 November, 2015 Ivan Kulesh from Belarus was sentenced to death penalty. European human rights defenders and politicians responded to such sentence, urging the Belarusian authorities to renounce this form of punishment.

The customs has temporarily seized trying to take human rights defender Leanid Sudalenka to court. However, now “the duty of vigilance and pressure” was tranfered to the tax authorities, which in recent years have repeatedly tried to find law violations in the actions of the human rights defender and his family.

Belarusian users of social networks began an action in support of human rights defenders, who are regularly being a subject of additional checks while crossing the border. The Chairman of the State Border Committee commented on the appeal, calling it an attempt to put pressure on the officials at the border checkpoints.

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The Barys Zvozskau Belarusian Human Rights House is honored to invite you to the presentation of the book by Belarusian journalist Aliaksandr Tamkovich “Invincible Marynich”. Presentation of a book on Mikhail Marynich, Belarusian diplomat and a political prisoner, will be held on 1 December at 15:00 at the Barys Zvozskau Belarusian HRH (Vilnius, Latako st., 3)

On November 16 at 18.30 there will be a presentation of the book by Victor Martinovich called “Homeland. Marc Chagall in Vitebsk” held in the Human Rights House in Vilnius . The event is organized by the Student Union of the European Humanities University and is supported by Belarusian Human Rights House.