News on the topic: detention
28.09.2011 "European Belarus" activist detained in Lepel
Victar Kalesnik transported informational materials about the "People's Assembly" and the newspapers "Nasha Niva" in his car.
27.09.2011 Speak the Truth activist detained in Mahiliou
On 27 September, Mahiliou police detained an unidentified local activist of the “Speak the Truth” civil campaign, www.belaruspartisan.org reports.
25.09.2011 Human rights defender Uladzimir Labkovich detained
Human rights defender Uladzimir Labkovich has been detained this afternoon, following a picket in support of imprisoned Viasna leader Ales Bialiatski. Uladzimir Labkovich was released three hours later.
22.09.2011 Baranavichy activists detained by police
Baranavichy resident Siarhei Auchynnikau was detained by local police, as he was distributing leaflets advertising the upcoming People’s Congress last evening, local independent web-site www.intex-press.by reports.
20.09.2011 Homel activists detained by police
Two Homel activists have been reportedly detained by the police this afternoon. Andrei Tsianiuta and Vasil Takarenka have been taken to Homel Chyhunachny District Police Department.
19.09.2011 Detention in Minsk
Mrs. Nina Bahinskaya has been detained during a memorial picket marking the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the historic Belarusian state emblems (the Pahonia coat of arms and the white-red-white flag) staged in Minsk’s Nezalezhnastsi Square this evening.
19.09.2011 Young Front activists detained in Minsk
Activists of the Young Front youth opposition movement Nasta Palazhanka and Uladzimer Yaromenak have been detained by Minsk police this morning, the Young Front’s press-service reports.
19.09.2011 Minsk activist detained for pasting "Stop Enduring!" leaflets
Activist of "Young Democrats" Volha Padzeryna was detained on Sunday morning near the military unit and delivered to the Lenin district police department.
19.09.2011 Homel activists to stand trial for "silent action" leaflets
Zmitser Shauchenka and Dzmitry Karashkou were detained on Saturday and delivered to the pre-trial detention center.
15.09.2011 KGB: another recruitment failure
The activist of the youth democratic movement in Homel, Ksenia Yaraslautsava, says a KGB officer tried to recruit her.
13.09.2011 Trade union activist Henadz Fiadynich detained by police
On 8 September Henadz Fiadynich, Chair of the Independent Trade Union of Radio Electronic Industry, was detained by the Salihorsk road police.
13.09.2011 Anatol Liabedzka got detained at Domodedovo airport
The leader of the United Civil Party and former political prisoner Anatol Liabedzka was detained in the Moscow airport Domodedovo on his way to Washington. He managed to inform the Russian politician Leonid Gozman about it.
07.09.2011 Vaukavysk: civil activist tried for invitations to People's Assembly
Vaukavysk-based civil activist Vital Huliak received a writ to the Vaukavysk District Court. He will be tried on Friday for “picketing with the aim to call to the People's Assembly appointed on 8 October 2011”.
06.09.2011 Homel: four people detained for collecting signatures
At about 7 p.m. in Yubileinaya Street in Homel the police detained four civil activists who were collecting signatures for holding the People's Assembly in Homel on 8 October in order to discuss the political and economical situation and set forth proposals and demands to the authorities.
05.09.2011 Homel: civil activist detained for borrowing money
On 4 September civil activist Vasil Takarenka was detained in Homel by officers of the economical crime department dressed in civil clothes.