News on the topic: torture
11.01.2008 Police Beat Protesters
Vera Stramkouskaya, lawyer of the detained on 10 January participants of the entrepreneurs’ action, demanded to call an emergency ambulance to Tsentralny district court of Minsk. 5 activists were guarded to the court, all of them have injuries.
09.01.2008 Policemen Who Beat up Khedaruk Are Still Unpunished
Zmitser Fedaruk, a Young Front activist, who had been cruelly beaten up by riot policemen during the protest rally ‘For independent Belarus!’ held during Putin’s visit, has received an answer to the complaint to the prosecutor’s office.
17.12.2007 Zmitser Fedaruk Files Complaint to Prosecutor’s Office
Today Zmitser Fedaruk filed a compolaint to Centralny prosecutor’s office of Minsk with the request to examine the case and start legal proceedings against OMON officers, whose illegal actions led to his physical injuries.
14.12.2007 Zmitser Khvedaruk: ‘They Hit Me in the Head with Knuckledusters’
Zmitser Khvedaruk feels a little better: he has a clear sight and speaks, can move his arms and legs, but still cannot stand and walk. ‘Today I was taken for an X-ray on a wheelchair’, said Zmitser, ‘I cannot even stand up because of acute headaches’.
14.12.2007 Zmitser Khvedaruk Complains to Prosecutor’s Office about His Beating
On 12 December the riot police violently dispersed an unauthorized action 'For Independent Belarus' in Kastrychitskaya Square in Minsk. The action was timed to the visit of the Russian president Vladimir Putin. During the dispersal the policemen purposely used violence against some of the action participants. A youth leader Zmitser Khvedaruk suffered most: he lost consciousness and was hospitalized. Later the medics diagnosed brain concussion, closed cranial trauma and numerous bruises.
13.12.2007 Two Victims of Violent Dispersal of Action at Kastrychintskaya Square Are in Hospital
A Young Front leader Zmitser Khvedaruk is still in clinical hospital #9 in Minsk. During the preliminary examinations the doctor diagnosed brain concussion. However, Khvedaruk can also have other injuries. During the yesterday’s action of protest against Vladimir Putin’s visit to Belarus (possibly aimed at signing the act of the union state, thus depriving Belarus of sovereignty), the police were tearing a white-red-white flag out from Khvedaruk’s hands. The 19-year-old youngster held the flag with his both hands, while fascists in the uniform were beating him into unconsciousness. Then they stamped on him.
12.12.2007 Brutal Beatings at Action against Putin’s Visit to Belarus
At 6 p.m. on 12 December members of oppositional political parties, democratic leaders and youth started coming to Kastrychnitskaya Square of Minsk to protest against the visit of Vladimir Putin to Minsk. There are insistent rumors that during the visit Putin and Lukashenka will sign an act of the union state, thus incorporating Belarus into Russia. This action was dedicated to protection of the remnants of the state sovereignty of Belarus.
09.11.2007 Why Mock at Participants of Halloween Celebration?
The youth activists Andrei Kim, Tatsiana Lashkarova, Yury Shalin and Valiantsin Sakalouski were arrested on 21 October for celebrating Halloween in Minsk. They were charged with ‘public moral’ offense.
08.11.2007 Poland: Who Stabbed Journalist Klaskouskaya?
The Belarusian journalist, political refugee from Belarus Volha Klaskouskaya has been assaulted in Poland. The ucpb.org was informed about this by a student of the Supreme Theatric School in Krakow Zmitser Chartkou.
02.11.2007 Unknown Persons Beat 18-year-old Son of Vitsebsk Oppositionist Yan Dziarzhautsau
A member of the Conservative Christian Party Belarusian People’s Front Yan Dziarzhautsau thinks that the assault on his son could be conducted by the persons, who on 15 August sent to him a letter on behalf of Vitsebsk branch of Vitbsebsk branch of the Russian Nazi organization Russian National Unity (RNE).
29.10.2007 Activists of BPF Youth Beaten Seriously in Mahiliou
Now the guys are consulting with the human rights defenders about their further actions.
31.08.2007 Mahiliou Journalist Tries to Bring Policeman to Account
An independent journalist Hanna Iliina accuses police major Siarhei Andreyenka of illegal detention and violence. Today the forensic experts of Mahiliou have registered several haematomas on Illina’s body.
30.08.2007 Riot Squad Not Punished for Beating a Girl
Maskouski district police department of Minsk refused to bring a criminal case on beating of a youth activist Tatsiana Tsishkevich by riot police. The girl was beaten by them on Solidarity Day, 16 August, while trying to prevent the detention of a youth leader Mikita Sasim by them. They threw her on the ground and started kicking her in the back, legs and head.
