News on the topic: detention
25.03.2011 At least 60 persons detained during Freedom Day rally
According to interim information, at least 60 persons have been detained by the police during today’s Freedom Day celebrations in downtown Minsk. 30 of them have been reportedly taken to Minsk Savetski District police department, 20 detainees are currently in Tsentralny police station.
25.03.2011 Freedom Day: mass preventive repressions underway (updated)
Dozens political, civil and trade union activists, as well as a number of journalists, have been detained today across Belarus ahead of the Freedom Day celebrations scheduled for 6 p.m., independent media report (www.nn.by, www.svaboda.org, www.vialejka.org, www.euroradio.by, www.zapraudu.info, www.new.racyja.com etc.).
25.03.2011 UCP Babruisk activists detained in Minsk
According to Viktar Buzinayeu, leader of the United Civic Party Babruisk office, three UCP activists have been detained by Minsk police. They were reportedly taken to Savetski District police department.
25.03.2011 Police beat detainees in Mahiliou
Mahiliou police detained a number of local opposition activists, allegedly taking part in the Freedom Day celebrations, including Young Front members Valiantsin Labachou and Zmitser Pasrednikau, independent trade union leaders Yury Novikau and Uladzimir Novikau, BPF local leader Zmitser Salauyou an others.
25.03.2011 Police detain Pavel Seviarynets’ mother
Tatsiana Seviarynets, mother of opposition leader Pavel Seviarynets, has been reportedly detained outside her house in Minsk.
25.03.2011 For Freedom Homel activist arrested
Uladzimir Niapomniashchykh, Homel activist of the For Freedom movement, was detained under unascertained circumstances this morning.
25.03.2011 European Belarus activist detained
Andrei Molchan, activist of the European Belarus opposition movement, has been reportedly detained by Minsk police.
25.03.2011 Andrei Dzmitryeu detained
One of the leaders of the Tell the Truth civil campaign Andrei Dzmitryeu has been reportedly detained outside the KGB central office in Minsk, as he was going to celebrate the KGB prisoners on the Freedom Day.
25.03.2011 Border troops detain For Freedom deputy leader
The Belarusian border troops detained Yuras Hubarevich, deputy chair of the For Freedom movement, as he was returning in his car from Lithuania.
25.03.2011 Vitsebsk police detain local activist Khamaida
Vitsebsk police have reportedly detained local opposition activist Barys Khamaida for staging a picket marking the 83rd anniversary of the proclamation of the Belarusian People’s Republic (Freedom Day).
25.03.2011 Mop-up operation
Attempts to arrest opposition activists preventively started since early morning.
24.03.2011 Vitsebsk police detain local opposition activists
On 24 March, Vitsebsk city police detained local opposition activist Siarhei Kavalenka for staging an unauthorized picket in the central Lenin Street.
23.03.2011 More detentions outside Minsk Maskouski Court
Four persons – youth activists Zmitser Khvedaruk, Andrus Tychyna and Illia Shyla, as well as another unidentified teenager – were detained outside Minsk Maskouski District Court at about 5 p.m.
23.03.2011 Babruisk activists detained for 25 March leaflets
Babruisk police detained four local activists – Volha Pimanava, Taisia Kabanchuk, Halina Smirnova and Maksim Ryzhkevich – as they were distributing leaflets advertising the forthcoming 25 March celebrations.
16.03.2011 Series of preventive mass detentions conducted in Minsk on March 15
The young people the police thought to be connected with the anarchist movement were detained. The majority of them were interrogated because of “the anarchists’ case” last year.
