News on the topic: detention
27.08.2012 Riot policemen with guns capture Ukhnaleu’s car
The car of Deputy Chairman of the party "Fair World" and the candidate to deputies was stopped by the security services.
23.08.2012 Young Front activist Mikola Dzemidzenka detained in Minsk
Mikola Dzemidzenka, activist of the Young Front youth opposition movement, was detained by Minsk police last evening, the Young Front’s press-service reports.
22.08.2012 "Hunt" on activists of "European Belarus"
On august 22, about 11 a.m., at the central railway station in Minsk police has detained Mogilev activist of "European Belarus" Victar Boldin.
22.08.2012 European Belarus activist detained in Minsk centre
An activist of European Belarus civil campaign, Alyaksei Tyoply, was detained in Minsk about an hour ago.
20.08.2012 Homel police detain distributor of independent press
Aliaksandr Protska, distributor of the Novy Chas independent newspaper, has been detained by Homel police outside the city’s central railway station at about 9 a.m.
09.08.2012 Journalists Yuliya Darashkevich and Iryna Kozlik punished with fines
In the evening of 8 August police detained journalists Yuliya Darashkevich and Iryna Kozlik while they were making photos for a virtual poster with paratrooper bears within the frames of a solidarity action with the imprisoned photographer Anton Surapin.
09.08.2012 Fine for honest elections without Lukashenka
Leu Marholin, a deputy head of the United Civil Party, and his election agent Mikhail Vasiliieu have been fined for holding an election picket.
09.08.2012 “BelSat” journalists detained in Vitsebsk
Police detained Volha Starostina and Dzyanis Mikhailau as they were shooting a reportage.
07.08.2012 General procuracy to human rights defenders: no grounds to consider Your appeal
The General Procuracy answered the address of the heads of a number of human rights organizations concerning the problem of preventive detentions and administrative punishment of civil activists and representatives of youth opposition group by sending a letter to the E-mail address of the Human Rights Center “Viasna”.
06.08.2012 Navapolatsk: detention for banner “Freedom to Bialiatski!”
In the evening of 5 August an activist of the civil association “Free Region” Aliaksandr Drazdou was detained during an attempt to hang out a banner “Freedom to Bialiatski!”.
06.08.2012 Vaukavysk: activist detained for posters “Freedom to Bialiatski!”
Civil activist Vital Huliak was detained while posting leaflets “Freedom to Ales Bialiatski!” in the center of Vaukavysk. As he said to RFE/RL over the telephone, he did it in order to express solidarity with Ales Bialiatski, marking the international solidarity day with the civil society of Belarus.
03.08.2012 Rasony: road police confiscate image production of “Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections”
The operation was conducted by officers of the “Typhoon” unit of the road police of the Vitsebsk region. In the evening of 2 August a car carrying stationery, bags and T-shirts with logos of “Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections” was stopped by the road police.
01.08.2012 Minsk: detention of “European Belarus” activists
Mikita Kavalenka and Aliaksei Tsioply were detained for handing out information bulletins “Charter'97”.
01.08.2012 Mahiliou: Aliaksei Paulouski detained for collecting signatures
Aliaksei Paulouski, an activist of the Independent Trade Union of Radio Electronic Industry was detained in a dormitory building for “Zenit” plant workers, while gathering signatures to nominate Ryhor Antanovich and Uladzimir Punchanka as parliamentary candidates, RFE/RL reports.
30.07.2012 Mahiliou police disperse international camp
Mahiliou police have reportedly ordered to raise a camp arranged by young Social Democrats attended by some 50 guests, including foreign nationals.
