Action of solidarity in the Hague

19.03.2011

On Saturday March the 19th, three months after "The elections" in Belarus, in The Hague, Netherlands, action of solidarity with the political prisoners and with all the victims of the political regime in Belarus took place.

The event was held from 13:00 till 14:00 local time in front of the International Court. Representatives of T.Kostushko Foundation for Democracy Support in Belarus, We Remember Foundation, Belarusian-European Union and of Belarusian diaspora in the Netherlands were present. Participants of the action hold white-red-white flags, portraits of the political prisoners and involuntary disappeared Belarusians and slogans, such as "Dictator in Belarus is a shame for Europe!", "Release all political prisoners!" and others. The speech dedicated to the coming Freedom Day (25th of March) on behalf of BNR chairwoman Iwonka Survilla was red during the action.

Participants of the action also visited Japan embassy, where they expressed their solidarity with the people of Japan by giving white flowers to the representative of the embassy.