Hrodna: activist of ‘European Belarus’ gets detained for handing out newspaper
05.09.2008.
Tags: freedom of expression, detentions, elections-2008, European Belarus.
Source: Charter`97.
On 4 September in Hrodna an activist of the European Belarus civil campaign Yakau Perchyk was detained for distributing of the Vybor newspaper. The newspaper was dedicated to boycott of the oncoming parliamentary election.
A report on Article 17.1 of the Administrative Code (hooliganism) was drawn up against the activist for distributing the newspaper. Traditionally the police use this article to press the opposition, in particular to hide the political motives of arrests of democratic activists. Yakau Perchyk was released some hours after the detention. The activist is likely to have a trial soon.See also
01.12.2008 Reporters Without Borders call Belarusian authorities not to increase surveillance of Internet
01.12.2008 Lukashenka signed law on protection of information
11.11.2008 Haradok: harassment of election observer
11.11.2008 Minsk: ‘Young Front’ activist is detained for action near Leninski district court
10.11.2008 Polatsk: youth activists to stand trial for anti-communist action
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