On January 16 a picket of memory was held near Belarus cinema. Activists were holding portraits of the disappeared people in their hands, the press service of European Belarus campaign informs.

On the day of solidarity, a picket to support Belarusian political prisoners was held in Vilnius. The action was organized by the Civil and Political Representation of Belarus in Lithuania (HUB) and activists of European Belarus civil campaign, HUB press service reports.

The activists reminded Vilnius dwellers about the ongoing crackdown on the civil society in Belarus. 14 people, among them Belarusian presidential candidates Andrei Sannikov and Mikalai Statkevich and famous human rights activist Ales Byalyatski, remain behind bars.
Activists of European Belarusian civil campaign reminded Minsk dwellers about the disappeared politicians and public figures on the Solidarity Day.

A solidarity action was also held in the Polish capital.

“Belarusians should not forget that famous people, opponents of the authorities, disappear in the 21st century. Over ten years ago, Viktar Hanchar, Anatol Krasouski, Dzmitry Zavadsk and Yury Zakharanka disappeared. Some of them were real rivals of Lukashenka. We can see today that policy of the regime towards such people has not been changed. Opponents of the dictator, including presidential candidates, are being tortured and murdered in prisons,” one of the picketers said.
Art-group Partisan held a performance in Warsaw centre on January 16.

The aim of the event was to attract attention of Warsaw residents to the problem of political prisoners in Belarus.