More than 80 participants of non-freeloaders’ marches jailed in Belarus
More than 80 participants of non-freeloaders’ protest actions are in jail in Belarus now. They have been arrested for 10-15 days in Minsk, Hrodna, Maladzechna, Babruisk, Brest, Orsha, Homel, Baranavichy, Mahilyou and Mazyr. The list has been made by rights defenders and journalists. Ordinary activists and opposition leaders are on the list (Anatol Lyabedzka, Pavel Sevyarynets). Well-known blogger Maksim Filipovich who criticized decree #3 is also in jail. Most of these people will be released after Freedom Day (March 25), Radio Liberty notes.
You can see the list here. Social activist Dzmitry Paliyenka detained on March 20 for bringing a parcel to Minsk detention centre should also be added on this list. He entered the centre but did not go out. It turned out that he had been jailed for 15 days for taking part in the defense Kurapaty in February 2017.
