News on the topic: detention
12.01.2013 Customs officers ignore appeal of "Fair World" member Ilona Tkachova
The Zhlobin member of the Belarusian Leftist Party "Fair World" Ilona Tkachova hasn't received any answer to her appeal to the head of the border crossing point "Novaya Huta" concerning the detention of her family on 6 December 2012 and the confiscation of her laptop and photo camera.
10.01.2013 "Tell the Truth!" activists sentenced to arrest
The Kastrychnitski District Court of Minsk sentenced the activist of the "Tell the Truth!" movement Sviatlana Volkava to 5 days of arrest. Two other activists, Yury Fabisheuski and Aliaksei Marozau, were sentenced to 10 days of arrest.
09.01.2013 Investigative Committee: observers were detained after election because riot police were looking for terrorists
The Tsentralny District Department of the Investigative Committee in Minsk responded to complaint concerning the illegal detention of participants in the project "Election Observation: Theory and Practice."
25.12.2012 Warnings and Detentions of Journalists in 2012
BAJ summed up the information about detentions and warnings, issued by law enforcement agencies and special services to members of the organizations.
25.12.2012 Police in Smalyavichy detain group of journalists to prevent them from attending public meeting with member of local district council
A group of journalists were briefly detained by police in Smyalyavichy, Minsk region, on December 24 after they came to the city to attend a public meeting with Yahor Lebyadok, a member of the Smalyavichy District Soviet (Council).
20.12.2012 Photographer detained at UCP’s action in Minsk
Photographer Henadz Veratsinski was detained by the police yesterday during an information action held by the activists of the United Civil Party in Minsk, the BelaPAN news agency reports.
20.12.2012 Nina Bahinskaya detained in Minsk
Activist Nina Bahinskaya was detained on October Square at about 8 p.m. yesterday.
19.12.2012 BCD activists detained in Vitsebsk, charged with disorderly conduct
Stanislau Laurenau and Aliaksei Kishchuk, activists of the Belarusian Christian Democracy detained in Vitsebsk this morning, are accused of disorderly conduct – "using obscene language in a public place." The detention took place at about 11 am, but the trial of the detainees has not yet taken place. Both the activists were placed in the detention center for at least overnight.
18.12.2012 Mikalai Dzemidzenka detained
The possible reason is the anniversary of the post-election protests on December 19.
17.12.2012 Platforma leader Andrei Bandarenka searched at Minsk airport
Andrei Bandarenka, head of the Platforma human rights group, was detained and searched by the Belarusian customs officials shortly after landing at Minsk international airport on 16 December.
12.12.2012 "Zmena" activist Pavel Vinahradau detained again. Trial appointed on 17 December
On 12 December the activist of "Zmena" (the youth wing of "Tell the Truth" civil initiative) was summonsed to the Maskouski District criminal-executive inspection of Minsk, where he is registered for preventive supervision and has to regularly pay visits there to get registered.
07.12.2012 The family of a “Fair World” activist detained on the border
The family of an activist of the Belarusian Leftist Party “Fair World”, Ilona Tkachova, was detained by the Belarusian border guards at the border crossing point “Novaya Huta”.
05.12.2012 Artist Ales Pushkin gets detained
The artist Ales Pushkin has been detained in Minsk and taken to Minsk's Leninski District Police Department.
04.12.2012 Hrodna Region Court leaves fines to participants of the Kalinouskis' commemoration
The Hrodna Region Court predictably turned down the appeal of the representative of the United Civil Party Vital Lopasau against the fine, issued to him by the Svislach District Court for the participation in a commemorative action in honor of the 1863-1864 insurgents, held on 27 October.
03.12.2012 Journalist Siarhei Serabro detained near the “Vitsebskdreu” enterprise
The editor of the “Narodnyia Naviny Vitsebska” (People's news of Vitsebsk) web-site Siarhei Serabro was taking pictures of the yards and street in the city’s outskirts before the visit of Lukashenka.
