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Authorities harass internet activists

2011 2011-06-06T18:30:02+0300 1970-01-01T03:00:00+0300 en https://spring96.org./files/images/sources/cenzura_u_internet.jpg The Human Rights Center “Viasna” The Human Rights Center “Viasna”
The Human Rights Center “Viasna”

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.

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