Participants of the rally on Freedom Day are tried in all almost district courts of Minsk (Partyzanski, Savetski, Frunzenski, Zavodski, Tsentralny and Maskouski). All judges are involved. According to human rights watchdogs, about 100 persons were detained in Minsk yesterday.
Ukrainian Consul to Belarus Vasil Serdega said to the Charter'97 press center Ukrainian citizen Yury Biryuk, detained at the demonstration yesterday in Minsk, was set free after identity check. The consulate learnt it from the law enforcement bodies.
A press journalist of "Nasha Niva" Andrei Lyankevich was brutally beaten by riot policemen on March 25 during a demonstration in Minsk. Together with dozens of other detained Belarusians he spent a night in Akrestsin Street. Today he faced trial.
Alyaksandr Lukashenka has recently has gone into business with British Lord Timothy Bell, PR specialist. He declared in the interview to foreign media he had started working. The whole world the first results of their cooperation.
Celebration of the Belarusian National Republic 90th anniversary in Minsk ended with mass arrests and cruel beating of people. Hundreds of policemen and riot policemen were thrown against participants of the demonstration. More than 100 people were detained. Many persons
The commander of Minsk of riot police regiment of Minsk Yury Padabed and the commander of internal troops Special Forces Dzimtry Paulichenka were in command of crackdown on the peaceful demonstration in Minsk on March 25.
Trials over participants of brutally dispersed action on Freedom Day are held today in courts of Tsentralny, Savetski, Partyzanski, and Maskouski Districts of Minsk. Human rights activists say about 100 demonstrators were detained yesterday.
To be more precise, it doesn't say the truth, because I can't believe only laypersons work there now. Let's think Viktor Kuzmin is not strong in elementary arithmetic. Otherwise it may be difficult to explain that only some hundreds of
Lithuanian TV journalists were detained by riot militia, though they showed their certificate. A cassette was taken away from them and no official explanations were given.
Youth leader Paval Sevyarynets said to the Charter'97 press center, the yesterday's action in Minsk was broken up by Mahilou special rapid reaction unit.
The leader of the United Civil party Anatol Lyabedzka and his assistant Valyantsina Palevikova have written a protest to the book of complaints and suggestions of Minsk city executive committee related to the fact that in fact a state of
Beaten up people are guarded to Minsk courts. Artur Finkevich has swollen face. Zmitser Dashkevich was in very bad condition. He had bruises, hematomas..." Youth leader Paval Sevyarynets said to the Charter'97 press center.
The journalist of "Nasha Niva" has been sentenced to 15 days of arrest by the court of Maskouski district of Minsk. The verdict was passed by Judge Tamara Unukevich.
We were detained in Independence Avenue and near the "Vecherniy Minsk editorial office. Riot policemen encircled us and started to press us from every side. They snatched my European flag and tore it. Then they formed a "corridor", and, punching
The information appeared, that people, who had been beaten up especially brutally during the detention, will have trials in the detention center on Akrestin Street.
Journalists of the Charter'97 press-center have managed to picture a Russian flag in a bus of riot policemen, when detained protesters were taken to the court of Savetski district of Minsk.
