News on the topic: detention
16.06.2010 Journalists detained in Minsk
Journalists Nasta Krauchuk and Volha Zharnasek were detained by the police outside the Belarusian State University main building, as they were covering an event arranged by the ‘Havary Praudu’ civil campaign, the press-service of the Belarusian Association of Journalists reports.
15.06.2010 Detention of activists of United Civil Party and 'Speak Truth' campaign
A camera crew of the Polish TV channel BelSat was detained on 15 June while making video shots in the yard of Belarusian State University. A camera was damaged during the detention.
14.06.2010 Human rights defenders cannot find detained Barysau activists
The civil activists Ales Abramovich and Alesia Yasiuk were detained in the Barysau suburb Liadzishcha during a rally gainst the construction of a nuclear power-plant in Belarus.
11.06.2010 Mikola Dzemidzenka is charged with posting leaflets in Vitsebsk
On 10 June, a leader of the Young Front, Mikola Dzemidzenka, was detained by policemen with assault rifles in Vitsebsk, where he come to meet with activists of the Young Front and the Party of Belarusian Christian Democracy. The activist was detained on a trolleybus, before the eyes of passengers.
10.06.2010 Vitsebsk: Mikola Dzemidzenka detained again
Mikola Dzemidzenka, a Young Front leader, came to Vitsebsk to meet with the local youth.
10.06.2010 Homel: detention of 'Young Front' activists
The campaign of the Young Front City is Ours! in Homel is accompanied by arrests. Police seized ribbons in colors of the national flag and leaflets from two members of the Young Front, but the activists still managed to spread national symbols in Homel and placed a white-red-white flag on one of the bridges of the city.
03.06.2010 Homel: civil activists detained for collecting signatures for abolishment of Decree #60
Three activists of the Young Front movement, Kiryl Kavaliou, Zmitser Skachkou and Ivan Zaitsau, were detained on 2 June in Homel, while collecting signatures for the abolishment of Decree #60 On measures to improve the use of the national segment of the internet.
02.06.2010 Vitsebsk: another detention of Barys Khamaida
Oppositionist Barys Khamaida was detained in the center of Vitsebsk for spreading independent press.
01.06.2010 Detention of defenders of children’s facilitations
On 1 June, the International Children’s Day, representatives of the initiative group for returning the children’s facilitations were detained by police in the Gorky Park in the center of Minsk.
19.05.2010 More searches at Havary Praudu offices
The police continue searching the offices and private apartments of the ‘Havary Praudu’ activists.
19.05.2010 Niakliayeu in prison
Uladzimir Niakliayeu, leader of the ‘Havary Praudu’ civil campaign, has officially been declared suspect in the case initiated under Par. 1 Art. 250 of the Criminal Code – ‘willful spreading of knowingly false information or application of advertising misleading the consumer about the quality, quantity, composition, method of fabrication or other characteristics of the products (commodities, work, services).’
18.05.2010 Minsk police break educational seminar
On 17 May Minsk police detained the participants of an educational meeting of the ‘Bespartshkola’ open school, entitled ‘The Civil War in Spain and the Communes of Aragon’, www.belaruspartisan.org reports.
18.05.2010 Minor detained and released without charges
On 14 May the under-aged Viktoryja Ladzis was detained by the police on her way to Minsk art school in Makayonak Street. The police seized the girl’s mobile phone and took her to Minsk Pershamaiski police department.
14.05.2010 Mikola Dzemidzenka detined for walking on Kastrychnitskaya Square
On 13 May evening the riot police detained Mikola Dzemidzenka, Deputy Chairperson of the Young Front, in Kastrychnitskaya Square in Minsk.
12.05.2010 Orsha: police regard air balloons as printed editions
On 30 April the Orsha police confiscated from Ruslan Kanavalau, an activist of the Speak Truth campaign, 1,700 air balloons. On 12 May, Ruslan Kanavalau was summoned to the Orsha Town Procuracy for drawing up a violation report on this incident.
