News on the topic: detention
29.10.2012 Young Front activists detained in Miory
Two activists of the Young Front opposition movement were detained on 27 October in the town of Miory, Vitsebsk region, following the wedding ceremony of Young Front member Mikola Dzemidzenka.
29.10.2012 1863 Uprising Remembrance Day marred by detentions in Svislach
The traditional action to commemorate the heroes of the 1863 anti-Russian uprising in the town of Svislach, Hrodna region, was marred by the detention of a number of opposition activists.
15.10.2012 Opposition activist Uladzimir Siakerka searched on the border
Uladzimir Siakerka, a member of the “Fair World” party, was taken off Chernihiv-Homel train at Tsiarukha station on the border on 14 October.
09.10.2012 Detentions on Kastrychnitskaya Square in Minsk
The cameraman of “Nasha Niva” Tatsiana Haurylchyk was detained why videoing an art performance on the Kastrychnitskaya Square in Minsk.
09.10.2012 Mahiliou: volunteers detained for stickers against death penalty
Several volunteers were detained for distributing stickers on 8 October, on the eve of the World Day Against the Death Penalty, 10 October.
08.10.2012 Border guards continue haunting human rights defenders: Nasta Loika got detained and searched
The human rights defender Nasta Loika was detained for several hours at the border crossing point “Kamenny Loh” while returning home from Vilnius.
02.10.2012 Civil activist Mikalai Ulasevich charged with insubordination to police
On 2 October two police officers came to Mikalai Ulasevich apartment and drew up a report for alleged insubordination to police (Article 23.4 of the Code of Administrative Offenses) which had allegedly taken place on 21 September.
27.09.2012 Members of United Civil Party detained and searched on border
Anatol Liabedzka and the head of the UCP executive committee Aksana Kryshchanovich were detained and searched on the Belarusian-Lithuanian border.
27.09.2012 BCD coordinator undressed and detained for five hours on border
Dzmitry Shurkhai, an activist of the organizing committee of the Belarusian Christian Democracy, was driving to Poland for private affairs through the Warsaw Bridge border checkpoint.
24.09.2012 Dvaretski brothers tried for boycott leaflets
Andrei and Aliaksei Dvaretskis were detained on 22 September in Minsk for posting leaflets with calls to election boycott.
24.09.2012 Youth observers detained in Minsk
Several dozens of activists of the youth project “Election observation: theory and practice” were detained on 24 September in Minsk.
23.09.2012 Press photographer detained in central Minsk
Siarhei Balai, photographer of the Salidarnasts online newspaper, was detained by police in Minsk’s central Kastrychnitskaya Square at about 6 p.m.
23.09.2012 Press photographer detained in polling station in Minsk
Dzmitry Lasko, photographer of the “Komsomolskaya Pravda v Belorussii” daily, was shortly detained this morning at Minsk-based polling station No. 704, the press-service of the Belarusian Association of Journalists reports, quoting the newspaper’s photographer Iryna Kozlik.
23.09.2012 Businessman Aliaksandr Makayeu detained
Minsk police detained today entrepreneur Aliaksandr Makayeu, as he was driving to work.
23.09.2012 Two activists detained in Minsk
Andrei and Aliaksei Dvaretskis were detained yesterday evening by Minsk police. The brothers were reportedly charged with an administrative offence. However, the exact reasons for the arrest are yet unknown.
