[Dissent-fr-info] Repression Belarus !!! - Appel Solidarité

[Dissent! France Info Newsletter]

  A call for international solidarity from the friends and relatives of
  the social activists and anarchists recently arrested in Minsk, Belarus



The unraveling repression against social activists in Belarus indicate

the exacerbation of the pre-election hysteria of the Lukashenko
government. The hunt for activists started on the same day as the dead
body of Aleh Byabenin, the editor of the oppositional news site, was
found.

On the 3rd of September seven people were arrested: Bogachek Igor,
Khotina  Valeria, Slusar Serge, Dedok Nicholas, Zhingerovsky Alexei,
Franzkevich  Alexander and Laptenok Anton. The cause for their arrest
was the Molotov  cocktail attack on the Russian Embassy in Minsk on the
30th of August. The  previously unknown anarchist group, group Freedom
Friends, took  responsibility for the attack, claiming it was a
solidarity action for the  defenders of the Khimki forest. There is no
shared opinion on the Freedom  Friends group though many people consider
them as a provocation of the  KGB.

The following days three more people were arrested: Tatiana
Seminischeva, Vladimir Volodin and Alexander Bugaev. At this time there
 are 10 detainees,except Alexandr Bugaev all of them are social
activists who participate in  various social and ecological movements
and hold anarchist views.

Almost every day house-searches are conducted in the flats of activists,
 interrogations are happening in Minsk and other cities (Homiel,
Harodnia,  Salihorsk). The detention terms of those arrested on the 3rd
of September  was already prolonged two times, today (11.09) the
detention terms of  those arrested on the 8th of Septermber were
prolonged too. So far no  official accusations have been lodged.

The fact that the detainees are suspected of more and more cases (the
arson of the door of the bank, the attack on the Trade Union House and
the  arson of the ATM that happened this spring) is evidence that the
investigation has no real accusations to bring against them. So they are
 trying to discredit the detainees and present them as simple criminals,
 saying that ball cartridges and plant-based drugs were  found during
the house-check. However, this is not the first time the  authorities
have used this method: after the previous elections in 2006,  during the
protests in the tent city on the main square syringes and porno
magazines were «found».

According to Valentin Stefanovich, a human rights advocate, the rights
of  the detainees are blatantly violated. Not being able to withstand
the  pressure during interrogation one of the girls cut her palms with
an  office knife. For 4th days now, there is still no exact information
about  the current situation of those detained on the 3rd of Septermber.

As is known, there are no borders for solidarity. We call out for
actions  everywhere because we really need your support! What can you
do? Spread the information about the situation and bring up the
discussion in various circles, organize demos and write letters to the
Belarusian Embassies in your country. And, of  course, we would be
grateful for financial support (as quite a lot of  money is needed for
lawyers). You can donate money through Moscow ABC with a note "for
Minsk" - http://wiki.golosa.info/en/index.php/Donate

Watch for updates here:
http://belarus.indymedia.org/blog/minsksolidarity
<http://belarus.indymedia.org/blog/minsksolidarity>.
For more information you can always contact us:
minsksolidarity[at]riseup.net <http://riseup.net>

Thank you,

Friends and relatives of those arrested
(Minsk, Belarus)

*BACKGROUND:*

*Last updated on Sunday, October 3rd, 22:00*

Detention of *Dzianis Bystryk* who were arrested at September 30th is
prolonged for 3 days. The case is unknown yet.

Situation with *Barys Ashchepkau*'s detention is unclear yet, most
probably it's prolonged too.

*Ihar Truhanovich* was released same day with written undertaking not to
leave the place. He was hunger-striking first 4 days of his detention.

*Mikalaj Dziadok* (detained at Sep 3) was moved to detention facility on
Sep., 24. His detention is prolonged for 10 days. He isn't officially
accused, suspected in participating in action against military maneuvers
"West 2009" on Sep., 19, 2009 (art. 339 of criminal code).

Mikalaj's address for solidarity letters is *Belarus, Minsk,
Valadarskaha str., 2, Mikalaj Dziadok*.

As far as we know *Aliaksandar Frantskievich* on 20 of September was
officially accused in attack on police station in Salihorsk. He is not
allowed to meet with his mother until he will make "valuable
testimonies/confessions".

*Aliaksandar Frantskievich* was moved to detention facility in Minsk.
Aliaksandar's address for solidarity letters is *Belarus, Minsk,
Valadarskaha str., 2, SIZO-1, k. 46, Aliaksandar Frantskievich*.

Other arrested activists were *not* officially *accused*.

During September lots of house-searches and interrogations happened in
Belarusian cities Minsk, Salihorsk, Homiel, Hrodna and Brest. Tens of
various people (from subculturals and football fans to anti-nuclear and
FNB activists) were questionned about their communications, cell calls,
friends circle, activities, asked to recognize people on the photos from
underground concerts. In Minsk people were pressed to give testimonies
against Mikalaj Dziadok.

Incident near the Russia embassy (Molotoff was thrown there at the late
August by group of unknowns calling themselves to be anarchistic group
"Friends of Freedom"), which was a formal reason for hunt on activists,
is now "forgotten" by police (no one was accused), but arrests and
interrogations are still continuing.


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