News for 18 сакавіка 2008
Constitution Day: Action in Homel
An action dedicated to Constitution Day was held in Homel on March 15.
Detentions in Mahiliou and Babruisk
A BPF activist Siarhei Niahatsin was detained on March 14 in Mahiliou for ‘being drunk and using foul language’.
Zmitser Kaspiarovich detained in Minsk
On March 15, Zmitser Kaspiarovich, member of the Belarusian committee for the protection of prisoners’ rights Over the Barrier, was detained by Minsk police. According to Kaspiarovich’s friend Tsimafei Dranchuk, the activist’s car was stopped by road police.
Kastus Zhukouski and Maryia Tulzhankova are in prison
Two Homel opposition activists detained during a rock concert on March 14 are in prison. According to BelaPAN, Zhukouski and Tulzhankova are accused of hooliganism and are likely to be kept in prison till the trial, which is due on March 17.
Khashchavatski’s Ploshcha to be shown on TV on March 20
The satellite TV channel Arcoiris TV is going to show Iury Khashchavatski’s political documentary Ploshcha on March 20.
Action in support of Tibet held in Minsk
The action of solidarity with Tibetan people took place in Minsk at 4.30pm today. Activists of the campaign “Jeans – for Freedom” organised it near the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China.
