News on the topic: detention
23.03.2012 Minsk activists to stand trial for hoisting national flag in trade center
On 22 March Minsk police detained activists of the Revolution Through Social Network online community Nasta Shuleika, Mikhas Kostka and an identified photographer, on suspicion of staging an action in the city’s Stalitsa trade center a few hours earlier, when a national white-red-white flag was flown tied to several balloons.
22.03.2012 European Belarus activist to be tried for disorderly conduct
On 21 March Minsk police detained activist of the European Belarus opposition movement Mikita Kavalenka, as he was going to take a train to Kalinkavichy.
19.03.2012 Eight detained in picket against death penalty in Minsk
On 16 March, Minsk police reportedly detained eight persons as they were laying flowers under the memorial tablet to the victims of the 11 April 2011 terrorist act.
17.03.2012 Activist detained in protest outside China embassy
Yauhen Kontush, activist of the Belarusian National Bolsheviks movement, was detained by police during a protest staged outside the Chinese embassy in Minsk on 16 March.
17.03.2012 Activist gets 10 days of arrest for ‘garbage heap of history’ action
On 16 March, Minsk Savetski District Court sentenced activist of the Zmena youth opposition movement Uladzimir Bachyla to ten days of administrative arrest for alleged staging an action called “A Garbage Heap of History” in central Minsk back on 14 March.
14.03.2012 Vitsebsk: Siarhei Kavalenka’s wife and 7-month-old daughter get detained
Alena Kavalenka, her 7-month-old daughter and a number of Kavalenka’s friends were detained for holding an action of solidarity with the political prisoner. Siarhei Parsiukevich told about the detention by telephone.
14.03.2012 Vitsebsk: police detain Barys Khamaida
The detention was conducted by lieutenant-colonel Katovich, the head of the public security department of the Chyhunachny DPD near house #28 in Lenin Street, where the oppositionist distributes independent press every day. Another police officer shot the detention on video.
13.03.2012 Swedish journalists detained in Minsk
A Swedish TV crew was detained in Minsk at about 6 p.m. on 12 March. Police also detained a Belarusian correspondent of Russian News Service radio, Uladzimir Chudziantsou, and a member of the Belarusian Journalists Association (BAJ), Illia Kuzniatsou, who were accompanying a crew of Sveriges Television (cameraman Sven Bergmann, correspondent Olav Christopherson and producer Isabelle Somerfeld).
12.03.2012 Antol Askerka's son gets detained
On 11 March Barysau police detained activist of "European Belarus" Ihar Askerka who was holding a picket of solidarity with his father, sentenced to 15 days of arrest for holding an action of solidarity with political prisoner Andrei Sannikau.
09.03.2012 Police interfere with action of “Our Alternative” in Homel
At 12 a.m. activists of the civil initiative “Our Alternative” held an action within the framework of the campaign “Stop Drinking – Start Living!”. Zmitser Karashkou, Vasil Takarenka, Andrei Tsianiuta and Kastus Zhukouski handed out anti-alcoholic postcards near the central supermarket of Homel, congratulating passers-by on the International Women’s Day.
09.03.2012 Barysau: detention of Anatol Askerka and Ivan Shutko
At about 11 a.m. on 9 March police officers came to Anatol Askerka's home and took him away to the Barysau District Police Bureau. He managed to phone to human rights defender Aleh Matskevich and tell him about it.
09.03.2012 Detention of "European Belarus" activist
Alena Lazarchuk, an activist of the civil movement "European Belarus", was detained at the metro station "Spartyunaya" in the morning of 8 March, while posting portraits of political prisoner Andrei Sannikau who celebrated his 58th birthday that day. She was guarded to the Frunzenski District Police Bureau and charged with violation of Article 21.14 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (violation of urban maintenance rules).
09.03.2012 Minsk: detention of "Young Front" activists
At about 8 p.m. on 7 March police detained "Young Front" activists Raman Vasiliieu and Uladzimir Yaromenka on Nezalezhnasts Square in Minsk.
27.02.2012 Tell the Truth activist detained in Slonim
On 25 February, Slonim police detained activist of the Tell the Truth civil campaign Mikhail Pashkevich, as he was distributing leaflets outside the town’s central market.
24.02.2012 Homel activists released without charges
Four activists detained during yesterday’s picket in Homel have been released without charges.
