20.12.2011 FEMEN activists beaten and shaved bald in Belarus

Preliminary information appeared about whereabouts of the Ukrainians, who disappeared in Belarus yesterday.

As charter97.org website has learned, the girls managed to call their friends and say they were in the Yelsk district of the Homel region. They say they were beaten and left there. Their money and documents were seized.

20.12.2011 Some fifty persons detained in yesterday’s Minsk protest

Some fifty protesters were detained during a rally marking the anniversary of the 19 December 2010 post-election protest staged in central Minsk last evening.

19.12.2011 19 December again: Chronicle of events (updated)

Belarusian law enforcement agencies have taken several measures to prevent opposition activists from joining the anniversary rallies of 19 December 2010 post-election protest expected this evening across the country.

19.12.2011 Siarhei Kavalenka detained in Vitsebsk

Vitsebsk opposition activist Siarhei Kavalenka has been detained by local police ahead of today’s rally marking the anniversary of the 19 December 2010 post-election protest.

19.12.2011 Vitsebsk activists detained

Vitsebsk activist of the For Freedom movement Khrystafor Zhaliapau has been detained by road police on his way to a penal colony in Shklou where former presidential candidate Mikalai Statkevich is currently serving his term.

15.12.2011 Brest: detention of Zmitser Shurkhai and Aliaksei Charkashyn

The activists of the organizing committee of the Belarusian Christian Democracy Party Zmitser Shurkhai and Aliaksei Charkashyn were detained by road police at the entrance to Brest.

12.12.2011 Vitsebsk: trial of “European Belarus” activists

Ivan Salokhin and Uladzislau Varanetski were detained in the evening of 11 December, while trying to hang out the banner “Freedom to political prisoners!” on a bridge.

09.12.2011 Mahiliou: Iryna Tryhubava to be tried for leaflet

Iryna Tryhubava, an activist of the Free Trade Union of Steelworkers, was detained about three weeks ago near the porch of a house in the Yubileiny syburb.

08.12.2011 Barysau: verdict to signature collector to be announced on 12 December

On 7 December the second hearing on the case of Mikalai Iliiushonak took place at the Barysau City Court. Illiushonak had been detained on 21 September, while collecting signatures for holding a People’s Assembly in Barysau. He was kept at the police station for three hours and his car and apartment were inspected.

30.11.2011 Detained “Platforma” activist brutally beaten in police department

Yury Chyhilejchyk, an activist of “Platforma” informational outreach group, was beaten beyond recognition.

25.11.2011 European Belarus activists detained while hanging out banner "Freedom to Bialiatski"

Four activists of the "European Belarus" opposition movement were detained by Minsk police while hanging out a banner "Freedom to Bialiatski" this afternoon.

25.11.2011 Syarhei Kavalenka detained in Vitsebsk

Syarhei Kavalenka was traditionally accused by police of swearing.

23.11.2011 Independent journalists prevented from shooting on the border

Hrodna police detained reporters of the BelSat TV channel and Radio Racyja journalist, as they were going to report on the events at the Bruzgi border check point on 22 November, says journalist Andrei Pachobut in his online blog.

22.11.2011 Police refute information on mass detentions in Krupki

The regional police also doubt the information that riot policemen beat people.

21.11.2011 Karelichy prosecuting authorities persist in procedural abuses

Ivan Sheha, Slonim activist of the Belarusian Popular Front Party, has yet been unable to receive an official reply to his complaint against his detention by road police back on 8 October.