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10:50 Amnesty International demands Belarusian authorities to release prisoners of conscience

The human rights watchdog has spread a statement calling to “immediately and unconditionally” release the participants of the Process of 14. 

12:48 “European Belarus” activist Alyaksandr Barazenka amnestied

The oppositionist is ready to continue struggle for release of other political prisoners. 

17:29 Participant of Process of Fourteen Paval Vinahradau amnestied

The activist of the civil campaign “European Belarus” has found out about that on August 3 when he visited to register himself in criminal and penal inspection. 

11:23 Sentence to “Case of 14” participant reduced, though he was to be freed from penalty

One of the participants of the “Case of 14” Ales Straltsou has lodged a complaint with Minsk City Court against the verdict of Minsk Tsentralny Court of 15 June 2009, which reduced the activist’s sentence. 

15:14 Participant of Process of 14 Artsyom Dubski to stand trial on July 7

The Court of Asipovichy set a date of a trial over “Young Front” activist Artsyom Dubski. 

16:32 Punishment to two participants of Process of 14 mitigated

The Tsentralny district court of Minsk considered suggestions of militia officers to mitigate punishment to Ales Straltsou and Ales Charnyshou. 

13:00 Prisoner of conscience Maksim Dashuk sentenced to a year and three months of restraint of liberty

Participant of the Process of 14 is sentenced to restraint of liberty without sending him to open type facilities. 

13:48 Participant of Process of 14 Mikhail Pashkevich given amnesty

The leaser of “Young Democrats” was familiarized with an order of the prosecutor of the Byaroza district saying he was included in the amnesty. 

11:32 Investigation in case of political prisoner Dubski extended for indefinite term

Artsyom Dubski, a person involved in the “Process of Fourteen”, is charged with violation of the rules of serving the sentence. 

11:29 Prisoner of conscience Maxim Dashuk to stand trial on June 1

Proceedings in the case of an activist of the civil campaign “European Belarus” Maxim Dashuk are to start in the court of Maskouski district of Minsk. 

11:15 “Amnesty International” recognized Belarusian oppositionists Prisoners of Conscience

The international human rights organisation “Amnesty International” has recognized participants of the Process of Fourteen Prisoners of Conscience. 

11:10 Regime puts participant of “Process of Fourteen” on list of wanted persons

The activist of the civil campaign “European Belarus” Tatsyana Tsishkevich faces custodial penalty. 

17:18 Uladzimir Labkovich: Authorities should use law “On Amnesty” for release of political prisoners

Belarusian human rights activists are sure that according to the law “On Amnesty”, young activists convicted in the Process of Fourteen for participation in a protest rally of entrepreneurs. 

9:44 Participant of Process of 14 faces prison again

The number of political prisoners is increasing in Belarus. 

14:20 Participant of Case of 14 Artsyom Dubski arrested again

Activist of the “Young Front” Artsyom Dubski, convicted in the Case of 14, was got off the train in Homel. 

10:53 Sanctions against Lukashenka lifted, and political prisoners appeared in Belarus immediately

The human rights centre “Viasna” has made a statement in connection with the arrest of the activist of the civil campaign “European Belarus”, participant of the Process of Fourteen Alyaksandar Barazenka. 

14:18 Fruits of “liberalization”: second criminal action brought up against person involved in Process of Fourteen

A second criminal action has been brought up against one of the participants of the famous Process of Fourteen Artsyom Dubski. 

9:11 Anton Koipish is to pay 3.5 mln fine today

The pressure on the convicted in the Process of Fourteen continues. A member of the Belarusian Popular Front party, one of the heads of the electoral campaign headquarters of the candidate Vintsuk Vyachorka, fined in the Process of Fourteen, Anton Koipish, has received a letter from the court. It is said there that he is to pay a fine of 3.5 mln rubles before August 22. 

9:41 Will person involved in Process of Fourteen be amnestied?

An activist of the opposition Alyaksei Bondar, who had been sentenced to 2 years of restriction of freedom in the “Process of Fourteen”, has stated that he would seek amnesty of all punished for protest rallies of market vendors in Minsk in January. 

9:29 Cassation appeal on Trial of 14 to be heard on 22 July

A cassation appeal against the judgement of the Tsentralny district court of 22 April will be heard in the Minsk city court on 22 July. 10 youth activist were convicted for participation in a protest action on 10 January. 

10:30 Mikola Statkevich: Sentences on trial of 14 are new form of “khimia”

Mikola Statkevich, head of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Narodnaya Hramada), member of the organising committee of the civil campaign “European Belarus,” said the sentences to participants of the trial of 14 were a new form of “khimia” (open type penalty institution). 

17:18 Sentences to participants of peaceful action of entrepreneurs: 1 1/2 and 2 years of restraint of liberty

The court of the Tsentralny district of Minsk sentenced Mikhas Subach and Paval Vinahradau, participants of the protest action of entrepreneurs, to two years of restraint of liberty without sending them to penitentiary institutions. One more figure in the trial of 14 minor Maksim Dashuk got 1 ½ years of restraint of liberty. The judgement was given by Valer Yesman. 

11:27 Trial of 14: prosecutor demands two years of restraint of liberty (Photo)

The trial over three accused on the case of 14 goes on. The accused are Paval Vinahradau, minor Maksim Dashuk and entrepreneur Mikhal Subach. The prosecutor demanded two years of restraint of liberty for each without sending them to penal institutions. 

16:05 Case of 14: riot militiamen tore off banner “No to repressions!” from roof (Video, photo)

Activists of the civil campaign “European Belarus” held an action when the trail over participants of the entrepreneurs’ demonstration began. 

9:51 Trial of 14: trial postponed till 26 May

The trail over the participants of the protest of entrepreneurs, called the trail of 14, has been postponed till 26 May. The trial is to begin at 9.30am. 

17:46 Process of Fourteen to resume on May 23

On May 23 the trial in the case of participants of the protest rally of market vendors is to continue in the court of Tsentralny district of Minsk. 

16:26 Prosecutor demands to sentence Parsyukevich to 3 years of colony

Prosecutor Syarhei Kunash has recommended sentencing the businessman Syarhei Parsyukevich to three years of standard regime penal colony. Besides, as said by him, this term is demanded by him to the accused considering ‘mitigating circumstances’: the political prisoner has an underage son and suffers from asthma. 

17:05 Valyantsin Stefanovich: “Trial was plainly political, judgement – unlawful”

“Guilt of the accused people wasn’t proved at the trial. The fact the accusation was based on video materials is absolutely unacceptable,” famous human rights activist Valyantsin Stefanovich said to the Charter’97 press center, commenting on judgements, delivered to participants of the trail of 14 today. 

15:05 Heavy sentences to participants of trial of 14 (Photo, video)

Youth activist Andrei Kim is sentenced to 1.5 year in penal colony by the Tsentralny district court of Minsk. Other participant of the trial of 14 – Alyaksei Bondar, Artsyo Dubski, Mikhas Kryvay, Mikhas Pashekvich, Ales Straltsou, Ales Charnyshou, Tatsyana Tsishkevich - are sentenced to correctional works without sending them to penitentiary institutions. They must charge the state 20 per cent of their wages. Anton Koipish and Uladzimir Sayrheeu are fined of 100 basic units. The judgement was read by judge Alena Illina. 

The forth day of the loud political trial – the trial of 14, ended with the last statements of the accused. After that judge Alena Illina suspended the trial. A judgement will be delivered at 11am 22 April in the Tsentralny district court of Minsk. The prosecutor demanded 2 years of imprisonment for Andrei Kim and restriction of liberty and correctional works for the others. 

14:58 Lawyer Alyaksandr Halieu: “Testimony of some witnesses remind of words of rural propagandists”

Lawyers have made statements in the court of Tsentralny district of Minsk, where the trial over participants of the protest rally of market vendors is taking place. Lawyers Alyaksandr Halieu, Svyatlana Harbatok and Tamara Sidarenka have made statements. 

12:37 Prosecutor demanded 2 years in colony for Andrei Kim and correctional work s for others

Prosecutor demands 2 years of imprisonment for Andrei Kim and different terms of restriction of liberty, or so called “Khimia,” for other accused people in the trial of 14. 

8:38 Video shot by the KGB, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Belarusian Television show the action was peaceful

Forth trial session in the criminal case against youth activists, accused of participation in the entrepreneurs’ rally on 10 January takes place today. 

11:08 Militiaman Sychou was hit by another militiaman

Video from the rally of entrepreneurs on 190 January was shown in the Tsentralny district court of Minsk, where the trial of 14 takes place. 

9:34 One of witnesses at Process of Fourteen was making “Human shield”

Today at 10 a.m. the third session of the court in the case called the Process of Fourteen started in the court of Tsentralny district of Minsk. 

15:57 At “Process of Fourteen” Judge Prohibited Policeman to Speak Belarusian

The trial over participants of the protest of small businessmen on January 10 continues in the court of Tsentralny district of Minsk. Questions asked in Belarusian were answered in Belarusian by a traffic policeman Alyaksandr Subach. However Judge Alena Illyina told him to speak Russian. 

13:00 10 participants of market vendors rally to stand trial on April 16

Alyaksandr Berazenka, Paval Vinagradau, Mikhail Subach and underage Maxim Dashuk, who appear in the criminal case for street protests on January 10, won’t stand trial on April 16 together with other demonstrators. 

16:48 “Trial of the 14” to start April 16

On April 16 (Wednesday) at 10 a.m. proceedings in the political “case of the 14” will start in the court of Tsentralny district of Minsk (Kirau Street, 21). 

10:09 Participants of entrepreneurs’ action required to pay 125 million

Young Front activist Uladzimer Syarheeu, accused of rally of entrepreneurs organisation, was invited to come to the investigation department of the Minsk city executive committee for familiarisation with the materials of the criminal case on 14 March. 

9:29 Taxes Raised for Rebellious Individual Entrepreneurs

Recently in different regions of Belarus tax rate for individual entrepreneurs started to be raised. 

13:50 Private unitary enterprise campaign failed

1 March is a deadline for re-registration of individual entrepreneurs into private unitary enterprises. 

16:25 Entrepreneurs: If you don’t want to negotiate, we’ll take to streets

Baranavichy city executive committee (Brest Region) denied individual entrepreneurs holding a general meeting with the authorities’ representatives on 28 February. 

16:16 Entrepreneur from Kobryn distributed his goods for free

An individual entrepreneur from Kobryn, who had worked at the local market on Kastrychnitskaya Street in the city center for several years, distributed his goods to all interested for free. He gave outdoor clothing, t-shirts, footwear for children and grown-ups. 

15:46 Entrepreneurs in Minsk demand live air time on television

Participants of Monday's protest that was staged on Kastrychnitskaya Square in Minsk against crackdown on sole entrepreneurs demanded air time on Belarusian television and a fair coverage of their activities. 

Entrepreneurs’ protest action, which was to be held in Minsk on 18 February, was cracked down by riot militia. The people were forced out of square several times, as people come to the action, they were pushed out in the direction of Internatsyanalnaya and Bahdanovich Street. Total about 1 000 people participated in the action. Political prisoner Alyaksandr Kazulin’s daughter Volha, leader of the movement “For Freedom!” Alyaksandr Milinkevich, entrepreneurs’ leader Alyaksandr Makaeu and democratic activist Vyachaslau Siuchyk were detained. 

14:22 Riot policemen against individual entrepreneurs (Photo-report)

Ranks of riot policemen were “marching” on Kastrychnitskaya Square, driving away individual entrepreneurs who had gathered to the protest rally. 

11:46 Crackdown of entrepreneurs’ action in Minsk (ONLINE REPORT, VIDEO)

A protest action of entrepreneurs was cracked down brutally on October Square in Minsk. Though riot militia forced people out of the square several times, about 1000 people gathered there. They are split in some groups, but are have no intentions of going away. The participants of the action took to streets against discriminative decrees of Alyaksandr Lukashenka. 

15:45 Small Businessmen to take to streets on February 18

Leaders of the movement of entrepreneurs of Belarus have come out for holding a rally on October Square in Minsk on February 18. 

9:18 Private unitary enterprises will follow destiny of individual entrepreneurs

If private unitary enterprises take position of individual entrepreneurs in the economy tomorrow, they will turn into political opponents for the authorities and will be declared an uncivilised form of business subject to abolishment according to a proven scheme... 

9:28 Do parents take blame for children?

After the rallies of entrepreneurs on 10 and 21 January, in which 17-year-old Alena Makarevich took active part, her mother was called to the KGB department of the Frunzenski district upon pain of dismissal. She was offered to sign a statement saying Alena wouldn’t engage in public activity.