Mahiliou and Homel authorities ban 25 March solidarity pickets
Plaza outside the Palace of Culture "Vipra" of the Belarusian Association of the Deaf, the only place in the city where the decision of the executive committee allows holding public events
Mahiliou and Homel city executive committees dismissed applications for holding pickets of solidarity with political prisoners scheduled by local pro-democratic activists for 25 March.
In their ban, Mahiliou authorities argue that the city lacks a designated location for holding pickets.
Homel city executive committee banned the pickets, claiming that “the applications run counter to the provisions of Par. 1 and 2 of the committee’s decision on mass events”, as local representatives of the “Tell the Truth” civil campaign were going to arrange a series of pickets in a number of the city’s central streets. Meanwhile, Homel authorities have so far authorized only one location for pickets situated on the city’s outskirts.
