News on the topic: Hrodna
14.03.2010 Hrodna: BHC observer Sviatlana Rudkouskaya is threatened with fine again
The woman is Chairperson of building and loan association #8 for four years and hasn’t had any admonitions or even minor remarks concerning her work from the side of the Leninski district executive committee in Hrodna, but got in trouble after her nomination as an independent observer at the Praletarskaya constituency election commission #17.
14.03.2010 Belarusian Social Democratic Hramada won’t nominate candidates in Hrodna
The Hrodna organization of the Belarusian Social Democratic Hramada refused to nominate candidates to the Hrodna oblast Soviet of Deputies because of non-inclusion of BSDH in the precinct commissions of the Kupalauskaya election constituency #4. Earlier, they intended to nominate Viktar Parfionenka as a candidate at this constituency.
09.03.2010 Hrodna: observer of Belarusian Helsinki Committee fined at work
The administrative commission of the Leninski district executive committee fined Sviatlana Rudkouskaya, an independent election observer nominated to the Praletarskaya constituency #17 by the Belarusian Helsinki Committee.
04.03.2010 Supreme Court upholds registration denial to ‘Zalaty Leu’
The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Hrodna oblast court concerning the non-registration of the Slonim NGO Zalaty Leu. On 4 March the Civil Cases College Board of the Supreme Court, presided by Judge Valer Samaliu, considered the complaint lodged by the Zalaty Leu founders and found the verdict of the Hrodna oblast court well-grounded and the registration denial – legal.
03.03.2010 Hrodna oblast election commission didn’t grant Raman Yurhel’s complaint
The Hrodna oblast territorial election commission considered the complaint lodged by Raman Yurhel against the refusal of the constituency commission to register him as an observer.
03.03.2010 Hrodna: independent observer harassed at work
Independent observer Sviatlana Rudkouskaya was nominated to the Praletarskaya constituency election commission #17 on elections to the Hrodna oblast Soviets of Deputies as an observer from the Belarusian Helsinki Committee.
03.03.2010 Initiative group of Ivan Kruk was registered
The Hrodna oblast election commission reversed the decision of the Astravets district election commission concerning the registration denial to the initiative group of Ivan Kruk who intended to run for the Astravets district Soviet of Deputies at the Shkolnaya election constituency #2.
23.02.2010 Hrodna journalist charged with arbitrariness
Hrodna independent journalist Ales Dzianisau was charged with arbitrariness by the local police department and may be fined under civil proceedings, Radio Racyja reports. Ales Dzianisau was detained a month ago in a Hrodna public school while making a story on optional school courses, which was deemed as violation of his Constitutional rights.
23.02.2010 Main ideologist of Hrodna gave order to arrest oppositionists
Young Front deputy head Ales Kirkevich and activist Veranika Velihor were detained in Hrodna on Monday morning. The oppositionists were detained for handing round the local newspaper “Christian Defense”.
19.02.2010 Hrodna: BAJ member not admitted to press conference
On 17 February Viktar Parfionenka, member of the Belarusian Association of Journalists, wasn’t admitted to the quarterly press conference in the Hrodna oblast executive committee dedicated to development of the region. It was the first press conference with participation of Ivan Zhuk as acting Chairperson of the Hrodna oblast executive committee.
18.02.2010 Hrodna: courts don’t grant claims of members of political parties
The Hrodna oblast court dismissed the cassation complaint of the Hrodna oblast organization of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party. The reason is that the verdict against which the members of the party appeal runs that it is ‘final and is not subject of appeal’. The BSDP members consider it as denial in access to justice and are going to appeal against this verdict as well.
16.02.2010 Hrodna: judicial absurd
The Hrodna oblast court dismissed the claim of the Hrodna oblast organization of the Belarusian Social Democratic Hramada against the decision of the Hrodna oblast executive committee and the Presidium of the Hrodna oblast Soviet of Deputies of 8 February, by which the BSDH representative Uladzimir Khilmanovich hadn’t been included in the Limozh constituency election commission #6.
11.02.2010 Hrodna: parties appeal against non-inclusion of their representatives in constituency election commissions
The Hrodna oblast organization of the United Civil Party appeals at the Hrodna oblast court against the violation of its right to be represented at constituency commissions. The party members require a review of the decision on forming the constituency commissions on elections to the Hrodna oblast Soviet of Deputies.
11.02.2010 Hrodna: members of the disgraced Union of Poles are summoned for interrogations
On 11 February the police paid a visit to the Polonika, the Hrodna firm headed by Anzhalika Borys, Chairperson of the Union of Poles in Belarus in disgrace, to serve writs for interrogations to Mrs. Borys, Andrei Pachobut, Mechyslau Yaskevich and Ihar Bantsar.
10.02.2010 Hrodna: action of Union of Poles took place under police surveillance
At 1.20 p.m. two police officers and a cameraman came to the Polonika firm. They warned Andrei Pachobut, Chairperson of the Main Council of the Union of Poles in Belarus in disgrace, that activists of the organization were preparing an unauthorized action.
