On November 11 at 4 am the police detained at Kamarouski district Zmitser Dashkevich, 22, Artur Finkevich, 18, and Aleh Hnechyk, 17. They were held at the police station of Savetski district. The protocols were filled in for spreading printed materials without editorial information. Later on the activists were let go. They were spreading leaflets with the slogan to participate in the march against a possible referendum, as Radio Freedom informs. The Administrative Commission is going to consider the case within a month. The activists are most likely to be fined.
The members of the civil initiative the Charter’97 took part in the last session of the Coordinative Committee “Hrodna Initiative”. They presented the activities of a new Minsk coalition “Free Belarus”, as says the site www.belngo.info. The guests from the capital called the regional coalitions the example for Minsk residents.
The increasing pressure of the authorities on the NGOs took place in October in Belarus. As reported in the monitoring on human rights’ violations in Belarus for the last October, prepared by the Charter’97.
The Belarusian independent journalists say that the law “On the changes and amendments to the Law of Republic of Belarus “On press and other mass media sources”” will put more pressure on their activity. The reason for such alerts is that the law has been worked on for more than 2 years in full secrecy. The document is subject for final discussions at the Administration of President before it is passed for consideration to “the parliament”. It is expected to happen by the end of this year. Vadzim Hadasousky, a journalist of “The Belarusian Market”, addressed Mikhail Pastuhou, Doctor of Law, the chairman of the civil center for legal assistance to mass media at the Belarusian Association of Journalists, asking to comment on the situation. Mr. Pastuhou said that the information traffic in the Internet might be tracked as well.
The Concern “Belneftehim” approved new prices for benzine and diesel fuel. According to the order, from November 6 the prices were increased by 1%. From the beginning of the year they have increased by 40-45%. The increase is connected with the growth of the dollar exchange rate and with the objective to attract to the oil market.
The Office of general prosecutor passed to the court the case on bribery of the deputy chairman of the court of Soviet district in Minsk Henadzi Dashuk, informs “The Soviet Belarus”.
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