29.01.2008 Entrepreneurs Tsatsura and Nasanovich detained in Salihorsk

On January 28th, about 5 p.m. entrepreneurs Aliaksandar Tsatsura and Larysa Nasanovich were detained on the central square in Salihorsk. They collected signatures of Salihorsk residents in support of small businessmen, and for withdrawal of edict #760, which prohibits entrepreneurs from hiring workers.

More than 50 people came to the building of Salihorsk district administration. The police drew up reports; the detained will have to spend the night in the pre-trial center. Tomorrow Tsatsura and Nasanovich will be tried.

28.01.2008 Entrepreneurs wait for authorities to decide

It’s a day off today at Minsk markets. Entrepreneurs hope the authorities will take certain steps to regulate the conflict soon. Entrepreneurs hope that during the week the authorities will propose a way out that would allow them to keep their jobs. They plan to continue street actions and other events if edict # 760 is not cancelled.

28.01.2008 BPF Youth activists detained in Vitebsk

On Sunday guys and girls in Vitebsk were handing out independent newspapers to passers-by. The police officers considered that a crime. They detained Krystyna and Viktoria Chyzh, 17, their elder sister Veranika, Artur Shykin, amd Aliaksandar Ilyinets, who chairs kastrychnitski branch of BPF party in Vitebsk.

26.01.2008 Hrodna road police caught human rights defender Viktar Sazonau

In the morning of January 26th officers of Hrodna road police stopped the car of the local human rights defender Viktar Sazonau

26.01.2008 Uladzimir Lyryn detain in Hrodna, UCP office searched

On Saturday afternoon police detained Uladzimir Laryn, one of the local leaders of UCP. Laryn was detained on one of the Hrodna markets. Soon he was taken to Leninski district police department of Hrodna.

23.01.2008 One of the detained entrepreneurs disappeared

An entrepreneur from Homel Uladzimir Niapomniashchy was detained by police during the protest action on January 21st. He spent the night in Akrestsina jail. However, yesterday his case was not considered by administrative courts. Human rights defenders are trying to find out what happened with the entrepreneur.

21.01.2008 Aleh Korban jailed for 10 days

Judge Volha Husakova sentenced Young Front activist Aleh Korban to 10 days of arrest.

Korban was detained on Saturday, January 19th, near the jail on Akrestsina Street, where he and friends were trying to register parcels for their colleagues in jail.

21.01.2008 List of the detained during entrepreneurs’ rally on January 21st (updated regularly)

Some corrections and inaccuracies are possible. According to information from our activists, more than 20 people were detained. Now we are trying to find out their names.

1. Mikhail Subach, taken to Centralny police department 2. Lilia Subach, taken to Centralny police department 3. Alina Hladkaya, taken to Centralny police department 4. Yury Bakur (theer are 9 more detained people together with him in the police department) 5. Andrei Sharenda 6. Andrei Sauchuk 7. Tamara Sauchuk

21.01.2008 Mahiliou activists receive summons to police

On the eve of the entrepreneurs’ protest rally which is to take place on January 21st in Mahiliou, a number of Mahiliou civic activists received summons to come to police. They are to come to local police stations in the morning of January 21st.

21.01.2008 Authorities try to intimidate and isolate entrepreneurs and political figures before rally

The protest rally of entrepreneurs will start today at noon on Kastrychnitskaya Square. Before the entrepreneurs’ rally the authorities are trying to intimidate and isolate entrepreneurs and political figures.

20.01.2008 45 activists in jail, even more detained (the list is regularly updated)

1. Viachaslau Siuchyk – 10 days of jail

2. Anatol Liabedzka -- 15 days of jail

3. Ales Barazenka -- 15 days of jail

4. Paval Vinahradau – 15 days of jail

19.01.2008 UCP activists detained near Akrestsina jail

One hour ago UCP activists Aksana Kryshchanovich, Hanna Yahorava and Yauhen Babkovich were detained near Akrestsina jail.

19.01.2008 Police try to detain Ales Mikhalevich

As the time comes closer to the entrepreneurs’ rally which is to take place on Kastrychnitskaya Square on January 21st, the police try to arrest deputy chair of BPF Party Ales Mikhalevich.

19.01.2008 Youth activists followed even in shopping centers

Yesterday, on January 18th, at 10 p.m. chairman of the BPF Youth Ales Kalita and member of the council Nasta Aleksandrovich managed to avoid preventive detention and an obvious arrest. The police followed the activists from the moment they left the apartment. Ales Kalita noticed a “tail” in Belarusachka store, located in Sukharava district.

18.01.2008 Riot police beat young people in court

Zmitser Fedaruk was beaten brutally when detained in Centralny court of Minsk. He left the court of the Central district together with other visitors. Yesterday the youth activists detained on 16 January, the Solidarity Day, were tried there. When leaving the court, Fedaruk was knocked down by seven police officers and thrown into a police car. He struck his head against the floor of the car, but his legs were outside, and then the policemen began to shove him into the car