News on the topic: arrest
10.07.2008 Blast news: Detention term extended to Miraslau Lazouski
Miraslau Lazouski, former member of the underground sportive patriotic organization White Legion, was detained within the frames of the criminal case which had been brought on the fact of the bomb blast in the night of 3-4 July during the celebration of the official Independence Day in Minsk.
10.07.2008 Five persons are arrested in connection with Minsk blast
Many electronic mass media continue informing that four former activists of the underground organization White Legion, Siarzhuk Chyslau, Ihar Korsak, Miraslau Lazouski and Viktar Liashchynski, have been arrested within the frames of the criminal case which has been brought on the fact of the bomb blast during the official concert in the night of 3-4 July.
09.07.2008 Oppositionists are searched and arrested all over Belarus in connection with blast at the official Independence Day
These days Belarus is covered by a wave of searches, arrests and summons to the police. Public activists are interrogated in connection with the blast which had taken place in Minsk on 4 July in the morning, at the concert which was dedicated to the official Independence Day.
08.07.2008 Palina Kuryianovich sentenced to 5 days of jail for EU flag
Tsentralny district court of Minsk found the activist of the European Belarus civil campaign Palina Kuryianovich guilty of ‘petty hooliganism’. The police detained her because she had a EU flag in her bag.
04.07.2008 Pavel Yukhnevich is imprisoned for seven days
Pavel Yukhnevich, activist of the European Belarus civil campaign, is serving his 7-day arrest in the jail on Akrestin Street in Minsk since yesterday.
02.07.2008 More ‘Young Front’ members get arrested
The activist of the Young Front from Baranavichy Zmitser Stankevich was detained in the center of the city, near Lenin Square, while he was handing out leaflets with information about the political prisoner Andrei Kim. A violation report was drawn up on Stankevich. He was accused of petty hooliganism. On 1 June the activist was tried by court and sentenced to 10 days of arrest.
02.07.2008 ‘Young Front’ activist Artsiom Lastavetski is tried while serving arrest
Artsiom Lastavetski, Young Front activist from Baranavichy, who is serving 7-day arrest for handing out portraits of political prisoner Andrei Kim, was guarded to another trial from a detention center.
13.06.2008 Alexander Atroshchankau faces heart problems in prison
On 13 June the lawyer Vera Stramkouskaya visited the public activist Alexander Atroshchankau in the remand prison in Akrestsin Street.
12.06.2008 Activist of ‘European Belarus’ Alexander Atroshchankau arrested for 15 days
Today in the afternoon Tsentralny district court of Minsk has sentenced Alexander Atroshchankau, activist of the campaign, to 15 days of jail. He had trial in the Tsentralny district. The activist was taken to the court from the KGB Minsk and Minsk region directorate.
27.05.2008 Searches and arrests in Vitsebsk
Paval Liavinau, member of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee (BHC), got 10 days of administrative arrests and a fine of 700 000 rubles (about 328 US dollars).
27.05.2008 Zmitser Khvedaruk gets 10 days of jail for celebrating Day of Europe
12 May Zmitser Khvedaruk, one of the leaders of the Young Front, was sentenced in absentia to 10 days of arrest for participation in the action on 1 May, the Day of Europe. Besides, he must pay a fine of 1 050 000 rubles (about 493 US dollars) for allegedly resistance to the police during the detention. He was informed about the verdict only on 23 May.
23.05.2008 Yauhen Afnahel sentenced to 7 days of jail
Activist of the civil campaign European Belarus Yauhen Afnahel was sentenced in is absence to 7 days of arrest by the Pershamaiski district court. The activist has received a copy of the decision of court by post today.
14.05.2008 Homel: tax inspection harasses Kastus Zhukouski
Today Tsentralny district court of Homel has started the trial on the suit of the district tax inspection for forced exaction of 2 115 000 rubles (about 993 US dollars) of taxes from the local activist of the Belarusian Christian Democracy Party Kastus Zhukouski.
14.05.2008 Vitsebsk: Siarhei Kavalenka fined
The judge of Chyhunachny district court of Vitsebsk Uladzislau Shykarou ruled to fine the activist of the Conservative-Christian Party Belarusian People’s Front Siarhei Kavalenka under part 3 of Article 23.34 of the Administrative Code (violation of the rules for organizing and holding mass actions) for participation in a peaceful mass action on 26 April, dedicated to an anniversary of Chernobyl accident.
08.05.2008 Andrei Tsianiuta to pay for hunger strike?
The pre-trial prison of Homel has sued against Andrei Tsianiuta, leader of Homel branch of the Young Front to exact from him the money for 10-day arrest on the eve of the Freedom Day, 25 March.
