Authorities harass internet activists
Ivan Stasiuk, a civil activist from Brest, was detained
on the Belarusian-Polish border and guarded to the local KGB department. The Belarusian
border guards took away Ivan’s passport and told him that the document would be
returned to him after a “prophylactic talk”.
According to Stasiuk, the KGB wanted him to stop his activities in the Internet
social networks. They also asked him about his trips to assemblies of the
Ukrainian National Alliance and contacts with Poles and Ukrainians. They also
threatened to pressurize his relatives and misinform his friends and
acquaintances about his cooperation with the KGB.
In the evening of 5 June security services burst into the apartment of another
activist, Siarhei Pauliukevich. They deleted the community “We are for great Belarus!”,
calling people to take part in the March
of Millions and demand resignation of Lukashenka, from the social network Vkontakte. The activist was taken away
in unknown direction. His location remains unknown.
