Preventive detentions before “For Independence” march

“Young Front” Minsk coordinator Paval Kuryanovich and an activist Viktoriya Ladzis have been detained in Minsk.

The young people were disseminating stickers with information about the march “For Independence!” which is to take place on May 14.

Viktoriya Ladzis was released after 3 hours as a minor, and a report was drawn up against Minsk coordinator of “Young Front” Paval Kuryanovich on charged relating article 23.23 – “violation of the rules of organizing and holding mass events”, mfront.net writes.

An administrative process over the oppositionist is to take place today in the court of Pershamajski district of Minsk.

Paval Kuryanovich refused to eat in the police department, and told that if the court would sentence him to an arrest, he would join the hunger strike of solidarity with political prisoners held by public and political activists of Belarus since May 4.

As we have informed, the march “For Independence!” is to take place in Minsk tomorrow, on May 14. It is planned that the rally will begin at 6 p.m. in October Square and will continue in Independence Square. “Young Front” activists are not going to apply to Minks city executive committee for authorization for holding the rally.

14 years ago at a referendum of 1995, national symbols of Belarus (the coat of arms and the flag) were replaced by neo-Soviet ones, while the Russian language was given a status of the state language on an equal basis with the Belarusian language.