News on the topic: detention
06.05.2015 Prosecutor General's Office stops correspondence with former candidate for deputy
Chocimsk activist Valery Karankevich, a former candidate for deputy of Magiloŭ Regional Council of Deputies at Chocimsk constituency №54 and a candidate for the Chocimsk district council Khotimsk at Uzbiarežnaja constituency №13 in local elections in 2014, received an answer from the Prosecutor General of Belarus to his complaint.
29.04.2015 Activist and journalists detained near Russian embassy in Minsk
According to information received by the Human Rights Center “Viasna”, reporters of the Belsat TV channel and civil society activists Volha Mikalaichyk and Katsiaryna Sadouskaya have been detained today outside the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Minsk.
27.04.2015 In Mahileu activist arrested for “No corruption” fly sheets
Police detained Mikalai Hladyshau, an activist of the United Civic Party, for distribution of independent newspapers and fly sheets.
14.04.2015 Civil society activist Nina Bahinskaya to be tried for white-red-white flag
Nina Bahinskaya learned about the upcoming trial on April 13, when she visited the Maskouski District Police Department of Minsk on an oral invitation of the police.
06.04.2015 Ecological activist Stanislau Ramanovich arrested for 15 days
April 6, ecological activist, detained Stanislau Ramanovich, detained on April 5 in Minsk, was tried at the Tsentralny District Court of Minsk.
06.04.2015 Kastus Zhukouski's car twice examined on the border
The customs officers detained the car of the civil society activist Kanstantsin Zhukouski for several hours.
18.03.2015 Independent journalist detained in Minsk
Radio Svaboda's journalist Halina Abakunchyk was detained near the shopping mall that Lukashenka visits today.
11.03.2015 Detention for taking photos is a law violation
Lawyer Pavel Sapelka commented on the incident with the detention of a journalist of “Komsomolskaya Pravda v Belarusi”, Dzmitry Lasko, for photographing the facade of the Academy of Sciences.
05.03.2015 Brest: KGB is looking for authors of leaflets of missing Belarusian politicians
The police have detained and questioned social activist Siarhei Sukhaverkhau about the leaflets that had been posted in Pinsk to remind the citizens about the fate of the well-known opposition activists who had been kidnapped.
04.03.2015 Police insist that photographer Uladzimir Hrydzin return to police station
Photojournalist Uladzimir Hrydzin was arrested today in Zavodzki district court in Minsk. As Euroradio reported earlier, there is now held a trial of Dzianis Zamiatalin, son of the famous Belarusian official and ideologue Uladzimir Zamiatalin. Information about the arrest was contradictory. Euroradio phoned Ulad to learn more about the incident.
04.03.2015 Photojournalist Uladzimir Hrydzin detained in Minsk
The journalist was detained at the trial against Dzianis Zamiatalin.
02.03.2015 Entrepreneurs’ protest leader detained in Minsk
At about 11.30 this morning, businessman Ales Makayeu received a phone call from an unknown person who tried to find out where he lived, according to his wife Yuliya Stsiapanava.
02.03.2015 About 100 football fans detained in Minsk
Fans were going to play a friendly match, but got detained by police.
27.02.2015 Journalist held at police station 4 hours for photographing Academy of Science
A journalist of Komsomolskaya Pravda v Belarusi, Dzmitry Lasko, was held at a police station for four hours.
20.02.2015 Police detain 4 opposition activists in Minsk
According to a message posted on the Facebook account of Aleh Korban, leader of the Alternatyva opposition initiative, four members of this group were detained by police in the center of Minsk today. The incident occurred at about 12 p.m. near Yakub Kolas Square, as the activists were pasting posters to mark the International Mother Tongue Day.
