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Barys Ashchepkau and Dzianis Bystryk were arrested at September 30. They are suspected of participation in action against military maneuvers West-2009 happened on 2009/09/19.
Barys was helping us to contact human rights defenders.
Ihar Truhanovich was released same day with written undertaking not to leave the place. He was hunger-striking first 4 days of his detention.
Mikalaj Dziadok (detained at Sep 3) was moved to detention facility on Sep., 24. His detention is prolonged for 10 days. He isn’t officially accused, suspected in participating in action against military maneuvers “West 2009” on Sep., 19, 2009 (art. 339 of criminal code).
Mikalaj’s address for solidarity letters is Belarus, Minsk, Valadarskaha str., 2, Mikalaj Dziadok.
As far as we know Aliaksandar Frantskievich on 20 of September was officially accused in attack on police station in Salihorsk. He is not allowed to meet with his mother until he will make “valuable testimonies/confessions”.
Aliaksandar Frantskievich was moved to detention facility in Minsk. Aliaksandar’s address for solidarity letters is Belarus, Minsk, Valadarskaha str., 2, SIZO-1, k. 46, Aliaksandar Frantskievich.
Other arrested activists were not officially accused.
During September lots of house-searches and interrogations happened in Belarusian cities Minsk, Salihorsk, Homiel, Hrodna and Brest. Tens of various people (from subculturals and football fans to anti-nuclear and FNB activists) were questionned about their communications, cell calls, friends circle, activities, asked to recognize people on the photos from underground concerts. In Minsk people were pressed to give testimonies against Mikalaj Dziadok.
Incident near the Russia embassy (Molotoff was thrown there at the late August by group of unknowns calling themselves to be anarchistic group “Friends of Freedom”), which was a formal reason for hunt on activists, is now “forgotten” by police (no one was accused), but arrests and interrogations are still continuing.
List of being exposed to repressions
| NN | Name | City | Was arrested | Was released | Details |
| 01 | Anton Laptsionak | Minsk | September, 3rd | September, 12th | |
| 02 | Ihar Bahachak | Minsk | September, 3rd | September, 12th | |
| 03 | Siarhej Sliusar | Minsk | September, 3rd | September, 12th | |
| 04 | Mikalaj Dziadok | Minsk | September, 3rd | no | Detention is prologed for 10 days on Sep., 24. Moved to detention facility in Minsk. |
| 05 | Valeryja Khotsina | Minsk | September, 3rd | September, 12th | |
| 06 | Aliaksandar Frantskievich | Minsk | September, 3rd | no | On 20 of september he was officially accused in attack on police station in Salihorsk. Moved to detention facility in Minsk. Is not allowed to meet his mother until he will make any “valuable confessions” |
| 07 | Aliaksiej Zhynherouski | Minsk | September, 3rd | September, 12th | |
| 08 | Tatsiana Sieminishchava | Minsk | September, 8th | September, 14th | Because of inquest pressure she cut her hand with office knife. |
| 09 | Uladzimier Valodzin | Minsk | September, 8th | September, 17th | Packages for him were not accepted for three days. |
| 10 | Aliaksandar Buhajeu | Minsk | September, 8th | September, 17th | Packages for him were not accepted for three days. |
| 11 | Ihar Truhanovich | Minsk | September, 24th | September, 30th | He held hunger strike for 4 days. |
| 12 | Barys Ashchepkau | Minsk | September, 30th | no | Was an active communicator with local human rights watchers |
| 13 | Dzianis Bystryk | Minsk | September, 30th | no |
Mikalaj and Aliaksandar have good advocates. Barys and Dzianis hasn’t yet.
Packages are delivered for everybody.
If you want to help write to minsksolidarity[at]riseup.net.
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