News on the topic: European Belarus
15.07.2010 Nonsense: Alesia Yasiuk detained for handing out blue strips
Alesia Yasiuk, an activist of the European Belarus, was detained by police on 15 July in Minsk and guarded to the Zavadski District Police Department of Minsk.
28.04.2010 One more participant of solidarity action fined
Aleh Ladutska, activist of the European Belarus civil campaign, was fined BYR 700,000 for participating in an action of solidarity with the political prisoners Mikalai Autukhovich and Uladzimir Asipenka.
14.04.2010 Candidate gets excluded from electoral race for participation in opposition demonstration
Anastasiya Azarka, a candidate to the Rudauka local Council of Deputies and a member of the Young Belarus, was told in the election commission that she had been removed from the ballot.
09.04.2010 KGB interested in oppositionists' computers
On 9 April, Andrei Sannikau, the European Belarus leader, received back his laptop, unlawfully seized on the border.
11.03.2010 Fines for picket near Lithuanian Embassy
On 10 March Maksim Viniarski, Palina Kuryianovich and Palina Dziiakava were detained by police for an unauthorized picket near the Lithuanian Embassy where they unfurled a streamer ‘No to cooperation with Belarusian dictatorship’ in order to protest against the invitation of Aliaksandr Lukashenka to festivities on occasion of the 20th anniversary of Reestablishment of independence of Lithuania.
03.02.2010 Scandal: How opposition activists expelled from universities
Professors of the Belarusian National technical University were forced to low grades to an opposition activist to expel him from university.
07.12.2009 Detention for blue ribbons
Activist of the civil campaign European Belarus Stefan Korf was detained by police patrol near Kuntsaushchyna metro station.
07.12.2009 Youth leaders Dashkevich and Afnahel kidnapped by unidentified persons
Zmitser Dashkevich, Young Front leader, was seized by unknown persons in mufti when he was opening the doors of his apartment.
04.12.2009 ‘European Belarus’ activist demands investigation of his abduction
Uladzimir Lemesh has lodged a complaint to the Prosecutor’s office of the Tsentralny district of Minsk, requiring procuracy check in connection with his abduction by the police on 27 November.
30.11.2009 “European Belarus” activist kidnapped and taken out of town
Uladzimir Lemesh was caught in the center of Minsk on November 27, forced to get into a car without license plates and taken out of town. The oppositionist was detained by two militiamen ahead of a street action in honour of an anniversary of the Slutsk Uprising near the editor’s office of “Vyacherni Minsk” in Independence Avenue and ordered to show his ID.
04.11.2009 Vitsebsk: huge fines for white-red-white flags on Ancestors’ Day
Judge of the Kastrychnitski district Edgar Martyrasian fined Vitsebsk activists Taras Surhan and Siarhei Kavalenka 700 000 rubles (about $255) each.
16.10.2009 Young leader Maxim Vinyarski sentenced to 2 days of arrest
An activist of the civil campaign “European Belarus” handed out leaflets with information abut political prisoners. The activist was detained on October 15 near “Maladzyovaya” metro station. From the police department of the metro he was taken to the court of Frunzenski district. The oppositionist was found guilty of violation of the Article 23.34 of the Administrative Code – violation of the order of holding mass events, and sentenced to two days of administrative arrest.
15.10.2009 Police detained activist of ‘European Belarus’ Maksim Viniarski
On 14 October the police officers of Minsk metro detained near Maladziozhnaya station the activist of the European Belarus Maksim Viniarski who was handing out informational materials with the demand to release political prisoners.
09.10.2009 KGB refuses to return confiscated things to Alexander Atroshchankau
Two years have passed today since the property of European Belarus activist Alexander Atroshchankau was illegally confiscated. The democratic activist tries to return his property, but all in vain, the website European Belarus reports.
05.10.2009 Prosecutor’s office sees no law violations in beating of opposition activists
Maskouski district prosecutor’s office of Minsk answered the complaint of the activists of the civil campaign European Belarus concerning the unlawful actions of the police on 16 July 2009.
