08.06.2011 Minsk: trial of detained participants of Stop Petrol! action

Participants of the drivers’ protest action are standing trial at the Tsentralny District Court of Minsk. One of the detained, Pavel Hruzdzilovich, informed about it by SMS. He didn’t specify how many detained will be there, informs Radio Liberty.

08.06.2011 European Belarus activist detained in Minsk metro

Activist of the campaign European Belarus Katsiaryna Yerusalimskaya was detained in the Pushkinskaya metro station last night.

08.06.2011 Smaliavichy: detention of trade union activist Mikalai Pakhabau

At about 10 a.m. Mikalai Pakhabau, Chair of the Barysau town organization of the Belarusian Independent Trade Union of Radio Electronic Industry, was stopped by the road police near the town of Smaliavichy.

06.06.2011 Authorities harass internet activists

Ivan Stasiuk, a civil activist from Brest, was detained on the Belarusian-Polish border and guarded to the local KGB department. The Belarusian border guards took away Ivan’s passport and told him that the document would be returned to him after a “prophylactic talk”.

28.05.2011 Human rights defenders detained ahead of prison conditions seminar

Seven human rights defenders were detained this morning at the BPF Minsk office, where a seminar on detention conditions was expected to take place.

27.05.2011 Aksana Pachobut and two BAJ members detained in Hrodna

The reason for the detention was making a video near “a secure object”.

18.05.2011 Police disrupts action against homophobia in Minsk

Activists of LGBT movement planned to conduct this action together with "Young Assembly" activists in Minsk.

16.05.2011 "European Belarus" activist Aliaksandr Kudlaeu and his son detained

After the search he was detained together with his son Ihar and delivered to the Moscow district department of internal affairs. The reasons for detention are unknown yet. The circumstances are being clarified, the human rights center "Viasna" informs.

16.05.2011 Young Front activist Mikalai Dzemidzenka detained

On 14 May the police detained Mikalai Dzemidzenka, a Deputy Chair of the Young Front. It happened at about 2 p.m. near the Maskouski bus station, where he had an appointment.

16.05.2011 Homel: opposition activist Uladzimir Niapomniashchykh detained

The oppositionist was detained in the centrer of Homel and guarded to the Tsentralny District Police Department. He managed to tell Vasil Paliakou, Chair of the Homel regional organization of the United Civil Party, about his detention.The oppositionist was detained in the centrer of Homel and guarded to the Tsentralny District Police Department. He managed to tell Vasil Paliakou, Chair of the Homel regional organization of the United Civil Party, about his detention.

During the detention Mr. Niapomniashchykh was wearing a badge I 'll buy instable currency and a T-shirt with the inscription For Belarus without Lukashenka.

Procuracy wants to interrogate Ivan Shyla concerning the terrorist act in the Minsk metro

Uladzimir Shyla, father of the young activist, was informed about it by Ihar Masliak, investigator of especially important cases in the Minsk region. On 11 May the investigator phoned to the Shylas and asked about the whereabouts of the elder of the Shyla brothers, Ivan. However, he refused to tell the reasons for his interest. Though it is not a secret that Ivan studies in Poland, the investigator was very eager to receive a written confirmation from the parents.

On 12 May Masliak came to their home and told that the investigation was looking for Ivan Shyla in connection with the blast in the Minsk metro. At first he wanted to force the father to give a non-disclosure undertaking. However, he failed to determine Uladzimir's status in the case, and therefore had to refuse from his plan.

The investigator also said that the procuracy may send a request for interrogation of Ivan Shyla by the Polish police.

“The procuracy also wants Ivan to come to them on his arrival in Belarus. I promised to ask him about it, if the investigator guarantees that my son won't be detained on the border because of “staging a fight”, as it has happened to another political draftee, Ales Kalita, who also served in the same military unit with my son and the suspect in the terrorist act.”

It's worth mentioning that this day the parents also received a summons to the Salihorsk District Procuracy. However, the status of their son and the case on which they were summonsed weren't specified. It may seem unimportant to someone, but this fact puts to doubt the whole investigation into the terrorist act in the Minsk metro, as officers of the procuracy can hardly investigate such a case properly if they are unable even to exercise standard documents in conformity with the legal standards.

Human Rights Chronicle

12.05.2011 Students of European Humanities University detained by police till 4 a.m.

On 10 May evening the students of the European Humanities University Katsiaryna Klimko (who had served 10-day arrest for participation in the 19 December post-election protest action in Minsk) and Natallia Drylenka were detained by police in the Minsk metro.

10.05.2011 Police deny having detained Mikhail Kavalkou

On 29 March 2011 the leader of the Free Trade Union of Belarus Mikhail Kavalkou filed complaints with the police and the procuracy.

05.05.2011 Opposition activist Siarhei Lukin fled to Poland from frontier checkpoint

Belarusian oppositionist, activist of the electoral headquarters of Andrei Sannikau Aliaksandr Lukin and his wife fled to Poland on Wednesday after Belarusian border guards tried to detain them at the border checkpoint in the village of Slavatychy.

28.04.2011 Zhodzina police stop seminar

At about 12.25 this afternoon, Zhodzina police broke into a private house, where a seminar on the region’s social development was underway.

26.04.2011 Activist Trukhanovich detained outside Minsk Frunzenski Court

At about noon today, several persons in plain clothes reportedly detained activist Ihar Trukhanovich outside Minsk Frunzenski District Court, where several activists were standing trial for staging an anti-nuclear picket.