News on the topic: detention
15.04.2014 Brest: activist of “Tell the Truth” blocked in apartment while collecting signatures
The incident happened with an activist of the civil campaign "Tell the Truth" Sviatlana Nikadzimuk who collected signatures of residents of Brest for “People's Referendum” and visited a multi-storey building for it.
10.04.2014 Brest resident to be punished for picket against quick execution of death sentences
The action, which was attended by Dzmitry Rabtsevich, took place on 28 March, when he went into the city center with a banner on which was written "No toFast Executions" and "Life or Death".
04.04.2014 Slavamir Adamovich detained for Ukrainian state symbols again
The poet was detained for a yellow-blue ribbon in central Minsk.
28.03.2014 Belarusian anarchist detained in Russia, charged with terrorism
A resident of Homel, Dzmitry Rezanovich, was detained when crossing the border from Ukraine to Russia in the night of 13 March. Dzmitry Rezanovich is an activist in the anarchist movement in Belarus. He was an active participant in the Kyiv Maidan protests.
27.03.2014 Vitsebsk activists convicted in secret trial
Vitsebsk opposition activists Barys Khamaida and Yan Salauyan are expected to be released today after they were detained ahead of Freedom Day in the evening on March 24.
26.03.2014 9 people detained after Freedom Day action in Minsk
European Belarus activists Maksim Vinyarski, Leanid Kulakou, Syarhei Matskots, Alena Lazarchyk and Uladzislau Barodka were detained near Bahdanovich Street, 78, BelaPAN reports. They were made to get on a minibus and were delivered to the Soviet District Department of the Interior.
25.03.2014 Two BCD activists detained outside Ukrainian Consulate in Brest
Brest police detained activists of the Belarusian Christian Democracy Heorhi Dzmitruk and Zmitser Shukhrai. They were detained when leaving the Consulate of Ukraine. The activists were taken to the police station, but their charges are yet unknown, “Nasha Niva” reports quoting co-chairman of the BCD’s organizing committee Pavel Seviarynets.
24.03.2014 National Bolshevik activist Dzmitry Paliyenka detained ahead of Freedom Day
Dzmitry Paliyenka, an activist of the National Bolshevik movement, was detained this afternoon in Minsk.
23.03.2014 Candidate to be tried over Freedom Day flyers
A candidate from the United Civil Party Anton Zhylko will stand trial for distributing leaflets about the celebration of Freedom Day on March 25, an event officially authorized by the Minsk city executive committee, Radio Free Europe’s Belarus services said.
23.03.2014 BCD Executive Secretary in jail pending trial on Monday
Executive secretary of the organizing committee of the party "Belarusian Christian Democracy" Dzianis Sadouski has been placed in a detention center in Minsk’s Akrestsin Street. He was charged with disorderly conduct and will be judged on Monday, Radio Free Europe’s Belarus services said.
17.03.2014 Journalists Briefly Detained on Sunday
TV journalists Natallia Valakida and Ales Silich were detained when they were covering an electoral picket in Minsk.
17.03.2014 UCP picketers to stand trials today
Three participants of yesterday’s picket organized by the United Civil Party, UCP leader Anatol Liabedzka, Uladzimir Ramanouski, head of the Belarusian branch of the international organization "Memorial", and Aliaksandr Arastovich, first deputy chairman of the organizing committee of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Narodnaya Hramada), are awaiting trial after they were detained and brought to the detention center in Akrestsin Street. Their charges will be heard at the Savetski District Court of Minsk.
15.03.2014 Homel activist Uladzimir Shytsikau detained for anti-war picketing
March 15, activists of the United Civil Party held an anti-war picket near the large department store “Reshytski”. Its participants held posters with the slogans “We demand honest elections!” “Return elections!”, “23 March – another non-election”.
15.03.2014 Aliaksandr Artsybashau and Pavel Vinahradau sentenced to large arrest terms
The activists of “Zmena” (the youth wing of “Tell the Truth”) were detained on March 13. Artsybashau drove to the office of the police inspection, where ex-political prisoner Vinahradau came for regular registration.
15.03.2014 Candidates Illia Dabratvor and Anatol Zhylko get detained near the detention center in Akrestsin Street
March 14, Minsk police detained a candidate of the Belarusian Popular Front for the local councils, Illia Dabratvor, and a candidate of the United Civil Party, Anatol Zhylko, near the detention center in Akrestsin Street, where they were meeting ex-political prisoner Zmitser Dashkevich and Yauhen Tsikhanau, who were released after serving 12-day arrest terms for an action of protest against the Russian intervention in the Ukraine.
