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“Revolutions through social networks” held in Homel, Salihorsk, Mazyr and Babruisk

2011 2011-06-09T17:14:59+0300 1970-01-01T03:00:00+0300 en https://spring96.org/files/images/sources/gomel-kontakt.jpg The Human Rights Center “Viasna” The Human Rights Center “Viasna”
The Human Rights Center “Viasna”

In Homel the protest action took place at the central square of the city at 7 p.m. on 8 June. More than 100 people answered the appeal of the Revolution through social network community in the social network Vkontakte by coming to the action. The majority of the action participants were youngsters, but there were also some elderly people. Following the conditions of the action the people brought no symbols and chanted no slogans. They just stood peacefully, talking to one another. The police didn't come to the action.

About 50 people took part in the similar action held in the town of Salihorsk at the same time. As in Homel, the majority of the action participants were youngsters. Most of them weren't political or civil activists. In some time after the beginning of the action the police captain Yauhen Zhylinski, responsible for work with the opposition, came to the square and started asking the people about the aim of their presence there.

Eight more police officers arrived at the square after the end of the action and detained four men, allegedly for “identification”. The detainees were released an hour later.

A similar action was to have taken place in Lenin Square in the town of Mazyr. However, the police detained all who came there, charging them with violation of the public order and use of obscene language in public. All in all, they detained 12 people and guarded them to the Mazyr District Police Department. All detainees were released in 1.5 hours.

The action in the town of Babruisk was attended by about 30 people. The main state ideologist of the town, Aliaksandr Markachou, was present there. The police hid in the yards near the Lenin Square.

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