News on 14.02.2013

14.02.2013

UN Special Rapporteur informed about torture in Belarus 18

17:43, — Politics

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus, Miklós Haraszti, met with editor-in-chief of charter97.org Natallia Radzina.

Stuk lies about political prisoners 34

16:52, — Politics

Deputy prosecutor general Alyaksei Stuk says the political prisoners have the same confinement conditions as other inmates have.

Vaskovich: 150 days  in punishment cell 6

15:02, — Politics

Yauhen Vaskovich, an anarchist and political prisoner, spent more than 150 days in a punishment cell in prison.

Byalyatski under pressure to apply for pardon 24

13:55, — Politics

A political prisoner was deprived of visits for six months.

Lyabedzka: OSCE wants to discuss crime fighting with criminal 4

13:45, — Politics

Taking a decision on inviting Lukashenka's representatives, the OSCE didn't ask the opinion of the Belarusian society.

Avtoradio: Ready to return on air even tomorrow 15

13:12, — Politics

Avtoradio has not been working for the second year.

Young Christian Democrats denied registration

12:10, — Politics

The Ministry of Justice of Belarus denied registration to the public association Young Christian Democrats.

Witnesses on Varlamau’s case are under pressure

12:08, — society

The hearing on the fashion designer Aliaksandr Varlamau resumed in the court of Minsk’s Lenin district on 13 February.

Volha Haidukova: KGB finally returned son’s computer equipment 5

12:06, — Politics

The family of the “spy” Andrei Haidukou was given back all the computer equipment, confiscated right after the arrest of the youth activist from Navapolatsk.

Mikalai Dziadok has a chronic stomach disease

11:54, — Politics

The political prisoner was diagnosed a chronic disease in prison.

Solidarity Wave in every city 4

11:27, — Politics

The activists of BChD affiliate in Slonim joined the Solidarity Wave.

Iryna Khalip was allowed a meeting with her husband Andrei Sannikau 56

10:03, — Politics

The spouse of the former presidential candidate was granted the possibility to temporarily leave Belarus.

KGB arrested the chief horse breeder? 26

10:02, — Politics

KGB has found first facts of corruption with sports functionaries, whom Lukashenka personally demanded to inspect.

Emanuelis Zingeris: EU will not encourage swindlers and freedom stranglers 3

9:20, — Politics

No improvements are possible in Belarus until political prisoners are released and conditions for free elections are created.

Lukashenka fell off a mountain in Sochi 327

8:45, — Politics

This happened when the Belarusian ruler was skiing.

Main castigator of Belarusian Internet to visit OSCE conference 89

1:34, — Politics

The Operational and Analytical Centre under the aegis of Lukashenka announced itself an “independent regulator of the Internet”.