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News on the topic: Vitsebsk

21.05.2012 Vitsebsk police detain pregnant journalist

Vitsebsk police keep harassing the staff of local independent newspaper Vitsebski Kurier, as the weekly’s reporter Yulia Kanapliova was detained by road police on 20 May.

18.05.2012 Young Front activist faces expulsion for picket of solidarity with Siarhei Kavalenka

Yulia Vinakhodava, activist of the Young Front opposition movement, is facing expulsion from Vitsebsk State College of Technology for taking part in a picket of solidarity with imprisoned activist Siarhei Kavalenka outside the city’s pre-trial prison, www.charter97.org reports.

18.05.2012 Trial of imprisoned opposition activist's wife postponed until May 30

The trial of imprisoned opposition activist Syarhey Kavalenka's wife and two more people has been postponed until May 30.

18.05.2012 Siarhei Kavalenka’s wife detained in Vitsebsk

Alena Kavalenka, wife of imprisoned opposition activist Siarhei Kavalenka, has been reportedly detained this morning outside the Vitsebsk Regional Court building, where an appeal against the activist’s prison term is expected to be heard today.

15.05.2012 Police questioned Vitsebsk activist Alena Semenchukova

Activist of the "European Belarus" Alena Semenchukova was questioned about hanging out a white-red-white flag on the roof of the building of the medical university.

14.05.2012 Siarhei Kavalenka on hunger-strike again

Activists of the Conservative-Christian Party Belarusian Popular Front Siarhei Kavalenka resumed his hunger-strike of protest against the unlawful prison sentence. At present he demands not only a review of his case, but the liberation of political prisoners and the removal of all bans on national symbols.

11.05.2012 Vitsebsk entrepreneur Iryna Yaskevich harassed by tax inspection

Iryna Yaskevich, organizer of "People's Assemblies" and an activist of the entrepreneurs' movement, received an order from the district tax inspection to provide income and assets declaration for the last ten years.

08.05.2012 Police want to question Vitsebsk activist concerning the disappearance of Yury Zakharanka

On 8 May the mother of civil activist Alena Semenchukova received a call from a man who introduced himself as a police officer. The man stated he wanted to take explanations from Alena and her younger brother concerning the forced disappearance of the former minister of internal affairs Yury Zakharanka.

08.05.2012 Siarhei Kavalenka transferred to pre-trial prison #2 in Vitsebsk

According to his wife, Alena Kavalenka, the political prisoner has been transferred to Vitsebsk from the pre-trial prison in Valadarski Street in Minsk.