News on the topic: detention
25.11.2014 Police detain wheelchair user during banned picket in Svetlahorsk
Civil society activist Yury Liashenka was detained this afternoon in Svetlahorsk. The city authorities did not allow the wheelchair user to stage a picket at the city’s central square. The activist intended to protest against failure to meet the rights of persons with disabilities during the renovation of a residential building in Lenin Street. As a result, the desperate activist decided to hold an unsanctioned rally.
25.11.2014 Belarusian journalist shortly detained on Russian border
On November 24, Russian border guards detained Belarusian journalist Larysa Shchyrakova and opposition activist Kanstantsin Zhukouski. The Homel-based journalist was making a story about the Belarusian-Russian border in the Dobrush district. Later they moved across the border into Russia and there filmed trucks moving from Belarus to Russia to prove restrictions on transit of Belarusian exports. They were stopped by Russian border guards, who took their passports and asked about the purpose of their trip.
24.11.2014 Young opposition activist Haydukow released after being charged with minor offense
Andrey Haydukow, a prominent young opposition activist who was arrested Friday in his home city of Navapolatsk, Vitsyebsk region, over the distribution of leaflets about political prisoners in Belarus, was released from the police station after a charge sheet was drawn up against him.
17.11.2014 The policemen returned to "Dzetsiuki" video materials and props
Directed Anton Tsialezhnikau, shot video clip for the group "Dzetsiuki", said that police officers returned the video materials and some of the props that had previously confiscated.
13.11.2014 Yezhy Hryhencha gets fined for collecting signatures
November 11, the Leninski District Court of Hrodna fined a well-known socio-political activist Yezhy Hryhencha.
10.11.2014 Dzetsiuki band get detained by riot police while shooting clip
8 November in Zaslauye, all members of the rock band Dzetsiuki and the shooting crew were detained while shooting a video clip for the song «Khloptsy-balakhoutsy» («Balakhovich's Guerillas») from the album «Haradzenski Harmidar» («Hrodna Mess»). All in all, 18 people were detained.
30.10.2014 The judgment in the case of a collector of signatures for a "National referendum": 3 days of arrest (updated)
Collector of signatures for a "National referendum" was detained pending trial under Art. 23.34 (preparation of holding mass events).
24.10.2014 Presentation in Hrodna: authorities will check not only the action of a writer but also a priest and publisher
In Hrodna local police officers foiled a presentation of the novel "Language" written by Victar Martsinovich
24.10.2014 The police again detained Vinahradau. As if they want to talk
Opposition activist Pavel Vinahradau went today to the police station of the Moscow district of Minsk for checking because he is under preventive supervision. But he still didn’t leave the station.
20.10.2014 Antifascists accused of defiance police officers
Four activists of the anti-fascist movement, tough detained by the Special Police Force on Friday, will be judged in Minsk today. They are accused of defiance police officers.
20.10.2014 Policemen seized journalist and cameraman during an interview with Niakliayeu
Police officers took cameraman Ales Lyubianchuk and journalist Maria Artsybasheva to the police station. Along with them is the ex-presidential candidate Niakliayeu .
14.10.2014 Andrei Kasheuski gets 15 days of arrest for “Freedom to Political Prisoners”
Smaliavichy activist and newspaper distributor Andrei Kasheuski was detained back on October 9 for walking near the central department store in Minsk (TsUM) in a T-shirt “Freedom to Political Prisoners” with the names of the prisoners on the back.
14.10.2014 Mikhail Miakhedka fined for attempting to get an audience with Chairman of Supreme Court
October 13 Mikhail Miakhedka, a resident of Minsk who unsuccessfully tried to get an appointment with the President of the Supreme Court,was detained by security guards at the courthouse and taken to the Leninsky District Court of Minsk. He was accused of participating in an unauthorized mass event (Article 23.34 of the Administrative Code) and punished by a fine of 2,250,00 rubles by Judge Aliaksei Kamushkin.
14.10.2014 20 books by Zianon Pazniak seized from Pavel Seviarynets
The books will be delivered to the Hrodna City Executive Committee for an examination, which is to figure out if the books are extremist.
13.10.2014 Hrodna: administrative case suspended, laptop not returned though
Hrodna resident Volha Krapotsina has received a response from the police bureau of the Hrodna Regional Executive Committee. There it is stated that the printed production, seized from the activist on September 19, was sent for examination, and the administrative case against her was suspended.
