
Mr. Ales Bialiatski,vice-president of FIDH
On December 10, 2008 in Minsk, Hrodna and Mahiliou, Belarus, human rights activists were arrested and arbitrarily detained for distributing copies of - and brochures on - the Universal Declaration:
- In Minsk, six persons were detained: Mr. Ales Bialiatski,vice-president of FIDH, Mr. Uladzimir Labkovich, Mr. Aleh Matskevich, Ms. Maryna Statkevch, Mr. Siarzhuk Sys and Ms. Iryna Toustsik.
- In Hrodna, the police detained Messrs. Aleh Kalinkou, Uladzimir Khilmanovich and Viktar Sazonau. They were released a few hours later, after the police asked them to produce written explanations and asserted that they would decide at a later date whether to draft any violation reports against them.
- In Mahiliou, Messrs. Alexander Karaliou and Alexander Padalian were also subjected to arbitrary detention and subsequently released.





