News on the topic: detention
21.12.2010 Election aftermath: Call to stop violence and release the detained
Over 50 partners of the Human Rights House Network sent a letter of concern to the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko today, condemning the crackdown on demonstrators, arrests and beatings of journalists, human rights defenders and opposition candidates, which happened in the aftermath of the Presidential elections on 19 December 2010 in Belarus.
21.12.2010 Assembly of Pro-Dem NGOs condemns mass repressions against peaceful protesters
The Belarusian Assembly of Pro-Democratic NGOs released a statement, condemning the mass repressions against the peaceful protesters, detained on 19 and 20 December in Minsk.
20.12.2010 KGB doesn't confirm or deny Nyaklyaeu is in custody
KGB has not confirmed or disproved that Uladzimir Nyaklyaeu currently is in KGB custody.
20.12.2010 Iryna Khalip "found" in KGB prison
The father of the journalist Iryna Khalip has been informed where she is.
20.12.2010 Paval Sieviarynets and Vital Rymasheuski are in KGB prison
The ex-presidential candidate Vital Rymasheuski and one of the leaders of the BCD steering committee Paval Sieviarynets are now in the KGB prison. They were given an opportunity to call thir parents. Investigation measures will start tomorrow morning, informs "Nasha Niva".
20.12.2010 Hundreds of detainees stand closed-door trials.
The Human Rights Center “Viasna” has been processing information on the numerous trials of peaceful protesters detained during a rally in downtown Minsk last evening.
20.12.2010 The United States strongly condemns all election day violence in Belarus
The United States strongly condemns all election day violence in Belarus
20.12.2010 Some 400 people detained, reports say
According to unofficial information provided by law-enforcement agencies, some 400 people were detained this evening. The majority of them were taken to Minsk Delinquency Isolation Center in Akrestsin Street.
20.12.2010 Police storm Anatol Liabedzka’s flat
At around 02.15 a.m. Minsk police broke into the private apartment of United Civil Party leader Anatol Liabedzka. The politician has been reportedly detained and taken away in a bus.
20.12.2010 BHC chair Aleh Hulak detained
Aleh Hulak, chair of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee, has been reportedly detained by riot police during the violent break-up of the opposition rally.
16.12.2010 Sannikov’s team activists detained in Maladzechna
Two activists of the Belarusian presidential candidate’s team were detained by the police for spreading agitation posters. A search warrant has been issued.
13.12.2010 Offender of Rymasheuski’s electioneering agent comes off clear
The bully who tore away the campaign posters that were displayed in the authorized locations and tried to beat Vital Rymasheuski’s electioneering agent Valeryia Charnamortsava, was detained over a week ago, but still hasn’t been brought to a trial. Itself the victim this time not only not invited to the court of the Soviet district of the capital, which must review the case, but also to hide from her name forward.
10.12.2010 Detentions on the way to Kastrychnitskaya Square
About 15 activists of the Citizen campaign were detained for a short period of time in Minsk on 10 December. Others managed to walk along Nezalezhnastski Avenue towards Kastrychnitskaya Square with transparencies saying: ‘We have been forbidden to speak loudly!’, ‘We have been forbidden to gather in groups of more than three people’ and ‘We have been forbidden to drink coffee’, reports BelaPAN.
10.12.2010 Dzmitry Dashkevich detained again
The leader of the Young Front was detained in Minsk for the second time during one day on a ridiculous and accusation.
09.12.2010 Vitsebsk: female agitators are detained and insulted
On 8 December the guards of the shopping center Evicom detained the electioneering agent of Vital Rymasheuski, Tatsiana Seviarynets (pictured) for handing out electoral leaflets of the candidate. On 9 December Alena Famina, an electioneering agent of the presidential candidate Dzmitry Us, was removed from the building of Vitsebsk State University with the use of physical force.
