News on the topic: arrest
16.11.2011 People’s Assembly Babruisk activist appeals arrest
Babruisk activist Mrs. Halina Smirnova is going to appeal her arrest for involvement in the People’s Assembly on 8 October, says Mahiliou human rights defender Barys Bukhel.
15.11.2011 Minsk: imprisonment for People’s Assembly
Aliaksandr Piatnitski was detained after the end of the People’s Assembly held in Minsk on 12 November. He was charged with insubordination to lawful demands of police officers (Article 23.34 of the Code of Administrative Violations) and sentenced to 10 days of arrest.
14.11.2011 People's Assembly: chronicle of persecution
On 12 November the second People's Assembly was held in many cities and towns of Belarus. Some of its participants were detained preventively, and some others – during the assembly.
14.11.2011 Fingerprinted, beaten, imprisoned
Another egregious case of reasonless police cruelty and lawlessness of were told by the Kirdun family from Minsk, visitors of charter97.org website.
11.11.2011 Babruisk: organizer of People's Assembly sentenced to three days of arrest
The Babruisk City Court sentenced Kanstantsin Loktseu, Chairman of the organizing committee of the People's Assembly in Babruisk, to three days of arrest. Judge Natallia Sheheda found him guilty of participation in the “unauthorized action held on 8 October” (the previous People's Assembly).
10.11.2011 Students of Minsk State Linguistic University summonsed to dean’s office after arrest
The activists of the “European Belarus” Mikita Kavalenka and Aliaksandr Saldatsenka were sentenced to 10 and 7 days of arrest for participation in the action of solidarity with political prisoners held on 25 October.
10.11.2011 Masked people try to intimidate Karetnikau in prison
Yury Karetnikau, the Right Alliance leader, was on hunger strike in the remand prison in Akrestsin Street in Minsk for 10 days.
08.11.2011 Uladzimir Yukho sentenced to 7 days of arrest
Political activist Uladzimir Yukho was detained in Loshytsa suburb in Minsk during a commemorative procession in honor of victims of Stalin's repressions on 7 November.
08.11.2011 Participants of 7 November anti-Communist action near Lenin monument sentenced to arrest
On 8 November the Maskouski District Court of Minsk tried the activists of the “Young Front” Mikhail Muski, Siarhei Paval and Raman Vasiliieu who had thrown eggs at the monument to Lenin on Nezalezhnasts Square in Minsk during the 7 November action which was held by communists to honor an anniversary of the October revolution.
08.11.2011 Teleportation of accusation witness in Homel
Civil activist Ihar Sluchak received a response from the Chairowan of the Homel Regional Court, Liudmila Mikhalkova, to his complaint. The young man drew her attention to the fact that he had been found a delinquent on the testimony of a witness who, according to the documents had been a few kilometers away from the scene at the time of the offense. However, Mikhalkova paid no attention to it, thus admitting that the witness has the talent of teleportation.
07.11.2011 Aliaksandr Malchanau detained for 3 days more after 10-day arrest
Former political prisoner Aliaksandr Malchanau has been detained for three days after ten days in custody. He is a suspect in a criminal case.
04.11.2011 Brest: court sides with police boss
Zmitser Shurkhai, a coordinator of the organizing committee of the Belarusian Christian Democracy Party, was detained on 28 June 2011, on the eve of a silent protest action, and charged with using obscene language in public.
03.11.2011 Babruisk: Viktar Buzinayeu arrested for ten days
The Babruisk City Court sentenced Viktar Buzinayeu, the head of the local office of the United Civil Party, to ten days of jail.
01.11.2011 Zhlobin: Valery Rybchanka sentenced to 14 days of arrest
Valery Rybchanka, chairman of the Zhlobin branch of the Belarusian Leftist Party “Fair World”, coordinator of the organizing committee of the People's Assembly in Zhobin, was sentenced to 14 days of arrest on 31 October by Mikalai Bakunou, Judge of the Zhlobin District Court.
28.10.2011 Homel activist convicted in secret trial
On 27 October, Homel Savetski District Court sentenced local activist Illia Mironau to 10 days of administrative arrest for involvement organizing the People’s Assembly scheduled for 12 November.
