European Belarus activist fined for election boycott campaign
https://spring96.org./en/news/56176
2012
2012-08-23T10:36:17+0300
2012-08-23T10:36:17+0300
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The Human Rights Center “Viasna”
The Human Rights Center “Viasna”
The Human Rights Center “Viasna”
The Human Rights Center “Viasna”
On 22 August, Minsk Kastrychnitski District Court fined Viktar Boldzin, activist of the European Belarus opposition movement, BYR 300,000 for carrying leaflets that call upon voters not to go to polling stations on 23 September.
The activist was detained yesterday morning at Minsk central railway station.
Yesterday, another European Belarus activist – Aliaksei Tsioply – was convicted on similar charges by a court in Minsk.