Attempt to Oust Belarusian Language Society :: Charter'97 :: News

On January 12 public association Frantsishak Skaryna Belarusian Language Society received a notification of community services about cancellation of a contract of renting premises at Rumyantsav Str., 13. Housing and communal service of the Partisan District demands Frantsishak Skaryna Society to leave the building in two months, informs human rights center “Viasna”.

Aleh Trusaw, a chair of the Belarusian Language Society, connects these events with activities of the organization, and lack of premises is a pretext for pressure. “There were attempts to close us a year ago, when we received two official warnings from the Justice Ministry. Now the Belarusian Language Society is pressed according to the scheme of the Belarusian Lyceum – first ousting from the building and closure afterward”, says Aleh Trusaw.

There were attempts to evict the organization from the building earlier. But the communal services offered the society to move to another building. This time there was no such offer. Now tow newspapers and 4 organizations are registered to the address of the Society. If the society moves out, the legal addresses would be liquidated. This would cause a number of problems in the activities of the Belarusian Language Society.