News on the topic: detention
01.10.2014 Anzhalika Borys: this was political order
The leadership of the oppositional Union of Poles in Belarus states about politically motivated harassment.
30.09.2014 FIDH and "Viasna" present a report on "Arbitrary Preventive Detention of Activists in Belarus"
Paris-Minsk, 24 September 2014 – In a report released today, our organisations establish that the authorities in Belarus systematically arrest activists prior to important public events to avoid any protest.
29.09.2014 Activist Uladzimir Lemesh was detained in Saligorsk
Activist of "European Belarus" Maxim Viniarski confirmed on Saturday the information about the detention of the activist of "European Belarus" Uladzimir Lemesh.
15.09.2014 “Zmena” activists arrested in Minsk
September 11, friends and relatives were unable to contact an activist of “Zmena” (youth wing of “Tell the Truth”) Yahor Viniatski. As reported by his mother, Aliaksandra Viniatskaya, whom he was allowed to phone after a trial, he was sentenced to 15 days of arrest. There is no information about the essence of the charges to him so far.
12.09.2014 Investigation committee finds no corpus delicti in actions of policemen who groundlessly detained Alena Dubanosava for three days
Mikashevichy trade union activist Leanid Dubanosau has received a reply to his complaint concerning the detention of his wife Alena Dubanosava and her placement in a pre-trial prison for three days.
10.09.2014 Police refuse to return Yury Rubtsou “item of clothing with political inscriptions”
Acting Chief of the Savetski District Police Department of Minsk, police colonel P. Siamizhen reported to Homel resident Yury Rybtsou that the "item of clothing that has an inscription of a political nature and had been seized by police”, was returned to him along with other things right after his release from the detention center in Minsk.
05.09.2014 Zmitser Kramianetski is surprised at number of groundlessly arrested in detention centre
In the evening of 4 September, “Young Front” activist Zmitser Kramianetski was released from jail after serving arrest term.
05.09.2014 BCD activist tells details of his detention
In the evening on September 3 in Minsk, the police detained an activist of the organizing committee of the Belarusian Christian Democracy Dzianis Laikou for collecting signatures in support of prohibition of the most odious Russian TV channels in Belarus and putting Ukrainian TV channels on the air.
04.09.2014 Mahiliou region prosecutor approves detention of candidate for deputy at polling station
September 3, public activist from Khotsimsk Valery Karankevich received a response to his complaint, filed to the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Belarus and forwarded to the Prosecutor's Office of the Mahiliou region.
04.09.2014 TV Journalists Detained in Minsk
On September 3 a group of TV journalists were detained near a metro station in Minsk at around 6:30 pm.
31.08.2014 Luninets police find no violations in violent detention of activist Alena Dubanosava
Police officials of the town of Luninets say there were no violations in the detention of local opposition activist Alena Dubanosava outside the Town Court on July 30. The official response is signed by the Chief of the Luninets Police Department and has been sent to an activist of the campaign “Tell the Truth” Leanid Dubanosau, the husband of the detained activist.
31.08.2014 Opposition activist Maksim Viniarski detained in Minsk
On August 29, police officers detained Maksim Viniarski, coordinator of the European Belarus opposition movement, as he was leaving the apartment of activist Yuliya Stsiapanava. According to Leanid Kulakou, who witnessed the detention, Viniarski was told that he was wanted on suspicion of committing a crime.
29.08.2014 Activist harassed over flyers campaigning for strike
Human rights activists say there has been another case of persecution of a civil society activist. As reported by Anastasiya Loika, on August 18 Minsk police detained Raman Khalilau.
27.08.2014 BCD activist detained in Minsk
Andrei Kasheuski, an activist of the Belarusian Christian Democracy party, was detained last evening in Minsk. He was reportedly distributing independent newspapers to earn a living.
26.08.2014 Opposition activists get arrested before Minsk meeting
Police detains the activists before the meeting of Poroshenko, Putin and EU leadership.
