News on 1.05.2008

1.05.2008

New detentions on May Day demonstration in Belarusian capital (Video) 34

15:04, — Politics

Riot militiamen arrested and beat activists of the civil campaign “European Belarus” for participation in the official trade union demonstration.

Arrests continued near the Pershamaiski district militia department of Minsk

14:38, — Politics

Henadz Barbarych, journalist of “Belarusy i Rynok” newspaper, Paval Kuryanovich, activist of the civil campaign “European Belarus” and Young Front activist Anastasiya Palazhanka were detained near the Pershamaiski district militia department of Minsk, where activists of the civil campaign “European Belarus,” detained at the trade union demonstration, are kept.

May Day not for everyone: arrests of participants of trade union demonstration in Minsk (Photo, video) 40

13:50, — Politics

More than 20 activists of the civil campaign “European Belarus” were detained near the National library in Minsk, where the official trade union celebrated May Day. Among the detained are Zmitser Barodka, Yauhen Afnahel, Andrei Babitski, the Young Front leaders Zmitser Dashkevich, Artur Finkevich, Zmitser Khvedaruk, and chairman of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Narodnaya Hramada) Mikola Statkevich.