News on the topic: detention
03.06.2013 Brest:UN Human Rights Committee recognizes violation of the personal immunity of Zhana Koush
The UN Human Rights Committee has taken a decision on a complaint filed by a Brest activist of the Movement "For Freedom", Zhana Koush. The decision states that Belarus violated her right to freedom and personal immunity by unlawful detention.
31.05.2013 Pavel Vinahradau detained because of CIS summit
The activist of opposition has been detained for the second day in a row. Pavel Vinahradau wrote that on his Facebook account.
15.05.2013 Prosecutor's office covers unlawful actions of KGB
The prosecutor's office found no violations in the actions of the KGB officers who had detained a Klimavichy activist of the civic initiative "Tell the Truth".
10.05.2013 Pavel Vinahradau shown prophylactic films for nine hours at police station
At about 7 a.m. on 9 May the leader of "Zmena" (the youth wing of the civil campaign "Tell The Truth") Pavel Vinahradau was taken to the police station out of his apartment. He was released from the police department only on 4.45 p.m.
01.05.2013 Babruisk: customs officers are ready to return Niakliayeu's poems to political activist
The leader of Babruisk branch of the United Civil Party Viktar Buzinayeu received a notice from the customs officers due to the "completion of the customs examination". Bear in mind that on 29 March the Buzinayeus' car was detained on the border and several brochures and a book of Uladzimir Niakliayeu's poems were found in it.
30.04.2013 FIDH and Viasna demand that charges dropped against those convicted after Chernobyl Way March
FIDH and the Human Rights Center “Viasna” demand that charges against six people, including two journalists, one human rights defender and one activist, be dropped in relation to their engagement in this years annual commemoration of the Chernobyl nuclear accident.
30.04.2013 Organising committee of Chernobyl Way rally: It was abduction of demonstrators
Members of the organising committee for holding the Chernobyl Way rally had a press conference in Minsk. The website charter97.org has learnt it from Vital Rymasheuski, a co-head of the organising committee to found the Belarusian Christian Democracy party (BCD).
29.04.2013 Tatsiana Novikava: Authorities went berserk ahead of Chernobyl Way rally
The Belarusian authorities are afraid of the topic of Chernobyl and Astravets. Tatsiana Novikava, a coordinator of the Belarusian anti-nuclear campaign, said it in her comment to charter97.org on mass detentions of ecological activists ahead of the Chernobyl Way rally.
29.04.2013 Statement by Radio Racyja on detention of journalists
The Belarusian Radio Racyja expresses its protest at the detention of two journalists.
27.04.2013 Detentions during Chernobyl Way memorial march
Among those detained are civil society activists and journalists. Some of them were taken to the detention center.
26.04.2013 Anatol Lyabedzka detained in Astravets
The politician has been detained because information leaflets have been found in a city street.
26.04.2013 Independent journalists detained in Astravets
Cameraman Aliaksandr Barazenka and journalist Anastasia Yaumen have been detained in the town of Astravets.
19.04.2013 Detained journalists released from police department
BelaPAN camera man Syarhei Satsyuk was released at about 1 p.m. Radio Liberty correspondent was free an hour later.
19.04.2013 Journalists detained in Minsk
Aleh Hruzdzilovich, journalist of Radio Liberty/Radio Free Europe’s Belarus service, and Siarhei Satsiuk, cameraman of the BelaPAN news agency, were detained this morning while covering a protest staged by a public initiative “Against Lawlessness in the Courts and the Prosecutor’s Office” in Minsk’s Independence Square, outside the House of Government building where President Lukashenka is expected to address the Parliament today, RFE/RL reports.
15.04.2013 Ilona Tkachova still not returned her laptop
Zhlobin member of the "Fair World" Ilona Tkachova still hasn't been returned her laptop and photo camera which have been confiscated at the Belarusian-Ukrainian border.
