News on the topic: confiscation
13.02.2012 Custom officers seize Andrei Bandarenka’s laptop
Andrei Bandarenka, the head of Platform organization was ordered to get off the train by customs officers when he was returning from Warsaw to Minsk on Sunday.
24.01.2012 Prominent political analyst has bank cards, laptop seized by Belarusian customs officers
Alyaksey Pikulik, the academic director of the Vilnius-based Belarusian Institute of Strategic Studies (BISS), had his bank cards and laptop computer seized by Belarusian customs officers at the Lithuanian border last week.
16.01.2012 Vitsebsk road police seize independent newspapers
On 14 January, Vitsebsk road police seized 10,000 copies of the Vitsebsky Kurier independent newspaper featuring an article “Six facts on Ales Bialiatski’s case that BT and Sovetskaya Belorussia fail to cover”.
22.12.2011 Rights defender demanding apologies from KGB for failing to return seized items
Human rights defender Aleh Volchak has demanded apologies from the Committee for State Security (KGB) for failing to return seized items and breaking his computer.
07.12.2011 Hrodna: advertisement of Radio “Racyja” not returned
On 26 November advertisement production of the Belarusian radio “Racyja” was confiscated from the car of human rights defender Viktar Sazonau. He was told that he would be informed about the fate of the confiscated items within ten days: they would be either returned to him, or destroyed.
23.11.2011 Customs officials seize election observation editions
Ten copies of the 2010 presidential election observation results were seized by customs officials from human rights defender Andrei Paluda as he was crossing the Belarusian border last night.
21.11.2011 KGB unwilling to return seized video camera
Zmitser Salauyou, Mahiliou leader of the Belarusian Popular Front “Adradzhenne”, has been unable to recover the video camera seized by local KGB officers during a search at the activist’s residence on 15 January 2011.
28.10.2011 Lawlessness of Hrodna court officers
On 19 October, Hrodna court officers broke into the private apartment of Mikhail Vasiliyeu, participant of a “silent protest” of 3 July, to seize property referring to his failure to pay a fine imposed for involvement in the unauthorized rally.
10.05.2011 Asipovichy: what for do KGB and police need confiscated guitar?
Officers of law-enforcement agencies still haven't returned the confiscated guitar, private diaries, drafts of songs and laptop to Ihar Simbirou, an activist of the electoral team of presidential candidate Uladzimir Niakliayeu.
06.05.2011 Barysau: police have no problems confiscating once belongings. The problem is how to return them to the owner
A year ago, on 18 May, the Barysau police confiscated personal belongings from the apartment of an activist of the civil campaign Speak Truth! Viktar Harbachou, who is in forced emigration now for fear of political persecution and imprisonment.
09.03.2011 KGB refuses to return computer equipment to Nasha Niva
The editorial board of the socio-political newspaper Nasha Niva received an answer from the Minsk and Minsk Region KGB Department to its request to return the computer equipment that had been confiscated following the protest actions of the 19-20 December in central Minsk.
07.12.2010 Homel: human rights defender tries to return confiscated manuals for observers through court
On 30 November officers of the Ashmiany customs office examined the personal belongings of the Homel human rights defender Leanid Sudalenka who was returning home from Vilnius. They confiscated from him 10 copies of Instructions for Short-term Observers at Presidential Election of Belarus.
