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Mazyr: detention of Bulgarian and US journalists

2011 2011-07-01T17:03:42+0300 1970-01-01T03:00:00+0300 en https://spring96.org./files/images/sources/kenarov.jpg The Human Rights Center “Viasna” The Human Rights Center “Viasna”
The Human Rights Center “Viasna”

The famous Bulgarian journalist, poet and translator Dimiter Kenarov was wrongly detained by the police in Mazyr on 29 June. The popular networking site Facebook developed an open community where information is gathered about his arrest.

Mr. Kenarov is a freelance journalist from Sophia and editor of the VQR. His articles were published in such prominent publications as Nation, The Boston Review and Etiqueta Negra, he is studying in a doctorate in English at the University of California, Berkeley.

As reported by Radio Liberty on 29 June in Mazyr the police detained two foreigners, the citizen of Bulgaria Dimiter Kenarov and a US citizen Jason Motla.

As reported in his internet blog writer Maryika Martysevich, Dimiter Kenarav had lost passport in the town of Hantsavichy short before his detention. In Mazyr he tried to interview the director of automotive Mazyr refinery. However, the director said that he couldn’t talk in the office and offered to take Dimiter for a ride on a tractor. He took the boy to the check-point of the plant, where he was detained by police.

The American writer Jason Motl was quickly released from custody after the intervention of the U.S. Consul and has been deported from Belarus. But Dimiter Kenarov still remains in custody because he has no passport, and the Bulgarian Embassy hasn’t delivered to Mozyr the necessary documents for the temporary release of the detainee yet. Most probably, he will be deported right after his release from custody.

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