News on the topic: detention
02.09.2015 Hare Krishna preachers detained in Orša
This is not the first time Vaishnavs come to Orša. One can sometimes see them near the city market, where they sell their books under the guise of receiving donations from them.
26.08.2015 Border guards detain human rights activist Leanid Sudalenka
Human rights activist Leanid Sudalenka was detained by the Belarusian border guards as he was going by train from Vilnius last evening.
21.08.2015 Fans wearing T-shirt with Chaser coat of arms detained at BATE vs Partizan match
The police detained a Belarusian fan wearing a T-shirt depicting the Chaser coat of arms at the match of the UEFA Champions League play-off.
13.08.2015 Collector of signatures for Tatsiana Karatkevich detained in Mikaševičy
Leanid Dubanosau was detained at about 8 p.m. on August 12, while collecting signatures at the entrance to a porch of house No. 29 in Pieršamajskaja Street.
11.08.2015 Young activist detained at “Kamienny Loh” border crossing
A young activist Nasta Shaternik was detained at the border crossing point “Kamienny Loh”.
03.08.2015 Detained participants of punk concert near Minsk got released, violation reports sent back for revision
As reported by an organizer of the punk concert near Minsk, the detained participants of the concert were released and the violation reports against them were sent back to the police for revising.
30.07.2015 U.S. pensioner detained in Minsk for ice-cream
He brought ice-cream to the people collecting signatures for Anatol Lyabedzka.
30.07.2015 Protesters, journalists detained in Homieĺ
On July 29, police officers detained Yauhen Hadar and his wife Aza, who tried to stage a picket in front of a department store in Homieĺ. They tried to draw public attention to the problems that exist in the construction sphere.
27.07.2015 Member of Tatsiana Karatkevich’s campaign team detained in Maladziechna
Valiantsin Tsishko, a member of the initiative group of Tatsiana Karatkevich, has been reportedly detained today in Maladziechna.
24.07.2015 Minsk resident detained for proposal to crown Lukashenka
Mikalai Lusta, an activist of Alternative civil group, was detained near the headquarters of the Central Election Commission in Minsk on July 24 for a one-man picket.
19.07.2015 Presidential contender Shulhan taken from CEC to police station
Government House guard called the police on suspicion that Mr Shulhan had come to the CEC to register the nominating group being under the influence.
09.07.2015 Detentions and arrests of football fans at Belarus Football Championship
As reported by belultras.by, football fans have been repeatedly detained during the during the World Cup football in Belarus has repeatedly delayed football fans.
07.07.2015 Book distributor gets detained and fined for “Azov” T-shirt
As reported to the Human Rights Center “Viasna” by a member of the staff of “Backaŭščyna” Nina Shydlouskaya, in the morning on July 7 the police detained Miraslau Lazouski.
19.06.2015 Krishnaites detained in Viciebsk
Several followers of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness ended up in the police department for spreading religious literature in Viciebsk. Siarhei Fadzeyenkau, chief specialist of the Department for Religious and Ethnic Affairs of the Viciebsk Regional Executive Committee, was directly involved in the detention of believers.
19.06.2015 FC Dinamo fans detained by riot police after match of Belarusian Championship
Alim Selimov, the club's general director, sought the release of the detained fans, but his efforts were in vain.
