News on the topic: detention
06.11.2013 Zmitser Dashkevich sentenced to three days of arrest
“Young Front” members have been gathering signatures for renaming Lenin Street to Frantsyskanskaya Street (the historical name) near the central department store for the third day already.
04.11.2013 Human rights defenders consider the sentence to Yury Rubtsou as politically motivated revenge
On 4 November the Savetski District Court of Minsk sentenced the participant of the mass event “Dziady" (“Forefathers Eve") Yury Rubtsou to three-day administrative arrest. Judge Dzmitry Pauliuchenka, having considered the administrative case of the opposition activist, found him guilty of "insubordination" to police officers (Article 23.4 of the Administrative Code).
04.11.2013 Yury Rubtsou sentenced to 3 days of arrest for “insubordination to police”
On 4 November , an opposition activist Yury Rubtsou, detained while taking part in the yesterday's “Dziady” (“Forefathers Eve”) demonstration, was taken to the Savetski District Court of Minsk and charged underArticle 23.4 of the Administrative Code .
04.11.2013 "Dziady" rally held in Minsk
A traditional procession and rally in Kurapaty in the memory of the ancestors who died during the Bolshevik terror, was held in Minsk on 3 November to mark “Dziady” (“Forefathers Eve”). The monitoring of the action was held by members of the HRC “Viasna” with the participation of Belarusian Helsinki Committee and other volunteers.
30.10.2013 Journalists detained in Minsk again
Independent journalists Alyaksandr Barazenka and Maria Artsybashava were detained on Tuesday near the Pershamaiskaya metro station in Minsk.
29.10.2013 Marathon in memory of Stalin repression victims starts with detentions
Today, on the Day of Remembrance of the victims of totalitarian repression, police detained participants of a mourning marathon and journalists, Radio Liberty’s Belarus service reports.
24.10.2013 Good Cop or Bad Cop?
On October 23 the chairperson of BAJ Zhanna Litvina and her deputy Andrei Bastunets had a talk with the head of the police department of the Minsk City Executive Committee Aliaksandr Barsukou. The topic of the meeting was the detention of journalists on October 19 at the railway station in Minsk.
24.10.2013 More preventive detentions and trials ahead of CIS summit
Activist of the EuroBelarus movement from Dziarzhynsk, Aliaksandr Tarnahurski, was summoned for interrogation at 10 this morning. The police also detained an activist of the National Bolshevik movement Dzmitry Paliyenka. Later it became known that he was charged with disorderly conduct. As a result, the activist stood trial and was sentenced to six days of arrest.
23.10.2013 Activists of National Bolshevik Party detained ahead of CIS summit
The police organised a raid against activists of the National Bolshevik Party.
21.10.2013 Mass detentions of journalists in Minsk
Independent journalists were detained at Minsk's central railway station.
17.10.2013 UCP member Anton Zhylko detained in Minsk
Anton Zhylko, activist of the United Civil Party, was detained today at the entrance to the MAZ plant while distributing the UCP’s newsletter Holas Rozumu ("Voice of Reason"), which calls to fight for fair elections.
09.10.2013 Uladzimir Katsora requires MIA and the Office of the Prosecutor General to bring a criminal case
On 8 October Homel activist Uladimir Katsora, the leader of the Conference “For honest and fair elections for a better life" filed a statement about a criminal offence committed by a policeman to the Minister of Internal Affairs and the Prosecutor General of Belarus.
08.10.2013 Human rights defender Uladzimir Labkovich punished with a fine on the fourth attempt
On 8 October the administrative case of the member of the Council of the Human Rights Center “Viasna” Uladzimir Labkovich was finally reviewed by the Savetski District Court of Minsk.
08.10.2013 “Eurapeiski Vybar” newspaper confiscated from Ales Tarnahurski
Last week the activist of the campaign “Together for Belarus” Ales Tarnahurski was detained at the central market of Dziarzhynsk. According to forbelarus.org, he handed out the newspaper “Eurapeiski Vybar” (“European Choice”) among passers-by.
07.10.2013 Vitsebsk: Barys Khamaida detained again
Vitsebsk activist, distributor of independent press Barys Khamaida was taken to the Chyhunachny District Police Department of Vitsebsk, allegedly for unauthorized picketing. However, he was released without getting any charges.
