News on the topic: detention
06.08.2013 Statement of Belarusian Helsinki Committee on persecution of human rights defenders Tatsiana Reviaka and Uladzimir Labkovich
Tatsiana Reviaka and Uladzimir Labkovich were detained on 5 August 2013 while handing out leaflets with a portrait of the head of the Human Rights Center “Viasna” Ales Bialatski, arrested two years ago. Officers of the Savetski District Police Department of Minsk qualified their actions as a “violation of the order of organizing and holding mass events” and drew up reports of administrative violation.
05.08.2013 Violation reports against Uladzimir Labkovich and Tatsiana Reviaka sent for correction
Yesterday, 4 August, marked the second anniversary of the arrest of Ales Bialiatski. Solidarity actions were held all over Belarus. Round tables, pickets and public discussions on the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with the Civil Society and Human Rights Movement of Belarus, were held abroad – in Kyiv, Vilnius, Moscow and other cities.
04.08.2013 Detentions after solidarity action in Mahiliou
Social activist Dyiana Yakauleva was detained by the riot police and guarded to the police station in Krylenka Street. Human rights defenders Barys Bukhel and Aliaksei Kolchyn are trying to clear the circumstances of the detention.
26.07.2013 Tell the Truth activist arrested for 10 days
Vital Vasilkou, activist of the Tell the Truth civic campaign, is at the jail in Akrescina Street.
26.07.2013 Activist Pavel Vinahradau found in Maskouski district police department
Leader of Zmiena youth pressure group Pavel Vinahradau spent almost six hours in a police station for 'preventive conversation'.
25.07.2013 Police detain independent journalist “by mistake”
A correspondent of Belorusy i Rynok newspaper was detained by mistake after the trial in Uladzimir Niakliaeu's case.
16.07.2013 Opposition activist detained on border
Pro-democratic Zmitser Kaspiarovich was detained by the Belarusian border troops, Aksana Samuilava, activist of the Tell the Truth campaign told Viasna. Zmitser Kaspiarovich phoned her and asked her to tell about his detention to journalists and human rights defenders.
10.07.2013 "Nasha Niva" journalists get detained
On 10 July the journalists of the independent newspaper "Nasha Niva" Mikita Dubaleka and Iryna Arakhouskaya were detained in the center of Minsk, allegedly for identification.
08.07.2013 BCD activist to stand trial for commemoration of Dzmitry Zavadzki
The BCD steering committee's member, Pavel Prakapovich, was detained on Sunday, July 7 in Minsk.
05.07.2013 Two young opposition activists arrested ahead of Independence Day celebrations get two-day jail terms
Two young opposition activists who were preventively arrested by police in Minsk on July 2 ahead of Independence Day celebrations were sentenced to two days in jail on Thursday.
04.07.2013 Mahiliou UCP activist detained in picket against Russian air base
An activist of the United Civil Party’s Mahiliou office Mikalai Hladyshau staged today a picket to protest against the deployment of a Russian air base in Belarus, and was eventually detained by local police. After a while, he was released but told to appear at the police department later for further procedures.
27.06.2013 Three arrested journalists released, Shumchanka remaining in custody
The three journalists who were arrested by police in Minsk on Thursday have been released, while Anatol Shumchanka, leader of a small business association called Perspektyva, remains in custody.
27.06.2013 Journalists detained in entrepreneurs’ strike in Minsk
Minsk police detained several journalists during a strike staged by entrepreneurs to protest against new regulations of the Customs Union.
17.06.2013 Belsat reporter shortly detained in Staubtsy district
The detention took place at about 3 p.m. on June 16, while Ales Silich, journalist of the Belsat independent TV channel, was making a story in Staubtsy district, where, according to some reports, a suspicious pig pestilence was recently noticed, the BAJ press-service reports.
05.06.2013 Minsk police detain girl for hanging newspaper "Nash Dom"
The detention was carried out at about 3.30 p.m. on 5 June. As stated by the editor of "Vitsebski Kur'yer" Aleh Barshcheuski, Natallia Liavonava was detained for handing out the newspaper "Nash Dom".
