Early voting begins
Polling stations opened in Belarus on Tuesday for early voting in the elections for the House of Representatives. read more
Lithuanian parliament urges to hold investigation over Bialiacki case
Stasys Kausinis says the Ministry of Justice did not care to make official papers legal in Belarusian court. read more
Beliatski was nominated for the Sakharov Prize
The political prisoner Ales Beliatski, the chairman of the human rights organization “Vesna” (Spring) was nominated for the Sakharov Prize. read more
Citizens must not be imprisoned for criticizing government
"Citizens need to be able to freely choose their representatives without being imprisoned for expressing criticism of a government." read more
Police search Minsk office of “Tell the Truth!“ movement
The Minsk office of the "Tell the Truth!" movement was searched by police on Thursday evening, with officers drawing up a list of items that may be seized. read more
Prosecutor's Office: Janysh Bakiyev persecuted for political views
The Prosecutor General’s Office of Belarus will not satisfy the request of Kyrgyzstan to extradite Janysh Bakiyev, the brother of Kyrgyzstan ex-president Kurmanbek Bakiyev. read more
Dunja Mijatovic calls on Belarus' authorities to stop persecuting bloggers
Dunja Mijatovic, the OSCE representative on freedom of the media, has expressed concern about the arrests of administrators of political social media groups in Belarus, which she described as a crackdown on online dissent. read more
Mass arrests of opposition social networks communities administrators
Paviel Jeucikhiejeu, one of the opposition social network communities activists captured yesterday, was charged with petty hooliganism and sentenced to 5 days’ arrest, Viasna says. read more
Scandal around German aid to Belarusian police grows louder
German Social Democrats aren’t satisfied with the Interior Minister’s "vague" explanations, he is wanted in the Bundestag. read more
German police trained Belarusian colleagues to break up protests
The German police trained their Belarusian colleagues to break up anti-Lukashenka protests, according to German media reports. read more |