civil society

The public organization deals with domestic violence, discrimination in the labor market, and gender equality.

Civil society is being wiped out in the heart of Europe, the human rights watchdog Amnesty International said on Wednesday amid the unprecedented wave of searches and detentions targeting more than a dozen civil society organisations in Belarus.

The United State House Committee on Appropriations has approved the scaling-up of financial assistance rendered to Belarusian civil society (from $11 mln to $ 30 mln), according to a recent report.

On December 6, protest rallies named the March of Freedom are taking place in Belarus.

At 2 pm (local time), the March of Pensioners aka Wisdom March kicked off in downtown Minsk. During the post-election months, holding the event on Mondays has turned into an unofficial tradition.

On November 29, the March of Neighbours kicked off at 12.00 (local time) in Belarus.

In response to repression, protesters changed tactics

Today’s protest march ‘Dzyady against Terror’ is dedicated to the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Stalinist Repressions. It has kicked off at 2 pm (local time).

On September 13, Minsk hosted the March of Heroes which became the fifth Sunday rally of thousands in a row.

On September 13, Heroes’ March is to start at 2 pm (local time) in the Belarusian capital. It is the fifth Sunday rally of thousands in a row; two previous protests were marred by severe detentions.

On Monday, Belarusian border guards have not allowed Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz, Head of the Roman Catholic Church of Belarus, to enter the country. The prelate was returning from Poland, where he was on a business trip.

On Wednesday, several hundred women stood in a chain, holding hands, near the Kamarouski market. They went out in Uruchcha, Minsk, Hrodna and Navapolatsk. This way women speak out against the beating and torture of peaceful picketers.

On Tuesday morning, Minskers started to leave flowers near Pushkinskaya metro station in Minsk. A spontaneous remembrance action is taking place at the intersection of Prytytski Street and Pushkin Avenue.