October square, April 16, 6.00 p.m. – action in support of political prisoners

An action with demands to release prisoners of conscience is to be held in the center of Minsk on the Day of Solidarity.

“On April 16 6.00 p.m., we are going to go to October square to demonstrate the Belarusian people and the world community there are political prisoners in Belarus and we demand their release,” Artur Finkevich, leader of the “Young Belarus” movement, told in an interview to Radio Racyja.

Representatives of different political organizations will take part in the action. The protesters are going to call on the authorities to release political prisoners Mikalai Autukhovich, Yury Lyavonau, Uladzimir Asipenka and Artsyom Dubski and stop persecution of political opponents.

“Another demand of the action is not only release of political prisoners, but stopping of politically motivated repressions, because in spite of the so called liberalization and the fact Alyaksandr Lukashenka may be invited for the EU summit, political repressions in the country go on, pressure upon the youth and political activists hasn’t stopped but tightened,” said Yauhen Afnahel, one of the leaders of the campaign “Jeans for Freedom”, activist of the civil campaign “European Belarus”.