News on the topic: Seviarynets
02.09.2008 Belarusian Christian Democracy to boycott the election
Members of the organizing committee for creation of the Belarusian Christian Democracy (BCD) will withdraw their candidates from the pre-election campaign by 23 September.
05.05.2008 Raman Kisliak appeals to the Supreme Court against unlawful detention
27 September 2007 Maskouski district court of Brest found the human rights activist Raman Kisliak guilty under Article 23.34, part 1 of the Administrative Code (participation in unauthorized action) and fined him 62 000 rubles (29 US dollars).
22.04.2008 Paval Seviarynets Tried
Maskouski court of Minsk began trial over youth activist Pavel Seviarynets. Former leader of Young Front and political prisoner Paval Seviarynets is charged with allegedly illegal collection of 50, 000 signatures under the petition to improve laws that regulate registration and activity of religious associations.
10.03.2008 Minsk: Police Detain ‘Young Front’ Members
On 9 March the Central council of the underground organization Young Front gathered in the Serabranka suburb of Minsk, at the office of the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions.
07.02.2008 KGB Interrogates Activist of Belarusian Christian Democracy
On 5 February Maladechna KGB office summonsed a local public activist Henadz Faryno for a ‘talk’. They did not send any call-up, but Henadz had to come, because the KGB agent pressurized his relatives. The KGB agent who introduced himself as Siarhei Aksiuchyts asked him about the activities of the organizing committee of the Belarusian Christian Democracy Party and was especially interest in finding anything about its leaders Pavel Seviarynets and Aliaksei Shein.
05.02.2008 Political Prisoner Artur Finkevich Released from Custody
Hearing of the cassation appeal on the criminal case against Artur Finkevich, political prisoner and one of the Young Front leaders, has taken place today in the has reversed the judgement of the court of Kastrychnitski district of Mahiliou on 1.5-year imprisonment.
01.02.2008 Mazyr KGB Hold ‘Prophylactic Talk’ with Aleh Liashchynski
On 1 February KGB agents held a prophylactic talk with Aleh Liashchynski, Mazyr coordinator of the organizing committee of the Belarusian Christian Democracy Party, architect of the project department of Mazyrski kamunalnik state enterprise.
01.02.2008 Authorities Compensate Release of Political Prisoners with Other Repressions
Student Tatsiana Tsishkevich, beaten at the entrepreneurs’ rally on 10 January and arrested for 20 days, was expelled from university. A criminal case against Andrei Kim was initiated on threats to a policeman.
15.12.2007 Zmitser Khvedaruk: ‘They Hit Me in the Head with Knuckledusters’
Zmitser Khvedaruk feels a little better: he has a clear sight and speaks, can move his arms and legs, but still cannot stand and walk. ‘Today I was taken for an X-ray on a wheelchair’, said Zmitser, ‘I cannot even stand up because of acute headaches’.
09.11.2007 Yaraslau Hryshchenia Has Spine Fracture
Now Yaraslau Hryshchenia is in Dziarzhynsk hospital. The ambulance drove him there together with the driver of the minibus by which Hryshchenia was going to Baranavichy. The road was covered with ice. The car was running at 90km/h. Not far from Dziarzhynsk the car slipped to the median strip and then fell into a ditch.
29.10.2007 Paval Seviarynets Questioned by Prosecutor’s General Office
Seviarynets interrogated as a witness on the case of taxi driver murder
12.10.2007 Brest: Trials for Participation in Presentation of Seviarynets’ Book Continue
On 10 October Maskouski district court of Brest fined Anatol Yarmak 620 000 Belarusian rubles (about 288 US dollars). On 19 August Yarmak had been detained at the presentation of Pavel Seviarynets’ book. The trial of Yarmak was postponed several times because of the absence of the accusation witnesses. Finally a witness came to the court, but it was not the witness whose explanations had been attached to the case in the beginning.
05.10.2007 Milinkevich Passes His Award to Seviarynets
Former candidate for presidency Aliaksandr Milinkevich has surrendered his Hanno R. Ellenbogen Citizenship Award in favor of young opposition leader Pavel Seviarynets.
28.09.2007 Activist sentenced to 15 days in jail over August meeting with Seviarynets
Judge of Maskouski Court sentenced Andrey Sharenda to 15 days in jail
27.09.2007 Paval Seviarynets is free
Seviarynets as released today after 17 days in jail
