The founders of the civil human rights association Nasha Viasna did not manage to get abolished the decision of the Ministry of Justice on the non-registration.
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Tags: Bialiatski, human rights defenders, NGOs, registration, Viasna

The activist can face a criminal case for membership in an unauthorized organization. Recently he has been served a warning for it. As RFE/RL reports, he was also summoned to the prosecutor’s office for giving evidence.
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Tags: Brest, political persecution, warning, Young Front

Belarusian human rights activist ales Bialiatski, vice-president of the International Federation for Human Rights, gives an outline of the situation of human rights defenders in Belarus during the recent years.
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Tags: EU, human rights defenders, registration, Viasna

Belarusian democrats meet in Warsaw with representatives of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights. They discussed changing the electoral legislation in Belarus.
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Tags: OSCE, presidential elections

Souhayr Belhassen, President of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), has been denied Belarusian entry visa in Belarusian consulate in Paris.
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Tags: FIDH, foreign travel restrictions, international organizations

Ales Bialiatski, head of Nasha Viasna human rights center commented on ban to enter Belarus to President of the International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) Souhayr Belhassen.
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Tags: Bialiatski, FIDH, human rights defenders, Viasna