News on the topic: detention
08.10.2012 Border guards continue haunting human rights defenders: Nasta Loika got detained and searched
The human rights defender Nasta Loika was detained for several hours at the border crossing point “Kamenny Loh” while returning home from Vilnius.
02.10.2012 Civil activist Mikalai Ulasevich charged with insubordination to police
On 2 October two police officers came to Mikalai Ulasevich apartment and drew up a report for alleged insubordination to police (Article 23.4 of the Code of Administrative Offenses) which had allegedly taken place on 21 September.
27.09.2012 Members of United Civil Party detained and searched on border
Anatol Liabedzka and the head of the UCP executive committee Aksana Kryshchanovich were detained and searched on the Belarusian-Lithuanian border.
27.09.2012 BCD coordinator undressed and detained for five hours on border
Dzmitry Shurkhai, an activist of the organizing committee of the Belarusian Christian Democracy, was driving to Poland for private affairs through the Warsaw Bridge border checkpoint.
24.09.2012 Dvaretski brothers tried for boycott leaflets
Andrei and Aliaksei Dvaretskis were detained on 22 September in Minsk for posting leaflets with calls to election boycott.
24.09.2012 Youth observers detained in Minsk
Several dozens of activists of the youth project “Election observation: theory and practice” were detained on 24 September in Minsk.
23.09.2012 Press photographer detained in central Minsk
Siarhei Balai, photographer of the Salidarnasts online newspaper, was detained by police in Minsk’s central Kastrychnitskaya Square at about 6 p.m.
23.09.2012 Press photographer detained in polling station in Minsk
Dzmitry Lasko, photographer of the “Komsomolskaya Pravda v Belorussii” daily, was shortly detained this morning at Minsk-based polling station No. 704, the press-service of the Belarusian Association of Journalists reports, quoting the newspaper’s photographer Iryna Kozlik.
23.09.2012 Businessman Aliaksandr Makayeu detained
Minsk police detained today entrepreneur Aliaksandr Makayeu, as he was driving to work.
23.09.2012 Two activists detained in Minsk
Andrei and Aliaksei Dvaretskis were detained yesterday evening by Minsk police. The brothers were reportedly charged with an administrative offence. However, the exact reasons for the arrest are yet unknown.
21.09.2012 Tell the Truth activist detained in Minsk
Aliaksei Mikulich, activist of the Tell the Truth civil campaign, was detained this afternoon, while distributing leaflets calling for a boycott of the lections in Minsk, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reports.
21.09.2012 Australian TV reporter detained at Minsk airport
Amos Roberts, reporter of the Australian TV channel SBS, was detained at Minsk international airport this afternoon, press-service of the Belarusian Association of Journalists reports.
20.09.2012 Maladechna resident detained for displaying national flag (updated)
Maladechna police detained last evening local youth activist Ihar Liushtanh for displaying a white-red-white flag in the town park to mark the adoption of Belarus’ national symbols in 1991.
19.09.2012 Vitsebsk observer to stand trial for illegal picketing
Yauhen Hutsalau, observer detained on 18 September at Vitsebsk polling station No. 71, is facing charges of staging an unauthorized picket, as he is being held in the city’s detention center.
19.09.2012 Foreigners detained in Mahiliou, await deportation
A number of foreign nationals, representatives of youth political organizations from Austria, Germany, the Netherlands and the USA, were detained yesterday at a meeting with NGO activists in Mahiliou.
