News on the topic: detention
17.01.2008 Kuryanovich gets 20 days of jail; police attempts to detain lawyer Alexander Haliyeu
The last sentence today was the most severe – Paval Kuryanovich, member of the “Jeans for freedom” campaign, was found guilty of violation of two articles – 17.1 and 23.34 of the Administrative Code. On the will of judge Tatsiana Pauliuchuk he will spend 20 days at Akrestsina jail in Minsk.
17.01.2008 Alena Miadzvedzeva detained in Babruisk
Alena Miadzvedzeva was detained at Babruisk district police station at 3 p.m. She was invited to come to the police station over the phone by allegedly head of the police department. We do not know the reasons for her detention. Alena Miadzvedzeva told the journalists over the phone the police was taking her to Minsk. Now she does not answer her cell phone.
16.01.2008 Karen Akopau detained in Sukharava district, Minsk
He is accused of participation in an unauthorized mass event
16.01.2008 More Detentions in Mahiliou
Police detained Yauhen Boyka
11.01.2008 List of Persons Detained at Meeting of Entrepreneurs in Minsk
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11.01.2008 Details of 10 December Anatol Liabedzka’s Arrest
The leader of the United Civil Party Anatol Liabedzka was detained after the protest of market vendors. The arrest took place in a bus. At the bus stop near the Central Post office Anatol and 5 more protesters entered the bus. Riot policemen in black followed them instantly.
10.01.2008 Entrepreneurs Detained on the Way to Minsk Action
In the morning of 10 January near the village of Samakhvalavichy the road police stopped a minibus with the activists of the campaign For Free Development of Business Aliaksandr Tsatsura and Viktar Kryval and their families. This information was given to BelaPAN by an activist of the entrepreneurs’ movement Mikalai Pakhabau.
14.12.2007 Participants of Another Action of Protest against Putin’s Visits Detained in Niamiha Street
Actions 'For Independent Belarus' continue in Minsk. Another action against Vladimir Putin’s visit to Belarus was organized at 6.20 p.m. on 13 December. Several dozens of activists of the civil campaign 'For Freedom!' with a banner ‘Putin, Go Home!’ came out to the Minsk center in Niamiha Street. The young people unfurled European, national and official Belarusian flags. They chanted ‘Putin, Go Home!’ ‘Independence!’, ‘No unions with Russia!’, ‘It’s not Russia here!’ and tore portraits of Putin into pieces.
12.12.2007 Homel: Police again Detain Entrepreneur Kaminskaya
The entrepreneur Iryna Kaminskaya was detained in Homel. On the way to the court the woman felt bad.
11.12.2007 Baranavichy: Police Confiscate Leaflets
In the evening the 'Young Front' activists from Baranavichy Vadzim Auramenka, Pavel Kryvanosau and Vadzim Lohish were detained while handing out leaflets. The police took them to the police station and confiscated the leaflets.
10.12.2007 Meeting of Entrepreneurs Takes Place athwart Provocations of Authorities
At 12 a.m. on 10 December in Kastrychnitskaya Square a meeting of entrepreneurs started. Here’s the chronology of the events.
10.12.2007 Police Detain ‘Young Front’ Activist Barys Haretski
The activist of the 'Young Front' and journalist of Radio 'Racyja' Barys Haretski was detained in Kalinouski Square during the meeting of entrepreneurs and taken to Tsentralny district police department of Minsk. There reasons for the detention are not known yet.
07.12.2007 Search at Office of Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions
In the evening of 6 December the office of the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions was raided by the police.
05.12.2007 Minsk: Activist Detained for EU Ribbons
On 4 December an activist of the For Freedom movement Volha Huliakevich was detained near the 'Brest' supermarket for tying blue ribbons to the lampposts along the Hazeta Zviazda Avenue.
28.11.2007 Katsiaryna Salauyova: «It Resembled Criminal Series»
Katsiaryna Salauyova, Young Front activist, was detained in Polatsak on Sunday night. The girl was caught by unknown people in civvies and taken to a police department by force. The victim tells the details of her detainment to the Young Front press service.
