NGO offices searched

Following the searches at the journalists’ apartments, the police and KGB began searches in the offices of NGOs and political parties.

The human rights center “Viasna” found out, in Hrodna the law-enforcement bodies are searching the offices of BPF Party and Pahonia NGO.

Mahiliou human rights defenders reports, local KGB surrounded the office of civic initiatives “The Circle of Friends”.

In Baranavichy the police have just finished a search at the private apartment of Ales Bely, deputy editor-in-chief of Intexpress independent newspaper. They confiscated the system unit of his computer.

In Brest the apartment of journalist Natalia Chukhno is being searched.