Belarusian police detain, harass activists
| Publisher | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |
| Publication Date | 3 February 2009 |
| Cite as | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Belarusian police detain, harass activists, 3 February 2009, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/49904c662.html [accessed 27 May 2023] |
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February 03, 2009
Police in the Belarusian city of Homel have harassed and detained three activists.
Vasil Tokaranaka, Kastus Zhukovski, and Andriy Tsyanuta were holding a protest demanding that the Committee for State Security (KGB) not interfere in the work or personal lives of citizens when police detained them.
The protesters told RFE/RL's Belarus Service later that they were officially interrogated, searched, and asked to remove all of their clothes.
They were later found guilty of holding an unsanctioned mass gathering and of obstruction of justice and fined.
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