11.07.2008

Cassation appeal on Trial of 14 to be heard on 22 July

9:29, — Politics

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.

28.05.2008

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

10:30, — Politics

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).

27.05.2008

Sentences to participants of peaceful action of entrepreneurs: 1 1/2 and 2 years of restraint of liberty 15

17:18, — Politics

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.

Trial of 14: prosecutor demands two years of restraint of liberty (Photo) 1

11:27, — Politics

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.

26.05.2008

Case of 14: riot militiamen tore off banner “No to repressions!” from roof (Video, photo) 1

16:05, — Politics

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

23.05.2008

Trial of 14: trial postponed till 26 May 1

9:51, — Politics

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.

13.05.2008

Process of Fourteen to resume on May 23 4

17:46, — Politics

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.

23.04.2008

Prosecutor demands to sentence Parsyukevich to 3 years of colony 12

16:26, — Politics

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.

22.04.2008

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

17:05, — Politics

“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.

Heavy sentences to participants of trial of 14 (Photo, video) 58

15:05, — Politics

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.

21.04.2008

Trial of 14: judgement to be delivered 22 April 5

17:46, — Politics

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.

Lawyer Alyaksandr Halieu: “Testimony of some witnesses remind of words of rural propagandists” 1

14:58, — Politics

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.

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

12:37, — Politics

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.

Video shot by the KGB, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Belarusian Television show the action was peaceful 1

8:38, — Politics

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

18.04.2008

Militiaman Sychou was hit by another militiaman 6

11:08, — Politics

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.

One of witnesses at Process of Fourteen was making “Human shield” 6

9:34, — Politics

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.

17.04.2008

At “Process of Fourteen” Judge Prohibited Policeman to Speak Belarusian 22

15:57, — Politics

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.

11.04.2008

10 participants of market vendors rally to stand trial on April 16 2

13:00, — Politics

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.

4.04.2008

“Trial of the 14” to start April 16 6

16:48, — Politics

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).

13.03.2008

Participants of entrepreneurs’ action required to pay 125 million 8

10:09, — Politics

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.

11.03.2008

Taxes Raised for Rebellious Individual Entrepreneurs 5

9:29, — Economics

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

3.03.2008

Private unitary enterprise campaign failed

13:50, — Economics

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

22.02.2008

Entrepreneurs: If you don’t want to negotiate, we’ll take to streets 6

16:25, — Politics

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

20.02.2008

Entrepreneur from Kobryn distributed his goods for free 17

16:16, — Society

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.

18.02.2008

Entrepreneurs in Minsk demand live air time on television 1

15:46, — Politics

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.

Forth wave of entrepreneurs’ protest 38

15:11, — Politics

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.

Riot policemen against individual entrepreneurs (Photo-report) 40

14:22, — Politics

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

Crackdown of entrepreneurs’ action in Minsk (ONLINE REPORT, VIDEO) 38

11:46, — Politics

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.

7.02.2008

Small Businessmen to take to streets on February 18 36

15:45, — Politics

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

5.02.2008

Private unitary enterprises will follow destiny of individual entrepreneurs

9:18, Yury Bekhtserau “Belarusy i Rynok” — Politics

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...