News on the topic: search
10.07.2012 Civil activist Mikalai Ulasevich appeals April search
Mikalai Ulasevich, a civil activist from the town of Varniany in the Astravets district lodged appeals to the Astravets District Court and the Astravets District Procuracy to appeal the search that had been conducted in his house on 26 April, the day of the “Chernobyl Way” rally (dated to anniversary of Chernobyl disaster).
27.06.2012 The office of the unregistered “Union of Poles” is targeted by police
At present the police are searching office No100 in Budziony Street 48A in Hrodna. It is said that that there is some press in the office which contains “anti-state calls”.
21.06.2012 Police try to break into apartment of Fyodar Mirzayanau's mother
The incident happened in the evening on June 20.
19.06.2012 Salihorsk police were looking for anarchist in fridge
Policemen raided on a flat belonging to the parents of anarchist Dzmitry Dubouski.
07.06.2012 Andrei Sannikau searched on border
A former political prisoner and presidential candidate was taken off a train from Minsk to Vilnius.
28.05.2012 Journalist Maryna Koktysh detained, searched at Lithuanian border
Journalist Maryna Koktysh became the latest critic of Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s government to be taken off a train and detained by Belarusian customs officers at the Lithuanian border.
03.05.2012 Search and confiscation at Radio "Racyja" Minsk office
On 2 May police visited flats situated near Peramoha Square, where a parade of 9 May rehearsal is to be held. Policemen visited the head office of Radio Racyja in Minsk at about 8.30 p.m., Radio "Racyja" informs.
30.04.2012 Biarozauka police seize independent newspapers
On 27 April, the police of the town of Biarozauka, Lida district, Hrodna region, detained local activists of the Belarusian Popular Front Party and For Freedom movement Siarhei Trafimchyk and Vitold Ashurak, and seized 800 copies of the Novy Chas independent newspaper.
27.04.2012 Young Front flat raided in Minsk
On April 26, unknown people penetrated into a flat rented by Young Front activists.
26.04.2012 United Civil Party’s activists’ homes searched in Astravets
283 copies of the newspaper Golos Razuma were withdrawn from Ivan Kruk. Mikola Ulasievich’s house in Varniany village, Astravets district, was searched, too, although the owner wasn’t home.
25.04.2012 Activist of anti-Lukashenka online campaign has his laptop seized
Belarusian customs officials seized a laptop belonging to Siarhei Biaspalau, activist of the Revolution through Social Network online campaign, after he was searched on a train crossing the Polish-Belarusian border on 23 April.
23.04.2012 Minsk police raid apartment of Young Front activist
Unknown representatives of law enforcement agencies have searched the residence of Young Front activist Mrs. Kasia Halitskaya, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reports.
13.04.2012 Search at apartment of “Young Front” activists
In the morning of 13 April the police searched an apartment which was rented by activists of “Young Front”. When one of them came home, he saw that the windows were opened, their belongings were scattered on the floor, and white-red-white flags and agitation materials disappeared.
12.03.2012 Ex-political prisoner Mikita Likhavid searched on Belarusian border
Former political prisoner Mikita Likhavid and his mother Alena were searched on the Belarusian-Lithuanian border for 6 hours, RFE/RL reports.
17.02.2012 Navapolatsk police and KGB raid apartment of local pro-dem activist
On 16 February, Navapolatsk KGB and police searched the private residence of local pro-democratic activist Mrs. Volha Damaskina, seizing a PC, a laptop and several CDs and DVDs. The raid reportedly dealt with a criminal case under Art. 341 of the Criminal Code opened against the activist’s son Dzmitry Ryzhychenka in April 2010.
