Zmitser Dashkevich to stand new trial on Tuesday
The court of Mozyr is expected to arrive in penal colony on October 30 to hold trial against a political prisoner. read more
Dashkevich may be transferred to high-security prison
Zmitser Dashkevich, chairperson of an opposition youth organization called Malady Front (Young Front), may be transferred to a high-security prison. read more
“Alternative“ opposition elections in Russia: worth repeating in Belarus?
Russian opposition held "alternative" polling on the Internet to elect the Coordinating Council which will lead the opposition. But what is Belarusian opposition’s opinion on the elections? Is it worth to use the same procedure to elect some kind of the coordinating council and then the read more
Milinkevich ready to be opposition forces’ common presidential candidate
Alyaksandr Milinkevich, leader of the Movement for Freedom, said at the organization’s conference held in Minsk on Saturday that he was ready to be pro-democracy forces’ common candidate to compete against Alyaksandr Lukashenka in the next, 2015 presidential election. read more
ARCHE magazine editor-in-chief fined, 5,000 Belarusian-language books seized
ARCHE magazine editor-in-chief fined, 5,000 Belarusian-language books seized read more
HR activists protest against closure of Platforma
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), has received new information and requests your urgent intervention in the following situation in Belarus. read more
Lukashenka to discuss police reform with government officials
Alyaksandr Lukashenka is scheduled to meet with top government officials on November 15 to discuss police reform plans, Interior Minister Ihar Shunevich said on Monday. read more
Belarus Prison-Abuse Reports Spark Concerns About Jailed Dissidents
Сoncern is mounting over the well-being of jailed opposition figures in Belarus amid reports of prison abuse, including threats of torture, rape, and murder. read more
Bialiacki: 7 months – 7 reprimands in prison
Seven reprimands have been issued to human rights defender Ales Byalyatski in the seven months since his transfer to Correctional Institution No. 2 in Babruysk, Mahilyow region. read more
Suicide rate falling in Belarus
The number of people committing suicide fell by nine percent year-on-year in the first half of 2012 in Belarus, Syarhey Ihumnaw, director of the National Mental Health Center, told reporters in Minsk on October 11. read more |