Monthly Archives: May 2009

Solidarity Day

16/05/2009

Pictures from Solidarity actions taken place in Minsk, Lida, London.   Sources: charter97.org, svaboda.org, mfront.net

March «For Independence!»

14/05/2009

On the 14th of May «Young Front» activists hold an action on October Square of Minsk. Participants of the action expressed their protest against the outcome of the Referendum of the 14th May 1995, which resulted in the change of the national symbols and the implementation of Russian language as the second state language.  … Read More »

Ten Years without Yury Zakharenko

07/05/2009

On the 7th of May Minsk commemorated tenth anniversary of Yury Zakharenko disappearance with an action on October Square. Also on this day a delegation of human rights defenders and UCP members payed a visit to Yury Zakharenko Mother Uliana Zakharenko.   Sources: charter97.org, nn.by, svaboda.org

Action of solidarity with political prisoners

01/05/2009

On the 1st of May action of solidarity with political prisoner Nikolai Autukhovich who had declared indefinite hunger strike as well as with Yuri Leonov and Vladimir Osipenko took place near the walls of the prison on Volodarsky street in Minsk. Over 50 peple took part in the event. The action was harshly dispersed by… Read More »