News for 4 жніўня 2007
FIDH Condemns Serious Human Rights Violations Perpetrated in Belarus on Occasion of State Sovereignty Day
Paris, July 31, 2007 – The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) expresses its deepest concern regarding a wave of arbitrary arrests and subsequent detentions of several opposition members in the run-up of the Belarus « State Sovereignty Day », which took place on July 27, 2007.
KGB Starts Terrorizing Aleh Minich’s Relatives
Two years Aleh Minich, author of well-known cartoons about Aliaksandr Lukashenka, had to emigrate from Belarus because of persecution from the side of KGB. Now secret services pressurize his family in Hrodna.
Brest Regional Court Takes Side of State Official
On 2 August Brest regional court rejected the cassation complaint of the former workers of Brest regional TV Liliya Drahachynskaya and Volha Shutava.
Police Disrupt Youth Summer Camp near Valozhyn
In the morning on 3 August policemen of Valozhyn district police department and workers of Valozhyn sanitation and epidemiology department came to a tent camp near the river of Islach in Valozhyn district, where representatives of Belarusian Student Association and other youth organizations were resting for the second day. The officials ordered the youth to pack the tents and leave the place.
Minsk: Young Front Sues Justice Department of Executive Committee
Activists of Young Front have sued to Minsk city court against the justice department of Minsk city executive committee to make the latter execute the law on public associations and register the organization.
Minsk: Detained Activists Get Fined
On 2 August Leninski borough court of Minsk fined the youth activists Artur Dasanau, Yana Karpovich and Siarhei Palaukou 62 000 rubles (about 28 US dollars).
Supreme Court Suspends Activity of Party of Communists of Belarus
On 2 August the Supreme Court of Belarus suspended the activity of the Party of Communists of Belarus for 6 months. The trial ended at 5.40 p.m. The verdict came into force immediately and can not be appealed.
Activists Try ‘Washing White’ Sovetskaya Belorussiya
Yesterday at 7p.m. the youth activists decided to celebrate Sovetskaya Belorussiya state newspaper‘s birthday by laundering it.
