Participants of the civil campaign "European Belarus" have expressed their solidarity and support to pro-democracy activists who are standing trial today for participation in a protest rally of market vendors on January 10, 2008.
The Belarusian foreign ministry's spokesman slammed a critical resolution on abuses of the criminal justice system in Belarus adopted by the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) on April 15.
A group of opposition politicians have called on the United Nations and some other international organizations to demand that the Belarusian authorities end the politically motivated persecution of opponents.
Minsk city executive committee has refused to assist in renting of premises for holding the 11th convention of the United Civil party on April 20. The BelaPAN has been informed about that by a representative of Minsk city executive committee
The Polish foreign ministry and the British embassy in Warsaw have pledged to increase support for TV Belarus (BelSat), a satellite channel of Poland's TVP public television network.
At about 1 p.m. Minsk time a rally of solidarity with Belarusian political prisoners and activists who are standing trial today for joining market vendors' protest, started near the Embassy of Belarus.
In the sight of the Charter'97 journalist riot policemen were searching young people who were coming past the court of Tsentralny district of Minsk, where a trial over participants of a protest rally of market vendors was held today.
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe approved a resolution on Abuse of the criminal justice system in Belarus. By the approved resolution PACE calls on the European Union and the United States to impose new sanctions against Belarusian officials,
One of the defendants of "the process over the 14" who are to stand trial today in the court of Tsentralny district of Minsk, is an activist of the civil campaign of the "European Belarus" Tatsyana Tsishkevich.
On April 16 the Day of Belarusian Solidarity is traditionally celebrated in Belarus. For a few years in our country and abroad rallies with a call to the regime to release prisoners of conscience and stop repressions against oppositionists are
On April 16 "The process over the 14" starts in the court of Tsentralny district of Minsk. Participants of protest rallies of market vendors held in Minsk this winter are to stand trial.
The trial of 14" has begun today in the Tsentralny district court on Minsk. Participants of the mass protest action of entrepreneurs on 10 January have trial today. About 50 people, including famous politicians, came to support the accused.
