Today on 27 March the co-founders of the Nasha Viasna human rights organization received a letter from the Supreme Court of Belarus saying that the complaint against the unlawful refusal to register the NGO was received for consideration by the court. The session is due to start on 7 April.
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Ales Bialiatski
According to www.by.milinkevich.org, Mazyr town authorities refused to facilitate the search for a legal address by the Young Front youth movement, saying interference in the activities of NGOs is prohibited by the law.
The town authorities also refused to assist the Young Front in finding premises for holding a constituent assembly by the organization’s local office. At the same time the founders of the movement were warned that holding an illegal congress would be viewed as violation of the Law on Mass Actions and may result in administrative or criminal prosecution.
