News on the topic: detention
05.09.2011 Activist of Speak Truth! movement detained for trafficking illegal printed materials
A Mahiliou-based activist of the Speak Truth! movement has been charged with the production and distribution of illegal print material after her car was pulled over by road traffic police 10 kilometers away from the city on Saturday afternoon.
02.09.2011 Barysau: police detain Anatol Askerka and Mikalai Pakhabau
Civil activists Anatol Askerka and Mikalai Pakhabau were detained while collecting signatures in support of holding the People’s Assembly in Barysau.
02.09.2011 Homel: fine to Halina Staraselets left standing
On 2 September the Tsentralny District Court of Homel repeatedly considered the administrative case against Halina Staraselets. She was again found guilty of using obscene language in public (Article 17.1 of the Code of Administrative Offences) and was fined 105,000 rubles.
02.09.2011 Hrodna: Viktar Sazonau received charges
On 2 September Viktar Sazonau, human rights defender from Hrodna, was summonsed to the police station in Haradnichanskaya Street. There he was informed that a report for violation of Article 22.9, “unlawful production and distribution of unregistered printed production”, had been drawn up on him.
01.09.2011 Babruisk: police detain youth coordinator of Belarusian Christian Democracy
As told to the press-service of the Belarusian Christian Democracy by A.Sapeha, on 29 or 30 August the Babruisk police detained Maksim Ryzhkevich, a coordinator of the Young Christian Democrats (BCD Youth).
29.08.2011 Civil activist Ihar Sluchak detained in Homel
Special police troops accused him of swearing in a public place.
26.08.2011 Hlybokaye journalist detained
Hlybokaye journalist Kastus Shytal was detained by local police after a publication on www.westki.info on an incident on 25 August, when the local district executive committee building was smeared with paint, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reports.
26.08.2011 Minsk resident detained for laying flowers outside Libyan embassy
On 24 August, Minsk police detained Stanislau Ramanovich, as he attempted to lay flowers outside the Libyan embassy to Belarus.
23.08.2011 Journalists detained in picket of support to ales Bialiatski in Mahiliou
2 journalists (Alina Skrybunova and Yauhen Hlushakou), as well as civil activist Pavel Varashylau have been detained as a result of a picket of support to chair of Human Rights Center “Viasna” in Mahiliou.
23.08.2011 6 activists detained in picket of support to Ales Bialiatski in Minsk
6 activists have been detained following a picket of support to Viasna’s leader Ales Bialiatski staged in downtown Minsk this afternoon.
23.08.2011 Hrodna human rights defender Sazonau detained
Hrodna human rights defender Viktar Sazonau has been detained in a protest staged by local activists in support of Viasna’s leader Ales Bialiatski this afternoon.
23.08.2011 Bialiatski’s son to stand trial today
Adam Bialiatski, son of imprisoned Viasna’s leader Ales Bialiatski, is to stand trial today for alleged disorderly conduct.
18.08.2011 Vaukavysk activist detained
Activist Vital Huliak has been detained by Vaukavysk police this afternoon, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reports.
18.08.2011 Detentions in Homel
Some 20 persons gathered in Homel’s Uprising Square on 17 August to stage another “silent protest”, the BelaPAN news agency reports, quoting Young Front activist Andrei Tsianiuta.
17.08.2011 Homel inhabitant arrested for speaking Belarusian at bank
Vasil Takarenka visited “Belprambudbank” to buy foreign currency needed for his 12-year-old son’s vacations.
