The leader of the civil campaign “European Belarus” and presidential candidate, Andrei Sannikov, is continuing to acquaint himself with the criminal case, whereby he has been accused of organising so-called “mass riots” on 19 December.
Oleg Gulak: Judges are allowing themselves to become an instrument for settling scores with political opponents
On 5 April Minsk City Court considered the appeals of Alexander Otroshchenkov, Dmitrii Novik and Alexander Molchanov, convicted on charges of rioting, and left the sentence unchanged.
Summer school in Berlin
The Heinrich Böll Foundation invites you to participate in a “Summer School for Young Belarusians in Berlin”.
The OSCE is concerned about the persecution of journalists in Belarus
The OSCE Special Representative, Dunja Mijatovic, has sent a letter to the head of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, condemning the continuing pressure on journalists. She called the actions of the authorities “a monstrous violation of the obligations of Belarus in the OSCE framework.”
Charges against Dmitrii Bondarenko have been changed
The charges against the coordinator of the civil campaign “European Belarus”, Dmitrii Bondarenko, have been changed.
Viktor Ivashkevich and Ivan Shilo should be released today
Viktor Ivashkevich was arrested on Freedom Day in Minsk and sentenced for alleged hooliganism. Ivan Shilo was convicted for an act of solidarity with Dmitrii Dashkevich and Edward Lobov.
The persecution of activists has not stopped
The police are again searching for Alexei Senchilo, an activist of the civil campaign “European Belarus”. According to the mother of the activist, police officials came to his home on 25 March and stood guard at the entrance for several hours.
Posters in Brest on April Fool’s Day
On 1 April Brest activists of “European Belarus” greeted the “chief guarantor” on April Fool’s Day.
Write a letter to Andrei Sannikov
The mother of Andrei Sannikov, Alla Vladimirovna, has asked people to send letters to a different address.
Andrei Sannikov has begun to learn details of his case
Former presidential candidate Andrei Sannikov, accused of organizing riots on 19 December in Minsk, has started to familiarise himself with the criminal case; the lawyer of A. Sannikov, Marina Kovalevskaya, has communicated this to the agency “Interfax West”.