News on the topic: detention
30.04.2013 FIDH and Viasna demand that charges dropped against those convicted after Chernobyl Way March
FIDH and the Human Rights Center “Viasna” demand that charges against six people, including two journalists, one human rights defender and one activist, be dropped in relation to their engagement in this years annual commemoration of the Chernobyl nuclear accident.
30.04.2013 Organising committee of Chernobyl Way rally: It was abduction of demonstrators
Members of the organising committee for holding the Chernobyl Way rally had a press conference in Minsk. The website charter97.org has learnt it from Vital Rymasheuski, a co-head of the organising committee to found the Belarusian Christian Democracy party (BCD).
29.04.2013 Tatsiana Novikava: Authorities went berserk ahead of Chernobyl Way rally
The Belarusian authorities are afraid of the topic of Chernobyl and Astravets. Tatsiana Novikava, a coordinator of the Belarusian anti-nuclear campaign, said it in her comment to charter97.org on mass detentions of ecological activists ahead of the Chernobyl Way rally.
29.04.2013 Statement by Radio Racyja on detention of journalists
The Belarusian Radio Racyja expresses its protest at the detention of two journalists.
27.04.2013 Detentions during Chernobyl Way memorial march
Among those detained are civil society activists and journalists. Some of them were taken to the detention center.
26.04.2013 Anatol Lyabedzka detained in Astravets
The politician has been detained because information leaflets have been found in a city street.
26.04.2013 Independent journalists detained in Astravets
Cameraman Aliaksandr Barazenka and journalist Anastasia Yaumen have been detained in the town of Astravets.
19.04.2013 Detained journalists released from police department
BelaPAN camera man Syarhei Satsyuk was released at about 1 p.m. Radio Liberty correspondent was free an hour later.
19.04.2013 Journalists detained in Minsk
Aleh Hruzdzilovich, journalist of Radio Liberty/Radio Free Europe’s Belarus service, and Siarhei Satsiuk, cameraman of the BelaPAN news agency, were detained this morning while covering a protest staged by a public initiative “Against Lawlessness in the Courts and the Prosecutor’s Office” in Minsk’s Independence Square, outside the House of Government building where President Lukashenka is expected to address the Parliament today, RFE/RL reports.
15.04.2013 Ilona Tkachova still not returned her laptop
Zhlobin member of the "Fair World" Ilona Tkachova still hasn't been returned her laptop and photo camera which have been confiscated at the Belarusian-Ukrainian border.
12.04.2013 Vitsebsk: civil activist Piotr Ivanov gets detained
Mr. Ivanou was taken to the police department of Vitsebsk Regional Executive Committee on 12 April.
11.04.2013 Political scientist Valery Karbalevich gets detained near German Embassy
A correspondent of Radio "Liberty", political scientist Valery Karbalevich was detained while trying to get inside the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Minsk, where he had an appointment.
09.04.2013 Orsha authorities declare war on informal hangouts
The number of police officers in the old Orsha site was probably sufficient to detain a professional armed gang. However, as it turned out, the police held a special operation against members of informal youth groups who used to hang out there.
04.04.2013 Fine for hanging out white-red-white flag in Brest
The commission on affairs of under-aged of Maskouski District Executive Committee of Brest fined 18-year-old Uladzislau Barouski 50,000 rubles.
02.04.2013 Klimavichy activist demands that KGB compensate transport expenses
On 1 April Aliaksandr Balobin, Klimavichy activist of civil campaign "Tell the Truth" filed a pretension to the head of Krychau inter-district KGB department Illia Krautsou. He demands that KGB compensate to him the expenditures for the travel from Krychau to the village of Paulavichy in Klimavichy district.
