News on the topic: detention
12.07.2012 Salihorsk: former colonel continues struggle against arbitrary detentions
Retired colonel of the Salihorsk police Viktar Malochka continues appealing against his arbitrary detentions during the last year's silent protest actions in Salihorsk.
12.07.2012 Dziarzhynsk: persecution of traffickers of bulletin “For Free Elections”
On 11 July Hrodna activists of the Belarusian Leftist Party “Fair World” Viktar Mikhalchyk and Pavel Staneuski were carrying copies of the bulletin “For Free Elections” in their car. On the territory of the Dziarzhynsk district their car was overtaken by a road police patrol.
11.07.2012 Vitsebsk: detention of Barys Khamaida ahead of Lukashenka's visit
Independent newspapers distributor Barys Khamaida has been detained in Vitebsk.
06.07.2012 Three violation reports drawn up on Uruccha protester
Leanid Mazhalski, an protector of the public garden in the suburb of Uruccha, was detained in the morning of 5 July, during the dispersal of a protest of local dwellers against the construction of a multi-stored house for riot policemen on the garden’s place.
05.07.2012 Uruccha protesters dispersed by police
Leanid Mazhalski, one of the leader of a group of people protesting against infill construction in Uruchcha city district was detained in Russiyanau Park in Minsk At 11 a.m. on 5 July. He and his wife are in the city police department in Uruchskaya Street. An ambulance was called for the detainee, udf.by reports.
04.07.2012 Baranavichy: preventive detention of youth activist
Youth activist Artsiom Babei was detained in Baranavichy on 3 July, the official Independence Day.
02.07.2012 Yahor Viniatski was invited to police station to be detained and taken to detention facility
On 30 June an activist of “Zmena” (the youth wing of the “Tell the Truth” civil initiative) Yahor Viniatski received a call from the Pershamaiski District Police Department. He was invited to come to the department at 5 p.m. in connection with his application concerning the theft of his laptop.
02.07.2012 Barysau district: detention of members of Trade Union of Radio-electronic Industry
Eight members of the Trade Union of Radio-Electronic Industry (TUREI) were detained by police at the tourist camp in the village of Bryli in the Barysau district. Seven of them were released in three hours, having received charges under Article 17.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences. The head of the Mahiliou regional TUREI department Aliaksei Yauhenau was left at the police station.
30.06.2012 Arrests of activists ahead of July 3
Police began to detain the most active members of youth movement on the morning of June 30.
29.06.2012 European Belarus campaign activists detained in Vitebsk
The young activists were detained for handing out printed materials.
29.06.2012 Belsat TV journalists detained again
Police detained journalists Yulia Tsyalpuk and Alyaksandr Barazenka.
28.06.2012 Police drag on investigation into mass illegal arrests
The Human Rights Center “Viasna” and the Center for Legal Transformation “Lawtrend” are urging the Investigative Committee and Minsk City Prosecutor’s Office to speed up the investigation into the cases of mass arbitrary detentions at a concert organized by the Food Not Bombs campaign in Minsk-based “Yo-Ma-Yo” club on 24 March.
22.06.2012 Bad Day for Journalists: Euroradio Correspondent Arrested
Paviel Sviardlou is going to be tried for hooliganism.
22.06.2012 Vinahradau and Artsybashau to be tried
It's unknown yet what charges were brought against the activists.
21.06.2012 Tell the Truth activist detained in Minsk
Aliaksandr Artsybashau, activist of the Tell the Truth civil campaign, has been reportedly detained by Minsk police this afternoon, www.zapraudu.info reports.
