Belarus: Activists arrested for laying flowers at Minsk metro station
12 Apr 2012Activists in Minsk have been arrested for laying flowers and detained by police at Kastrychnitskaya metro station during a ceremony to open a memorial sign “River of Memory” near the station entrance. They were then taken to the Leninski district police department. Viasna Human Rights Centre reported the names of two of the individuals as Anastasia Shuleika and Yury Khodus, while other reports say the activists were accused of swearing.
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Tags: Belarus, Charter 97, press freedom, Viasna
