News for November 2004

30.11.2004 The Ministry of Information pronounced a warning to an independent newspaper “Kurjer z Barysava”.

30.11.2004 The Ministry of Information pronounced a warning and stopped the activity of “Birzha infarmacyi”, an independent newspaper in Horadnia.

29.11.2004 The court refused to restore Mikalaj Pratasevich, the candidate to deputy’s empowered person, at his position who was fired just before the parliamentary elections.

29.11.2004 Persecution of the participants of the action held on October 31 is being continued in Svislatch.

29.11.2004 One more participant of the action held on October 21 has been arrested for three days.

29.11.2004 Preliminary Monitoring of Facts of Torture and Other Inhuman Treatment of Citizens of the Republic of Belarus

26.11.2004 College Board of Minsk City Court Rejects Volha Zavadskaya’s Complaint

26.11.2004 Prosecutor’s Office Refuses to Bring Criminal Case against Police Violence towards Anatol Liabedzka and TV Correspondents on 19 October

26.11.2004 Vawkavysk District Court Fines Andrey Shantarovich

17.11.2004 Vadzim Saranchukow Fined for Commemoration of Kalinowski Brothers

17.11.2004 Editor of Mestnaya Gazeta Andrey Shantarovich Is Interrogated about His Hunger-strike

17.11.2004 Former Candidate to Parliament Maryna Bahdanovich Summoned to Prosecutor’s Office

17.11.2004 Hrodna Police Searches for Protesters against Pressurization of Press

16.11.2004 According to Human Rights Center “Viasna” Belarus Doesn’t Abide by Its Undertakings upon UN Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

16.11.2004 Criminal Case against Chief Editor of Barysawskiya Naviny

16.11.2004 Minsk City Court to Consider Volha Zavadskaya’s Suit against Prosecutor’s Office

16.11.2004 Activist of Belarusian Social Democratic Party Sentenced to Three Days of Jail

16.11.2004 Pensioner Hunger-striker from Vawkavysk Taken to Hospital

15.11.2004 UCP Member Fined for Alleged Illegal Production and Distribution of Periodicals

15.11.2004 Court Officers Violate the Law again

15.11.2004 Supreme Court Finds Illegal Order to Suspend Vremya

15.11.2004 Ministry of Information Warns Kuryer iz Borisova

15.11.2004 REVIEW OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN BELARUS FOR OCTOBER 2004

12.11.2004 Editors of Niva Weekly Still under Investigation in Poland

12.11.2004 Minsk Maskowski Borough Administrative Commission Fines Hary Pahaniayla

12.11.2004 Andrey Shantarovich Stops Hungering on 21st Day

12.11.2004 “Belsayuzdruk” Refuses to Distribute Arche Magazine

12.11.2004 Former Candidates to Parliament Are Charged with Libel and Distribution of Incorrect Information

10.11.2004 Human Rights Center “Viasna” Continues to Register Facts of Tortures of Protest Action Participants

10.11.2004 Professor Yury Bandazhewski Chosen for Honored Doctor of Marcel University