News on the topic: search
08.09.2011 Confiscated computers are returned to Viasna
D.Dyshchanka, investigator of the Main Police Bureau of the Minsk City Executive Committee, passed to human rights defenders the computers and other items that had been confiscated during the search held at the office on 20 December 2010. However, several laptops that were confiscated during the second search, held on 17 January 2011, are still at the disposal of the KGB.
06.09.2011 Search at Ales Kalita's apartment
On 5 September the apartment rented by a member of the Belarusian Popular Front Party was searched by the police. This information was voiced by Aliaksei Yanukevich, BPF Chair. Earlier Ales Kalita had been interrogated within the framework of the criminal case instigated against him and two other BPF members, Maksim Hubarevich and Siarhei Semianiuk, for beating a guard.
24.08.2011 Hrodna police raid pro-democratic office
Hrodna police searched the office of local pro-democratic activists after human rights defender Viktar Sazonau was detained in a picket of support to Viasna’s leader Ales Bialiatski last evening.
01.08.2011 Homel: KGB returns confiscated equipment in disabled state
During the presidential election 2011 Aleh Karbalevich, a member of the Belarusian Popular Front Party from Rechytsa, worked in the electoral teams of the democratic candidates Ryhor Kastusiou and Uladzimir Niakliayeu.
29.07.2011 KGB evades returning seized property
The residence of Minsk activist Iryna Piatrova was twice searched by the KGB: on 20 December 2010 and 25 March 2011. Following the searches, the activist lodged a number of complaints with the city’s prosecuting authorities, demanding to return the seized property.
28.07.2011 Police raid apartment of blogger Lipkovich
The private apartment of famous blogger Yauhen Lipkovich has been searched by Minsk police this evening, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reports, quoting Mr. Lipkovich’s wife Volha.
06.07.2011 Brest: searches at apartments of Internet activists
Officers of the Belarusian secret services held searches and confiscations at the apartments of Yauhen Skrabets and Siarhei Aleksiyevich, coordinators of the Revolution through social network community at the social net VKontakte. The official reason for the searches is the explosion in the Minsk metro.
14.06.2011 Brest: search in apartment of Internet activist Ivan Stasiuk
On June 13 the flat of a democratic activist from Brest Ivan Stasiuk was searched.
13.06.2011 Mahiliou: KGB reluctant to return video camera to Zmitser Salauyou
On 15 January 2011 the apartment of Zmitser Salauyou, Chair of the Mahiliou region organization of the BPF Adradzhenne, was searched by the KGB. As a result, they confiscated the system unit of his computer, a memory flash card and a video camera. Moreover, the activist was repeatedly interrogated by officers of KGB and military counter-intelligence.
06.06.2011 Authorities harass internet activists
Ivan Stasiuk, a civil activist from Brest, was detained on the Belarusian-Polish border and guarded to the local KGB department. The Belarusian border guards took away Ivan’s passport and told him that the document would be returned to him after a “prophylactic talk”.
19.05.2011 Political scientist Yury Chavusau searched at Lithuanian border
Several books and magazines about politics and human rights have been confiscated from him.
16.05.2011 Barysau organization of United Civil Party appeals December search
The organization applied to the Minsk Region Procuracy with the request to check the legality of the warrant of the senior investigator of the Minsk City and Region KGB Department, justice captain A.Darashevich for searching the office of the Barysau town UCP organizatioin, and the legality of actions of the policemen who had conducted the search.
22.04.2011 Youth activist Shulzhytski released
Youth activist Uladzimir Shulzhytski was released yesterday evening after he was detained by Smarhon KGB on 20 April on suspicion of involvement in the 11 April Minsk metro terrorist act.
21.04.2011 KGB search residence of Maladechna HR defender Kaputski
The private house of Maladechna human rights defender Aliaksei Kaputski has been reportedly searched by the KGB this morning.
19.04.2011 Journalist and HR defender Shchukin detained
Independent journalist, human rights defender and former military officer Valery Shchukin has been reportedly detained together with several of his friends, as they were having a birthday party this morning at Mr. Shchukin’s home.
