20.12.2011 KGB puts pressure on LGBT group

On 7 December, officers of the KGB Hrodna office interrogated an 18-year-old activist of the GayBelarus LGBT human rights project, offering him cooperation. On 19 December, he was summoned for a “conversation” again. However, the activist declined the invitation.

20.10.2011 Gay activist sacked

Aliaksandr Paluian, editor-in-chief of the Belarusian LGBT web-site www.gayby.net, has been dismissed by the management of the Minsk office of an international company, European Radio for Belarus reports.

17.10.2011 Gay Pride in Minsk banned

Minsk city executive committee has banned Minsk Gay Pride along Akademik Krasin Street in the micro district of Sosny.

20.07.2011 Gay movement activist Natallya Pradzed arrested for 10 days

She has been punished for an unauthorized action this way. LGBT movement activist Syarhei Pradzed has informed Euroradio about it on air.

19.07.2011 Mono-picket against "homophobia of the authorities" in Minsk

Its participant Natallia Pradzed, who held a poster saying "SHOS", was detained.

16.06.2011 LGBT activist beaten by police

Siarhei Androsenka, activist of the GayBelarus movement, together with two unknown persons was detained by Minsk police during a demonstration last evening.

18.05.2011 Police disrupts action against homophobia in Minsk

Activists of LGBT movement planned to conduct this action together with "Young Assembly" activists in Minsk.

21.12.2010 LGBT activist Krasutskaya found in intensive care

Varvara Krasutskaya, activist of the Belarusian LGBT movement, detained on 19 December during a post-election protest rally, is currently receiving treatment for a brain injury in the intensive care of Minsk hospital # 10.

17.05.2010 Violent dispersal and detentions of participants of Gay Pride in Minsk are violation of right to freedom of peaceful assembly and manifestation of discrimination

Statement by the Human Rights Center ‘Viasna’ On 15 May 2010, representatives of the Interior Ministry violently dispersed a peaceful demonstration of LGBT community activists. The Minsk city authorities banned the event due to a formal reason and failed to provide an opportunity to hold the demonstration in a different place, which would suit both sides.

17.05.2010 Detained participants of gay parade in Minsk got fines

The participants of the rally against homophobia are found guilty of organizing an unauthorized action.

Seven participants of the Slavic gay parade, including members of the organizing committee of St Petersburg gay parade Dzmitry Milkov and Aleksandr Sheremetyev, detained in Minsk last Saturday have been released in the Pershamaiski district court, the website GayRussia.Ru informs.

17.05.2010 Belarus: Amnesty International calls on the authorities to respect LGBT rights

Amnesty International regrets the decision of the Minsk City Executive Committee to refuse permission for the Slavic Pride march to take place on Saturday 15 May.

16.05.2010 Gay parade dispersed by riot militia in Minsk

More than ten people were forcefully detained by the riot militia.

The Slavic Gay Parade 2010 held in Surhanau Street on May 15 gathered about 230 people. The participant raised a 12-meter rainbow flag shouting “No to Homophobia!”, “Equal Rights, No Compromises!”, “Homophobia is a Disease!” and other slogans.

24.12.2009 LGBT activists fined

On 23 December Judge Aksana Reliava of Minsk Savetski Court considered the civil cases of two LGBT activists Siarhei Androsenka and Siarhei Pradzed charged with holding an unauthorized picket outside the Iranian embassy on 16 December. Judge Reliava found them guilty and fined the activists BYR 825,000 and 350,000 respectively. Another participant of the picket was fined BYR 105,000 on 17 December.