Last updated on Friday, November 19th, 20:00
Repressive authorities prolonged the detention of Aliaksandar Frantskievich until February 11, 2011
Mikalaj Dziadok (detained at Sep 3rd) on October 1st was officially accused in participating in action against military maneuvers “West 2009” on Sep. 19, 2009 (art. 339 of criminal code). He is not allowed to meet with his fother cause «it can make difficulties to the investigation».
Mikalaj’s address for solidarity letters is Belarus, Zhodzina, Minsk region, Saveckaja str, 22-a, prison №8, Mikalaj Dziadok.
As far as we know Aliaksandar Frantskievich on September 20th 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.
Maksim Vetkin is in a pre-trial detention center on Valadarski str., and he was indicted for hooliganism (art.339 p.2 of the criminal code). In accordance with unproved information hi’s accused in participation in incident near the russian ambassy on August 30th (Molotov coctail was thrown there by group of unknowns calling themselves to be anarchistic group “Friends of Freedom”).
Other arrested activists were not officially accused.
During the Fall lots of house-searches and interrogations happened in Belarusian cities Minsk, Salihorsk, Homiel, Hrodna, Brest, Babrujsk and Navapolack. 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.
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 | On October, 1st was officially accused in participating in action against military maneuvers “West 2009”. Until accused he was detendet for 29 days. |
| 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 | October, 6th | Was an active communicator with local human rights watchers |
| 13 | Dzianis Bystryk | Minsk | September, 30th | October, 6th | |
| 14 | Siarhej Sliusar | Babrujsk | October, 17rd | October, 27th | Was arrested for second time. |
| 15 | Anton Novikau | Minsk | October, 27rd | October,30th | Was interrogated by KGB and police for 3 times since the beginning of repressions. |
| 16 | Maksim Vetkin | Minsk | November, 4th | no |
Mikalaj and Aliaksandar have good advocates. Maksim not yet.
Packages are delivered for everybody.
If you want to help write to minsksolidarity[at]riseup.net.
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