News on the topic: administrative prosecution
08.07.2011 Minsk: trials of 6 July silent protest participants
The people who were detained during the 6 July silent protest action, were taken to different district courts of Minsk on 7 July.
08.07.2011 Homel region: list of civil activists punished for participation in silent protests
Many people are fined and imprisoned in the Homel region these days.
08.07.2011 One-armed man fined for applauding
Belarusian judges continue to demean themselves in the eyes of the world.
08.07.2011 Many beaten people were brought to Frunzenski District Police Department of Minsk
Human rights activists from the Human Rights Center Viasna told Euroradio about detentions in the Frunzenski district of Minsk.
07.07.2011 Trials in Mahiliou
On 7 July afternoon the Leninski District Court considered the administrative cases of some participants of yesterday’s silent protest action.
06.07.2011 Homel: UCP member Uladzimir Niapomniashchykh detained and fined
A former policeman, member of the United Civil Party Uladzimir Niapomniashchykh was detained on Peramoha street on 5 July.
05.07.2011 Minsk: trials of participants of 3 July silent revolution
Over 160 people were detained during the silent protest actions in Minsk on 3 July, the official “Independence Day”. The trials of some of them have taken place already, while there is still no information about the fate of the rest. All defendants are charged under Article 17.1, “disorderly conduct”.
05.07.2011 Minsk: journalist detained at court
On 4 July the cameraman of the satellite TV channel BelSat Siarhei Kavaliou was detained in the corridor of the Frunzenski District Court of Minsk. He was preparing a report about the trials of the detained participants of the 3 July silent protest action when he was approached by three people in civvies who took him away in unknown direction.
05.07.2011 Brest: ten more participants of 29 June silent protest get fined
On 4 July the Leninski District Court of Brest sentenced to fines ten more participants of the silent protest action held in Brest on 29 June. All of them were charged under Article 23.34 of the Code of Administrative Offenses, “participation in unauthorized mass event”.
05.07.2011 Trials in Belarusian provinces (updated)
Brest According to human rights defender Raman Kisliak, the civil activist Aliaksandr Charkashyn awaits trial. Artur Anisimau was sentenced to 6 days of arrest, Ivan Stasiuk – to 10 days of arrest. All defendants are charged under Article 17.1, “disorderly conduct”.
04.07.2011 Brest: Artur Anisimau sentenced to 6 days of arrest
On 1 July the civil activist had been detained by people in civvies and guarded to the Maskouski District Police Department, where he was given charges under Article 17.1 of the Code of Administrative Offences, “disorderly conduct”.
04.07.2011 Homel: sentences to participants of silent revolution
On 4 July Alena Tsalkova, Judge of the Tsentralny District Court of Homel, tried the people who had taken part in the silent action of protest on 3 July.
04.07.2011 Belarus: chronicle of silent revolution (updated)
According to human rights defenders, about 310 people were detained in different parts of Belarus on 3 July, 160 of them – in Minsk alone. 5 people were detained in Baranavichy, about 30 – in Homel, about 80 – in Hrodna, 15 – in Mahiliou, 6 – in Smaliavichy, 7 – in Vitsebsk, 2 – in Zhlobin.
01.07.2011 Trials of participants of silent protest actions in different parts of Belarus
Some of the detained participants of the silent protest action held on 29 June in Minsk have been given charges and are being tried.
01.07.2011 Brest: trials of participants of 29 June silent protest action
On 30 June Vasiliuk, a judge of the Leninski District Court of Brest, considered the cases against 8 participants of the protest action of 29 June.
