News on the topic: arrest
31.05.2014 Brest Regional Court dismisses appeal of independent journalist
Yauhen Skrabets, a freelance journalist working for the Belarusian Radio Racyja, tried to challenge the decision of the trial court, which sentenced him to 10 days of arrest for alleged disorderly conduct.
27.05.2014 Homel activist Yury Rubtsou in hospital after 30 days of hunger strike
Opposition activist Yury Rubtsou has been released from the Homel-based detention center. After his release from a detention center in Minsk on May 21, where the activist had served 25 days of arrest imposed as a result of his involvement in the Chernobyl Way demonstration, he immediately returned to his native city of Homel.
26.05.2014 Yury Rubtsou declares hunger strike against fresh arrest
On May 22, the Court of Homel’s Chyhunachny district sentenced opposition activist Yury Rubtsou, who was released after 25 days arrest, to five days of administrative arrest. The activist is expected to be released on May 27. In protest against arbitrary actions by the police and the judiciary Yury Rubtsou has declared a hunger strike.
23.05.2014 Opposition activist Rubtsow leaves jail after serving out 25-day sentence
Opposition activist Yury Rubtsow was released from the detention center on Akrestsina Street in Minsk on May 21 after he served out a 25-day jail sentence.
21.05.2014 Another detention in Minsk
Football fan Yauhen Manko, 20, was detained on May 8. The Savetski District Court of Minsk sentenced him to 20 days of administrative arrest. The young man is now serving the sentence in the detention center in Akrestsin Street.
20.05.2014 Journalist Sentenced to Ten Days' Arrest for “Hooliganism”
Yauhen Skrabets, a member of BAJ, journalist for the Belarusian Radio Racyja and activist of the Young Front movement, was detained on Saturday, May 17, not far from his home in Brest and accused of minor hooliganism (article 17.1 of the Administrative Code).
19.05.2014 Food Not Bombs activist sentenced to 15 days of arrest
The court of Minsk’s Partyzanski district considered today the administrative case of Aliaksandr Kurets, an activist of the Food Not Bombs campaign.
05.05.2014 Human rights defenders informed the United Nations about arbitrary detentions ahead of Ice Hockey World Championship - 2014
Human Rights Center “Viasna” informed UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention of the preventive detentions of Belarusian citizens ahead of Ice Hockey World Championship - 2014.
28.04.2014 Minsk court convicts Chernobyl Way protesters
The court of Minsk’s Savetski district considered today administrative charges brought against six participants of yesterday’s Chernobyl Way march, who were detained immediately after the meeting. In addition, the court heard the case of former political prisoner Aliaksandr Frantskevich, who was detained ahead of the demonstration.
25.04.2014 Dzmitry Dashkevich sentenced to 25 days of arrest
Former political prisoner Dzmitry Dashkevich was detained last evening at the entrance to his apartment in Minsk. He was searched and then brought to the Pershamaiski district police department.
24.04.2014 Two more opposition activists arrested ahead of Chernobyl Way march
Two activists of the Alternatyva opposition movement, Aliaksandr Stsepanenka and Uladzimir Siarheyeu, were detained last evening in Minsk. They were charged with disorderly conduct and sentenced to five days of arrest by the Minsk Tsentralny District Court.
23.04.2014 10-days’ arrest for white-red-white flags
Judge Anastasia Asipchyk of Minsk’s Zavodski District Court has sentenced opposition activist Illia Dabratvor to an administrative arrest of 10 days.
23.04.2014 Opposition activist Maksim Viniarski goes on hunger strike to protest sentencing
Maksim Viniarski, activist of the European Belarus opposition movement, was sentenced last evening to 12 days of arrest by the Court of Minsk’s Frunzenski district.
02.04.2014 Alena Kavalenka to be tried for unauthorized picket
Alena Kavalenka, activist of the Conservative-Christian Party “Belarusian Popular Front”and wife of a former political prisoner Siarhei Kavalenka, took part in an electoral picket together with another CCP BPF activist, Yan Dziarzhautsau, on March 22. They stood there with a poster “Boycott the electoral farce!”
28.03.2014 Two elderly opposition activists in Vitsebsk humiliated by police during arrest
The Vitsebsk-based enterprise “Vitsebskenerha” has initiated administrative proceedings against the legendary Miron, who is famous for hanging out white-red-white flags on electric power lines across the city. It happened after the detention of two local opposition activists, Barys Khamaida and Aliaksandr Salauyan, over the possession of a national flag on March 24.
