News on the topic: For Freedom
10.11.2008 Kletsk: police intimidate civil activist Yauhen Mikulich
An activist of For Freedom movement Yauhen Mikulich from Klyotsk has addressed the procuracy with the request to defend his family from threats and illegal actions by local policemen.
05.09.2008 Minsk: candidate Viktar Yanchurevich intends to hold 23 electoral pickets
A candidate at Kalinouskaya electoral constituency in Minsk, adherent of the movement For Freedom Viktar Yanchurevich has addressed the city authorities to require permission for holding 23 pickets. He intends to meet with the electors during each day of his agitation campaign and tell him about his electoral program. He is also going to inform them about the ‘peculiarities’ of the present elections and the general political situation in the country.
07.08.2008 Can members of electoral commission use laptops?
Yury Meliashkevich, the member of Yaseninskaya district electoral commission #100, activist of the For Freedom movement has addressed the Central Electoral Commission with an inquiry concerning the prohibition on use of laptops to members of his commission.
06.08.2008 Supreme Court upholds registration denial to ‘For Freedom’ movement
Today the Supreme Court has ruled to reject the suit of the movement For Freedom on the basis of a technical mistake in the guarantee letter of the organization which agreed to provide legal address for it.
05.08.2008 Supreme Court starts proceedings on suit against registration denial to For Freedom movement
The Supreme Court started the consideration of the suit of the republican NGO Movement For Freedom against the refusal of the Ministry of Justice to give the state registration to it. The Ministry of Justice insists that the majority of applicants participate in political mass actions and comment on political events. That’s why, if the organization is registered, most probably its aims will not correspond to the aims which stand in the charter.
16.07.2008 For Freedom Movement sues Ministry of Justice
Members of the organizing committee of the Movement “For Freedom” filed a complaint to the Supreme Court. The founders of the non-governmental organization believe that the decision of the Ministry of Justice dated June 19th is illegal. The Ministry denied registration to the Movement claiming its members had violated the legislation of Belarus. By such a denial the Ministry restricts the constitutional right of the citizens to form associations.
15.05.2008 Milinkevich is prohibited to drink water near Orthodox chapel
14 May the leader of the For Freedom movement Alexander Milinkevich visited Smaliavichy and Lahoisk and met with the local citizens. During his visit to Lahoisk the politician got a notice for an attempt to drink water from a well near an orthodox chapel.
12.03.2008 Police Draw Violation Report against Aliaksandr Makayeu
On 12 March a leader of the entrepreneurs’ movement, supporter of the For Freedom movement Aliaksandr Makayeu was summonsed to Maskouski district police department (DPD) of Minsk. There the police drew on him a violation report for participation in the meeting of entrepreneurs in Baranavichy on 11 February.
12.03.2008 Activist of ‘For Freedom’ Movement Zarembiuk Haunted by KGB
On 11 March the resident of Masty, activist of the For Freedom movement Ales Zarembiuk spent 2,5 hours at Hrodna oblast KGB office.
10.03.2008 Criminal Cases for Participation in 10 January Entrepreneurs’ Rally
Recently a criminal case has been brought on the fact of ‘organization and active participation in the actions that grossly violate the public order’ (article 342, part 1 of the Criminal Code), in connection with the peaceful action of the Belarusian entrepreneurs that was held on 10 January in the center of Minsk. The punishments on this article vary from fine to 3 years of jail. At present there are 14 accused in the case.
10.03.2008 For Freedom: Third Attempt to Obtain Legal Status
Today, on 10 March, representatives of the For Freedom movement, headed by Aliaksandr Milinkevich, again passed to the Ministry of Justice a packet of documents for state registration of the NGO.
03.03.2008 Milinkevich in Brest Region: Six Detentions for Two Days
On the way from Brest to the town of Kobryn the road police detained the car by which the leader of For Freedom movement Aliaksandr Milinkevich was driven to a meeting. The car was guarded to the local police department without any explanations. As a result Milinkevich and Co headed for Kobryn on foot. After the meeting the politician was detained for ‘unauthorized action’.
21.02.2008 Hrodna KGB Warns For Freedom! Activist
On 21 February Eduard Dmukhouski was summonsed to Hrodna oblast KGB office and was warned about ‘the inadmissibility of actions that grossly violate the public order.’
19.02.2008 Hrodna: KGB Pressurizes Eduard Dmukhouski
On 18 February an agent of Hrodna oblast KGB office has phoned to an activist of For Freedom! movement Eduard Dmukhouski and invited him for a meeting. When the activist refused from the proposal, the KGB activist started threatening him with administrative punishment and other problems.
18.02.2008 Aliaksandr Milinkevich Detained and Interrogated
On 18 February the leader of the For Freedom! movement Aliaksandr Milinkevich was detained in Minsk. As the Charter’97 press-center was told by his wife, Ina Kulei, who was near him at the moment of detention, everything happened rather quickly and unexpectedly.
