BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

12/07/2006

Lietuva in brief

The Social Democratic Party has expressed its support for Alexander Kozulin, the leader of Belarus' Social Democrats who faces six years in prison. The Lithuanian Social Democratic Youth Union staged a protest action near the Belarusian Embassy in Vilnius on July 11 to express solidarity with Kozulin. "We're protesting against the current policy pursued by Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko," Juras Pozela, chairman of the youth union's Vilnius office told the Baltic News Service. Kozulin was detained in Minsk on March 25 during a rally.

Source:

http://www.baltictimes.com/news/articles/15852/