16.05.2010 Fines for white-red-white flags

Simultaneously with the trial of the criminal case against Siarhei Kavalenka in Vitsebsk, the Kastrychnitski District Court of Minsk considered the administrative cases against the Young Front activists Yulyan Misiukeivch and Uladzimir Yaromenka.

12.05.2010 Trials for ‘obscene language’

On 12 May the Leninski District Court of Minsk tried the democratic activists who had been detained by police after the action of solidarity with the political prisoners Uladzimir Autukhovich, Uladzimir Asipenka and Mikhail Kazlou near the Supreme Court.

09.05.2010 Fines for action in memory of Zakharanka

A street action dated to the 11th anniversary of the abduction of Yury Zakharanka, a former Interior Minister and opposition politician, was held by members of the United Civil Party at 3 p.m. on 7 May.

09.05.2010 Brest: detentions for action in memory of Yury Zakharanka

On 7 May, the Brest human rights defenders Raman Kisliak and Andrei Sharenda were detained for handing out the UN Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. The action was dated to the 11th anniversary of the abduction of Yury Zakharanka, a former Interior Minister and opposition politician.

05.05.2010 Minsk authorities ban picket in memory of Yury Zakharanka

This time, the authorities motivated their denial in the following way: ‘holding of mass events is not allowed at the distance of less than 200 meters from pedestrian underpasses, metro stations’, ucpb.org informs.

03.05.2010 Activists of ‘Speak Truth’ campaign interrogated about 4 July explosion

10 activists of the Speak Truth civil campaign were detained on 3 May in the Peramohi Square in Minsk for coming there with air balloons with the campaign logo.

29.04.2010 Brest city authorities ban May Day demonstration

Brest city executive committee turned down the application submitted by the local offices of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party ‘Hramada’ and the Belarusian Party of the Left ‘Just World’ for holding a demonstration on 1 May, Radio Racyja reports.

28.04.2010 Young Belarus activists detained

Young Belarus activists Andrei Kuzminski, Mikhail Naskou and Aliaksei Atroshchanka were detained for staging a protest picket for the extradition of the ousted Kyrgyz president Kurmanbek Bakiyev in Minsk’s central Kastrychnitskaya square, the independent Nasha Niva newspaper reports.

22.04.2010 Young Front activist detained ahead of Chernobyl Shliakh

Mikola Dzemidzenka, deputy chair of the Young Front movement, was arrested by the police for distributing leaflets advertising the annual Chernobyl Shliakh demonstration in Minsk’s Yakub Kolas square on 21 April.

19.04.2010 Youth activist Finkevich fined

Today, on 19 April Judge Khoma of Minsk Leninski Court fined the Young Belarus activist Artur Finkevich BYR 17,500 for participating in a picket of support for the Vaukavysk entrepreneur Mikalai Autukhovich staged outside the building of the Belarusian Supreme Court on 16 April, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reports.

16.04.2010 Young Front activists detained

Five Young Front activists as well as two journalists were arrested by the police following the youth movement’s rally staged in front of the BRSM pro-government youth organization Minsk Office, European Radio for Belarus reports. The detainees have reportedly been taken to Minsk City Police Department and later transported to Leninski police department.

08.04.2010 Grassroots protests of entrepreneurs in Minsk and Brest

Workers of Zhdanovichy car market, one of the biggest market in Belarus, went on strike.

05.04.2010 BPF Youth leader fined for action of solidarity with political prisoners

Andrei Krechka, leader of the BPF Youth, was fined 700,000 rubles by Nadzeya Navitskaya, Judge of the Leninski district court of Minsk, for an action on Kastrychnitskaya Square on the Solidarity Day, 16 March.

23.03.2010 Viasna’s activists detained

Four members of the Human Rights Center Viasna Ales Bialiatski, Valiantsin Stefanovich, Iryna Toustsik and Siarhei Sys were detained by the police while staging a picket against the execution of Andrei Zhuk and Vasil Yuzepchuk in front of the Presidential Administration building in Minsk.

19.03.2010 Gagged statues in Minsk – we all deprived of voice

European Belarus activists held an action in Minsk against an attack on independent journalists.

The young people protesting against pressure on independent journalists gagged statues and hung posters “Telling Truth is Forbidden in Belarus”, “No to Pressure on Independent Press!”, “I don’t Want Independent Websites to be Closed”, the website of European Belarus campaign reports.