First-of-May demonstration in Minsk. Beginning 11.30 from the Academy of Sciences. Against short-term contracts and prinuditel’n…

Report (ru) and lots of photos at http://news.zaraz.org/?n=670

Everything was more than modest. Organizers (Communists trade unions) so were not gathered over the area near the Academy of Sciences – each grouplet getting near was methodically driven away by the cops and perenapravlyali by thin streams in the permitted place of collection (Park of peoples’ friendship). According to the communications of oppositional sites, the cops detained and soon let go several members of the PKB. Until 11.30 there was entire silence at the Academy of Sciences. Anarchists also attempted to be gathered who in the academy of sciences, near October Cinema, but also soon drew the attention of the authorities. One of the groups was successful enough and had time to unroll a black flag. The second group was successful later, in the essence after forming the absolutely autonomous “procession” of people numbering… ten ;-). Even on the prospectus near the academy of skills it was in the proud solitude they will unroll the first red- black flag, and on the cross-road of the streets Of surganova and Yakuba Of kolasa – the second. They reached to the surprise without the adventures, since, is similar, the majority of cops by that time ushurshalo forward. Meeting itself consisted in essence of Communists, trade unions and social democrats. A total of about a thousand people. The weather was bad. It continued about an hour or so with the flags, met with the people and distributed leaflets. At the meeting they gave the microphone to Yu. Glushakov, who reminded the gathering about the anarchist roots of May Day and called to solidarity and self-organizing. Which, by the way, could be rather better, also, in anarchists themselves…