BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

25/07/2007

Belarusian Police Arrest Oppositionists Ahead Of Planned Rally

Police in Minsk arrested at least 10 young opposition activists over the past two days and charged them with "petty hooliganism," RFE/RL's Belarus Service reported on July 24. The Belarusian opposition is planning to stage an unauthorized rally in the capital, Minsk, on July 27 to mark the 17th anniversary of Belarus's Declaration of Sovereignty, and young opposition activists, primarily members of the unregistered Youth Front, have been distributing and posting opposition leaflets with information about the event. On July 24, district courts in Minsk jailed Pavel Sevyarynets and Alyaksey Shein for 15 days each, Valyantsin Sakalouski for 10 days, and Yury Volfsan for seven days. More trials are expected on July 25. JM

Source:

http://www.rferl.org/newsline/2007/07/3-cee/cee-250707.asp