News on the topic: detention
12.03.2017 Protesters, journalists detained across Belarus
Numerous opposition activists and journalists working for independent media have been detained today before and after protests held across the country, including in Orša, Babrujsk, Kobryn and Brest.
11.03.2017 Protesters sentenced to jail terms in Maladziečna
The Maladziečna District Court has ordered jail terms ranging between 7 and 15 days against a dozen persons detained following yesterday’s protest, including several opposition leaders, Anatol Liabedzka and Vital Rymasheuski, in particular.
11.03.2017 Activists detained ahead of protest in Babrujsk
Four opposition activists were detained last night in Babrujsk.
11.03.2017 Opposition leaders detained after protest in Maladziečna
Several opposition figures, including United Civil Party leader Anatol Liabedzka, Yuras Hubarevich, leader of the For Freedom movement, and Belarusian Christian Democracy co-chair Vital Rymasheuski, were detained yesterday evening after a protest staged in the city of Maladziečna.
11.03.2017 Opposition activist Zmitser Dashkevich sentenced to three days in jail
The Saviecki District Court of Minsk sentenced yesterday Zmitser Dashkevich, leader of the Young Front opposition group, to three days in jail.
14.09.2016 Turkmen dissident safely returns to Sweden after 2 months of detention in Belarus
The Prosecutor General's Office of Belarus on September 13 released former RFE/RL journalist Chary Annamuradov, whose extradition had been sought by Turkmenistan. Today, the dissident has returned to Sweden, where he has lived since 2002. The official reasons for this decision are not yet known.
22.08.2016 Human Rights Watch urges Belarus to free Turkmen dissident
Belarusian authorities are holding a former journalist from Turkmenistan on an extradition request by the Turkmen government, Human Rights Watch said on Saturday. They should immediately release the former journalist, Chary Annamuradov, and under no circumstances extradite or otherwise return him to Turkmenistan, where he would face torture and ill-treatment in custody.
20.07.2016 Viasna writes to UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention over Dzmirty Paliyenka case
The Human Rights Center “Viasna” has informed the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention about the pre-trial detention of Belarusian activist Dzmitry Paliyenka, who is currently held in custody awaiting trial over his involvement in the Critical Mass cycling event on April 29 in Minsk.
05.07.2016 Riot police raid punk festival in Biaroza
A DIY punk music festival was brutally dispersed by riot policemen in the Biaroza district on July 2, reports in social networks say.
23.06.2016 Activist forcibly held by police without charge
A civil rights activist, Tamara Siarhei, says she was forcibly taken to a police station without being charged in order to prevent her from attending a protest rally in Minsk.
23.06.2016 Freelance journalists appeal violent detention in Lojeŭ
Freelance journalists Kanstantsin Zhukouski and Aliaksei Atroshchankau, who were detained on June 21 in the town of Lojeŭ, Homieĺ region, have written to the Investigation Committee asking the authorities to investigate their brutal detention by the police officers. The reporters say they were beaten after the arrest.
13.05.2016 GOLOS founder detained at Belarusian border
Liliya Shibanova, founder of the Russian Association of non-profit organizations “In Defense of Voters’ Rights GOLOS”, was detained last night by Belarusian border guards while crossing the Lithuanian border on a train to Moscow.
03.05.2016 One detainee in ‘cyclists’ case’ released, another still in custody
Stas Kanavalau, who was detained during a brutal dispersal of the Critical Mass cycling event on April 29, has been released from the detention facility. He has not faced formal charges yet, but was forced to sign a commitment to appear for interrogations as part of a criminal case opened following the incident.
30.04.2016 Police detain participants of cycling event in Minsk
At least six people were reportedly detained last evening over their involvement in the Critical Mass cycling event in Minsk.
20.04.2016 End of ‘liberalization’? Opposition leader Viachaslau Siuchyk detained and beaten
On April 19, police officers detained Viachaslau Siuchyk, leader of the Razam opposition movement, as he was returning home at about 3 a.m. According to his mother, police officers were waiting for him at the entrance, and then started beating him. They tore his jacket and sweater and handcuffed the activist.
