News on the topic: detention
01.02.2013 Biaroza and Pruzhany activists commemorate executed participants of the national liberation uprising of Kastus Kalinouski (photo)
Civil activists from Biaroza and Pruzhany proceeded by the road of death of Kastus Kalinouski's insurgents. This is the 3-kilometer road from the village of Sharashava to the village of Kupichy, where Muravyov's hangmen executed insurgents in 1863.
01.02.2013 Kobryn: Ales Mekh detained for talking
The civil activist Aliaksandr Mekh was detained by the police officer Anatol Dzhyha for discussing the state debts of Belarus in a queue for fluorography.
21.01.2013 Riot police disrupt concert in Brest
From 50 to 70 people are reported to have been detained.
21.01.2013 GayBelarus leader shortly detained by border troops
Siarhei Androsenka, leader of the GayBelarus NGO, was shortly detained by the Belarusian border officers while returning from Warsaw on 19 January, Radio Free Europe/Radio Europe reports.
16.01.2013 Uladzimir Lemesh: "The police didn't let me go after the trial"
The Salihorsk activist of the "European Belarus" Uladzimir Lemesh, fined by the Pershamaiski District Court of Minsk, told about the circumstances of his detention.
12.01.2013 Customs officers ignore appeal of "Fair World" member Ilona Tkachova
The Zhlobin member of the Belarusian Leftist Party "Fair World" Ilona Tkachova hasn't received any answer to her appeal to the head of the border crossing point "Novaya Huta" concerning the detention of her family on 6 December 2012 and the confiscation of her laptop and photo camera.
10.01.2013 "Tell the Truth!" activists sentenced to arrest
The Kastrychnitski District Court of Minsk sentenced the activist of the "Tell the Truth!" movement Sviatlana Volkava to 5 days of arrest. Two other activists, Yury Fabisheuski and Aliaksei Marozau, were sentenced to 10 days of arrest.
09.01.2013 Investigative Committee: observers were detained after election because riot police were looking for terrorists
The Tsentralny District Department of the Investigative Committee in Minsk responded to complaint concerning the illegal detention of participants in the project "Election Observation: Theory and Practice."
25.12.2012 Warnings and Detentions of Journalists in 2012
BAJ summed up the information about detentions and warnings, issued by law enforcement agencies and special services to members of the organizations.
25.12.2012 Police in Smalyavichy detain group of journalists to prevent them from attending public meeting with member of local district council
A group of journalists were briefly detained by police in Smyalyavichy, Minsk region, on December 24 after they came to the city to attend a public meeting with Yahor Lebyadok, a member of the Smalyavichy District Soviet (Council).
20.12.2012 Photographer detained at UCP’s action in Minsk
Photographer Henadz Veratsinski was detained by the police yesterday during an information action held by the activists of the United Civil Party in Minsk, the BelaPAN news agency reports.
20.12.2012 Nina Bahinskaya detained in Minsk
Activist Nina Bahinskaya was detained on October Square at about 8 p.m. yesterday.
19.12.2012 BCD activists detained in Vitsebsk, charged with disorderly conduct
Stanislau Laurenau and Aliaksei Kishchuk, activists of the Belarusian Christian Democracy detained in Vitsebsk this morning, are accused of disorderly conduct – "using obscene language in a public place." The detention took place at about 11 am, but the trial of the detainees has not yet taken place. Both the activists were placed in the detention center for at least overnight.
18.12.2012 Mikalai Dzemidzenka detained
The possible reason is the anniversary of the post-election protests on December 19.
17.12.2012 Platforma leader Andrei Bandarenka searched at Minsk airport
Andrei Bandarenka, head of the Platforma human rights group, was detained and searched by the Belarusian customs officials shortly after landing at Minsk international airport on 16 December.
