News on the topic: law
01.12.2008 Reporters Without Borders call Belarusian authorities not to increase surveillance of Internet
Reporters Without Borders has learned that two independent newspapers that were dropped from official distribution networks for criticizing the government - the weekly Narodnaya Volia and the fortnightly Nasha Niva - yesterday signed contracts that will allow them to appear in the state postal monopoly Belposhta’s newspaper subscription catalogue and to be on sale in the state-owned Belsayuzdruk’s chain of newsstands.
01.12.2008 Lukashenka signed law on protection of information
On 10 November Alexander Lukashenka signed the law On Information, Informatization, and Information Protection. It was published on 26 November and will come into force six months after the publication.
03.10.2008 The parliament amends the Law on Procuracy
The House of Representatives amended the Law on Procuracy of the Republic of Belarus according to which proficiency examination and practical training are not needed for work in procuracy.
15.01.2008 Brest Police Turn down Complaints against Bad Incarceration Conditions
The administration of Leninski district police department of Brest did not acknowledge the facts that were enumerated in the complaint of the activist of For Freedom movement Inha Abramava against the improper conditions of incarceration in the temporary isolation ward.
19.12.2007 Six categories restricted to travel abroad
The databank about citizens of Belarus who are temporarily restricted to travel abroad includes 6 categories of persons.
12.12.2007 Internet Can’t Be Silenced
The House of Representatives has adopted a draft law 'On Information, Informatization and Protection of Information' in the first reading.
06.12.2007 40 000 Signatures for Amendment of Law On Religion
According to Siarhei Lukanin, the spokesman of the campaign of freedom of conscience, about 40.000 signatures have been collected for amendment of the law 'On religious organizations and freedom of conscience'.
24.10.2007 Minister of Education Calls Classic Belarusian Language “Unlawful”
Today the Chamber of Representatives passed the Law “About Rules of Belarusian Orthography and Punctuation” in the first reading.
16.10.2007 Belarusians will not be able to complain to Alexander Lukashenka
On October 15th the President of Belarus signed edict # 498 “About additional measures of the work with appeals of citizens and legal entities”.
25.09.2007 Political Parties Face Closure
The Ministry of Justice accused the political parties of failure to create the required number of organizational structures.
20.09.2007 Supreme Court Upholds Registration Denial to Movement for Freedom
On September 20th, judge of the Supreme Court rejected an appeal against the justice ministry’s refusal to register the Movement for Freedom led by former presidential candidate Alexander Milinkevich.
20.09.2007 Chairman of the Constitutional Court: No One Cancelled Responsibility for Disrespect for Belarusian Language
“No one cancelled responsibility for disrespect for the state language”, -- Ryhor Vasilevich, chairman of the Constitutional Court, stated on September 18th, in Minsk during seminar “Facilitating wider application of international standards in the sphere of human rights in the judicial process in Belarus”.
