News on the topic: provocation
13.03.2008 Vandals Break 34 Crosses in Kurapaty Mass Grave
Kurapaty is a place where many innocent people were shot and buried during Stalin’s rule. The Belarusian officials still deny this fact and state that these people were murdered by the Nazis during the World War II. Several years ago they wanted to destroy the mass grave by expanding the ring road to its territory. These plans failed due to a strong civil resistance.
22.02.2008 Provocation against Anzhalika Borys, Chairperson for Union of Poles
In Hrodna unknown persons made a provocation against Anzhalika Borys, the chairperson for the Union of Poles in Belarus (there are two unions nowadays, and the one that is chaired by Anzhalika Borys is not recognized by the Belarusian authorities).
19.02.2008 Hrodna: KGB Pressurizes Eduard Dmukhouski
On 18 February an agent of Hrodna oblast KGB office has phoned to an activist of For Freedom! movement Eduard Dmukhouski and invited him for a meeting. When the activist refused from the proposal, the KGB activist started threatening him with administrative punishment and other problems.
09.02.2008 Public Committee to Protect Siarhei Parsiukevich Is Created
The establishment of the public committee for protection of the activist of For Freedom! movement Siarhei Parsiukevich was announced to independent journalists by the local activist Khrystafor Zhaliapau.
07.02.2008 Aliaksei Shydlouski Asks Political Asylum in Czech
A former political prisoner, opposition activist Aliaksei Shydlouski has asked for political asylum in Czech. The reason is that he faces 10 years of jail because of a criminal case under part 3 of article 339 of the Criminal Code (hooliganism) has been brought against him recently.
10.01.2008 Rechytsa: Police Provocation against Entrepreneur Aleh Shabetnik
According to an activist of the BPF Party Valery Putsitski, at about 9.15 p.m. he met with Aleh Shabetnik, after which Shabetnik intended to go home. ‘In Karl Marx Street, not far from Shabetnik’s home, he was approached by the local police inspector, who accused him of dirty swearing and guarded to the district police department. There the policemen explained that he was walking on the street and saw a well-dressed man (it was Shabetnik – BelaPAN). The policeman decided to escort the man home so that he would not be offended by any hooligans on the way, but the latter allegedly blankly refused and insulted the policeman with ‘dirty swearing’.
