News on the topic: detention
23.03.2013 Nash Dom campaign activist detained in Talachyn
Raman Zabela, activist of the Nash Dom campaign, was detained this morning in the town of Talachyn. The activist was detained at a bus stop on the way to work and taken to the police station. The official reason for the detention is traditional – Raman Zabela reportedly looked like a person suspected of a crime.
22.03.2013 Detentions in Vitsebsk
Vitsebsk police detained today activists of the Belarusian Popular Front Party Leanid Autukhou and Kastus Smolikau while distributing leaflets with an invitation to come to the rally on March 25.
19.03.2013 Detentions for swearing reduced in 2013
Those who are "the most cynical" usually get objected to administrative responsibility.
19.03.2013 “Wave of Solidarity” covers Brest
Members of the organizing committee of the Belarusian Christian Democracy Party Ulad Barouski, Yahen Khaziakhmetau and Andrus Sharenda held yesterday a street action in Brest within the “Wave of Solidarity” campaign. The young people were handing out leaflets about Belarusian political prisoners. They were also expected to put up white-red-white flags in central Brest, but were detained by plainclothes policemen.
18.03.2013 Belarusian Christian Democracy activists detained in Brest
Three activists of the Belarusian Christian Democracy Party were detained this afternoon at an action of solidarity with Belarusian political prisoners in Brest, the BCD’s press-service reports.
15.03.2013 "Detention of journalists was justified"
The Investigative Committee refused to bring a criminal case on the fact of the detention of members of the Belarusian Association of Journalists.
13.03.2013 "Lifesound" leaders got detained near Lukashenka's residence
In the evening of 12 March the members of the musical band "Lifesound", brothers Uladzimir and Dzmitry Karakin, were detained near Zaslauye reservoir pond.
13.03.2013 BCD member got detained in Hrodna
As reported by the head of Hrodna branch of the Belarusian Christian Democracy, Mikola Bausiuk, Hrodna police detained a BCD member Siarhei Verameyenka who was heading to the party office in 48 Budzionny Street with a packet of leaflets.
28.02.2013 Slutsk football fans charged with illegal demonstrating
As the web-site of the regional newspaper “Infa-Kurier” (www.kurjer.info) reports, its readers witnessed on February 23 a police raid on a group of young men marching with a banner in the town center.
28.02.2013 Journalists shortly detained in Minsk
Journalists Vasil Siamashka, Hanna Afonina and Siarhei Satsiuk were detained by the police this afternoon in Minsk.
25.02.2013 Youth activists detained in Minsk
Several activists of the European Action movement were detained last afternoon in Minsk.
21.02.2013 Sculptor Henik Loika detained for staging picket on International Mother Language Day
Henik Loika, sculptor and campaigner for the protection of the Belarusian language, was detained by the police this morning, after staging a picket outside a high school in Minsk, where his daughter is a student. The action was meant to attract public attention to the discrimination of Belarusian-speaking schoolchildren.
17.02.2013 Brest customs officers detain two Belarusian Wikipedia authors over suspicious books
Brest customs officers detained today two men, Ulad Hurynovich and Ruslan Yasayeu, who were returned from the meeting of the “Day of the Belarusian Wikipedia in Warsaw”, which was held yesterday at the University Collegium Civitas in the Palace of Culture and Science, Nasha Niva reports.
17.02.2013 Vitsebsk activists detained for displaying banner (Photo)
The detention took place at 12.10 yesterday. Aliaksei Kishchuk and Stanislau Laurenau, members of the organizing committee of the Belarusian Christian Democracy party, were taken to the police station. Soon both guys were unavailable on the phone, and then they sent a text message that they would be tried on Monday, and before that they were placed in the detention center.
04.02.2013 Another police raid on gay club. About 40 detained
About ten policemen in mufti have held another "check-up" in the Minsk club "6A" this month. The passport data of all present people were put down. About 40 of them were detained for identification and guarded to the police department.
