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A press conference following the analytical review on rights of detained and prosecuted after the events on December 19th

On February 9 at 14.00 Human Rights Center Viasna is holding a press conference following the analytical review on rights of detained and prosecuted after the events on December 19th

At the press-conference the following people will be speaking:

Обыск в квартире активиста Антона Койкиша

В Минске начался обыск в квартире активиста Антона Койкиша. При обыске присутствуют родители Антона, трое сотрудников КГБ, двое понятых и вызванный следственной группой сотрудник милиции. Самого Антона в данный момент в квартире нет. Представители Международной наблюдательной миссии не были допущены в квартиру. Сотрудники КГБ отказались предоставить информацию о том, в рамках какого дела ведется обыск и о статусе Антона Койкиша. Сотрудник милиции, переписавший паспортные данные представителей наблюдательной миссии, отказался предъявить свои документы.

Обыск у Михася Мацкевича

По информации, полученной Международной наблюдательной миссией, сегодня в Минске прошел обыск у Михася Мацкевича.

Сам Михась, будучи в отъезде, не присутствовал при проведении следственных действий. Из квартиры были изъяты компьютер и портативные носители информации. Пока не удалось получить информацию о том, кто именно и в рамках какого дела проводил обыск.

"KGB arrested the reporter of Radio "Ratsiya". The journalist had been released, all the tapes on the recorder were erased"

On January 24th at 11:30 AM journalist Gennady Barbarich was detained at the club named after Dzerzhinsky.

Reporter of Radio “Ratsyja” Gennady Barbarich interviewed the wives of prisoners. KGB officers approached him, they asked him the documents and the reasons for his being there. After that, he was taken with officers.

OSCE Chairperson meets international human rights NGOs, encourages open dialogue

The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, met representatives from international non-governmental organizations in Vilnius today and invited them to take part in an open dialogue with Lithuania’s 2011 OSCE Chairmanship.

Minister Ažubalis met representatives from international non-governmental human rights organizations from the International Civic Initiative for the OSCE, offered to maintain a regular dialogue and urged them to actively participate in OSCE eventsand thereby contribute to the OSCE’s work.

Michail Kameniev was released from Central police station

Assistant of the Chairman of the International Observation Mission of the Committee on International Control over the human rights situation in Belarus has been detained during the monitoring of the observance of the freedom of assembly during the action carried out by citizens of Belarus in solidarity of detainees of the KGB Detention Facility.

Assistant of the Chairman of the International Observation Mission has been detained

Assistant of the Chairman of the International Observation Mission of the Committee on International Control over the human rights situation in Belarus has been detained during the monitoring of the observance of the freedom of assembly during the action carried out by citizens of Belarus in solidarity of detainees of the KGB Detention Facility.

Belarus: a month after December 19th. What's next? Press conference

On 19 January 2011, the Belarusian Human Rights House is hosting a press conference on the human rights situation in Belarus. International experts and representatives of human rights organizations from different countries will present their assessment of what is happening in Belarus from the human rights perspective.

When: Wednesday, 19 January 2011, 13:00

Where: Vilnius, Latako str. 3

Host: Belarusian Human Rights House

Contact: ( +370 5 212 7703 )

Пресс-конференция в Беларусском Доме прав человека

Belarus: a month after December 19th: Tragedy for one country or for the whole Europe?

Беларусь: месяц после 19 декабря: трагедия для одной страны или для всей Европы?

Search in the office of the unregistered Human Rights Protection Center “Vyasna” (Minsk)

At the moment search in the office of the unregistered Human Rights Protection Center “Vyasna” (Minsk) has started. One representative of the Committee On State Security (KGB), three unknown persons, 2 legal witnesses required by the procedure and chairman Ales Belyatskiy are inside. Representatives of the International Monitoring Mission of the Committee on International Control over the Human Rights Situation in Belarus and local human rights defenders are at place waiting for the end of the search procedure.

News of Belarus

PACE rapporteur on Belarus condemns continuing political repression

Strasbourg, 09.03.2011 - At a meeting of the PACE Political Affairs Committee in Paris today, the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) Rapporteur on the situation in Belarus, Sinikka Hurskainen (Finland, SOC), strongly condemned the continuing repression of civil society, human rights defenders, independent media and political opponents in Belarus.

Russians were taken to court: extend and don’t have mercy on

An author is an employee of the International observation mission Committee to control the situation concerning human rights in Belarus. Also a task is to observe uncover of the cases and a justice in criminal cases of the 19th of December

Jagland reacts to sentencing of opposition activist in Belarus

Strasbourg, 18.02.2011 – "Reducing the opposition to silence and ignoring basic democratic principles will not help President Lukashenka and the Belarusian authorities to gain legitimacy or credibility among the international community," said Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland today.

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