News on the topic: search
01.02.2011 Searches and interrogations continue
At 12 a.m. on 31 January KGB officers paid a visit to an activist of the Student Council (Studrada) Ales Krot. Only his sister was at home at the time. They confiscated a computer, 14 CDs, 2 flash cards and 4 diskettes. Short before this the KGB also searched the apartments of two other activists of Student Council, Mikhas Matskevich and Mikhas Matusevich.
31.01.2011 KGB keeps searching flats of Students’ Council activists
Today, Minsk KGB searched the private apartments of Mikhas Matusevich and Mikhas Matskevich, activists of the Students’ Council youth movement.
31.01.2011 KGB search flat of Young Democrats activist
Today, Minsk KGB searched the residence of Fiodar Maslennikau, activist of the Young Democrats unregistered movement.
28.01.2011 Another search at Mikola Dzemidzenka's apartment
Three KGB officers led by Dzmitry Svistun conducted a search at the apartment rented by Mikola Dzemidzenka, in the framework of the mass disturbances criminal case.
26.01.2011 Mass searches in Homel
Today, Homel KGB searched the office shared by local pro-democratic forces. Simultaneously, KGB officers searched the residences of local activists Vasil Paliakou and Leanid Sudalenka.
24.01.2011 KGB search flat of Mazyr civil activist Tseliapun
On 21 January, Mazyr KGB searched the private apartment of local human rights activist Uladzimir Tseliapun. The KGB officers reportedly seized a personal computer and a number of DVDs.
21.01.2011 More searches and interrogations across Belarus
Belarusian KGB officers keep searching the private apartments of civil and political activists, referring to investigative activities in the so called 19 December mass riot criminal case.
20.01.2011 KGB search flat of Students’ Council leader
Today, Minsk KGB officers searched the private apartment of Liza Yalfimava, one of the leaders of the Students’ Council youth movement.
19.01.2011 KGB raid Human Rights Center office
Today, on 19 January, Minsk KGB officers searched the office of the “Human Rights Center” and later the private apartment of the organization’s leader Ms. Raisa Mikhailouskaya.
19.01.2011 Search in Mazyr district
On 18 January Belarusian law-enforcement agencies conducted a search in the private house of Ales Kavalchuk, election agent of former presidential candidate Vital Rymasheuski, located in the town of Kozinki, Mazyr district.
18.01.2011 Interrogations and searches still underway
Mazyr: the private apartment of Aliaksandr Kavalchuk, election agent of former presidential candidate Vital Rymasheuski, was searched by the KGB.
18.01.2011 Viasna’s office raided again
Yesterday, on 17 January Belarusian KGB searched the central office of the Human Rights Center Viasna, as well as the private apartment and the country house of Ales Bialiatski. The searches were said to be conducted in the framework of the 19 December mass riot criminal case. It was a second search in Viasna’s office, following another one on 20 December.
15.01.2011 Details of recent searches in Belarus
KGB and police continue searching the apartments of civil and political activists within the framework of a criminal case upon Article 293, 'mass riot', concerning the protest rally of 19 December.
13.01.2011 KGB continues searches and interrogations
KGB officers held a search at the apartment where Iryna Charniauka, a journalist for the BelSat TV channel, lived. The apartment belongs to her sister. The search ended at 4.15 p.m. The system block of Charniauka’s computer and several CDs were confiscated. Then Iryna was taken to KGB, for an interrogation. She managed to tell human rights defenders that it can concern Aliaksei Mikhalevich’s case.
13.01.2011 Andrei Mikalayeu – another suspect in ‘mass riot’ case
Andrei Mikalayeu was detained at home in the evening of 11 January. KGB officers held a search at his apartment, took away the system block of his computer, a photo camera, CDs and DVDs and guarded him to the detention center in Akrestsin Street for 3 days as a suspect in the criminal case upon Article 293, ‘mass riot’, concerning the 19 December protest rally.
