DATE:
16/01/2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Monday, 16 January: 11.58 CET) - The authorities in Belarus have detained 11 Russian and Belarusian human rights activists for painting opposition graffiti on a wall in the capital, Minsk, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported.
The nine Belarusian and two Russian activists were members of the "We" human rights organization. They face up to five years in jail if found guilty.
The head of the rights group, Roman Dobrokhodov, told RFE/RL that the arrested Russians had not come to Minsk with the aim of carrying out political activities.
Source:
http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?ID=14375
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