Dwellers of many cities of Belarus actively support boycott of “elections” (Photo)

15.08.2008, 11:35

Rallies urging citizens to boycott the upcoming elections are actively held in Vitsebsk, Polatsk, Navapolatsk and Lepel.

Informational materials are handed out, stickers are pasted and streamers put up.

In autumn 2008 parliamentary elections are to take place Belarus. In connection with increase of political repressions in the country, absense of desire of the regime to liberalize the electoral code, and as long as all elections and referendums since 1996 in Belarus have been recognized by international organisations as not free and undemocratic, youth organisations and the civil society of Belarus called upon boycotting this “election”.