News on the topic: freedom of peaceful assembly
14.07.2011 Navapolatsk: 6-year-old boy detained together with his father
On 13 July in the evening Aliaksandr Hrudnitski walked with his six-year-old son Yauhen in the park near the square where participants of the silent protest action gathered. After the end of the action, when the people started going away, the police started seizing some of them. Aliaksandr noticed it and wanted to come to their defense. As a result, he was pushed into a paddy wagon and taken to the Polatsk District Police Department together with his son.
14.07.2011 Vileika: Dzmitry Kaptsiuh sentenced to 7 days of arrest
On 13 July the third court hearing on the case of Dzmitry Kaptsiuh took place in the Vileika District Court. Judge A.Artsimovich sentenced him to 7 days of arrest for participation in the silent protest action on 6 July.
13.07.2011 Mother of detained boy denied right to appeal detention of her small son
Volha Chaichyts received an answer to her complaint to the procuracy concerning the detention of her 1,5-year-old boy. Strangely enough, the answer came from the court.
11.07.2011 Valery Klimichenka sentenced to 15 days of arrest
The activist was detained at the silent protest action in the town of Maladechna on 6 July. However, at the trial he demanded to summon additional witnesses. As a result, the proceedings were postponed to 11 July. However, it didn’t help the defendant, who was sentenced to 15 days of arrest, a maximal sentence provided by Article 23.34 of the Code of Administrative Offences, “violation of the rules of organizing or holding a mass event”.
11.07.2011 Case concerning protests at Bruzgi is getting even more absurd
36 people who have been already punished for blocking the road at the border crossing point Bruzgi in order to protest against the fuel export restrictions are called to court again. The trial will take place on 20 July.
08.07.2011 Minsk: trials of 6 July silent protest participants
The people who were detained during the 6 July silent protest action, were taken to different district courts of Minsk on 7 July.
08.07.2011 One-armed man fined for applauding
Belarusian judges continue to demean themselves in the eyes of the world.
08.07.2011 Many beaten people were brought to Frunzenski District Police Department of Minsk
Human rights activists from the Human Rights Center Viasna told Euroradio about detentions in the Frunzenski district of Minsk.
07.07.2011 Incomplete list of protesters kept in prison in Akrestsin Street (updated)
According to the blogger m-dziatlik, the prison guards hanged out the lists of the people who were punished with arrest for participation in the silent revolution held on 3 July in Minsk.
07.07.2011 Trials in Mahiliou
On 7 July afternoon the Leninski District Court considered the administrative cases of some participants of yesterday’s silent protest action.
07.07.2011 Homel: participant of silent protests sentenced to 30 days of arrest
The court considered the youngster guilty of bad swearing and sentenced him to 15 days of detention on 4 July. Ustsimenka was detained on 2 July, before another silent action of protest. Policemen claimed they had received a complaint from an unknown person.
07.07.2011 6 July protest action: list of detained journalists
The following journalists were detained during the protests actions that were held in different towns and cities of Belarus on 6 July:
07.07.2011 About 1,730 people detained at silent revolutions
Silent protest actions are still held all over Belarus each Wednesday. About 1,730 people were detained during the actions which took place on 15, 22, 29 June and 3, 6 July. 980 of them were detained in Minsk.
07.07.2011 Police beat journalist of Vecherniy Grodno
On 7 July Polina Zhuravlyova, a journalist for the Vecherniy Grodno newspaper, paid a visit to the forensic expertise in order to register her injuries.
05.07.2011 Tear gas fired and websites blocked as Belarus protesters are targeted
Belarusian authorities must refrain from using excessive force against protesters, Amnesty International said today, after police used teargas and arrested more than 300 protesters on Sunday.
