Over 500 people gather for Charnobylski Shlyakh in Minsk (photos, video)

16:03 Rally ended. People started leaving the place. There was no information about detentions yet.

16:01 In total, the event will cost organizers 14.5 million rubles. Of these, 13.5 will be used to pay the police, another 1 million for an ambulance. Deputy leader of the movement For Freedom, Yury Hubarevich, recalled that the police promised to transfer this money to the orphanage.

15:46 Near the chapel, the BPF leader read the main demands of the Charnobylski Shlyakh resolution. He did it without megaphone, which had been left at home. The moment of silence followed. People laid flowers and lit candles.

15:40 Protesters passed through the park and came to the Charnobylski Shlyakh.

15:12 Protesters are followed by a minivan.

15:05 Column is accompanied by ambulance and riot policemen. They are, in fact, steering the column, showing where to go.

15:00 Liquidator tells Vital Rymasheuski about bad Bandera fans.

14:52 About 400 people are taking part in the rally. They cross the road on the green light. This is closely observed by the traffic police. They already passed the intersection of Surganava and Kolasa street.

14:33 The column started to move toward the Surhanava street.

14:30 Protesters could not adopt the resolution, because the organizers had forgotten megaphones. The text is as follows: "No to Russian nuclear threat! No War! No to Astravets NPP construction! No to use of Charnobyl land and spread of contamination!" The requirements: "Stop the construction of nuclear power plant, make public the information about the consequences of the Charnobyl accident, withdraw the Russian military aircraft from the territory of Belarus", etc.

14:28 Organizers forgot megaphones -- another know-how of this years's rally.

14:25 Column started forming. Rally will start soon. Number of people still very small: no more than 350 people.

14:15 Banner "Freedom to Kiryl Silivonchyk" appears. He is a native of Homiel region who was sentenced in Russia to two years in prison for reposting information in VK about "hell for Muscovites."

14:12 The number of participants is growing, but there are still few people (about 350). Activists are collecting signatures demanding the release of political prisoners.

14:00 About 200 people gathered near Kastrychnik cinema. Among them are well-known politicians Pavel Sevyarynets, former presidential candidate Vital Rymasheuski, human rights activist Valery Shchukin. Banners have appeared saying "Astraviets - second Charnobyl", "No to the Russian nuclear threat."

According to Nasha Niva, there are 2 paddy wagons and 5 buses with riot police near Darashevich street.

On Sunday, April 26, the traditional Charnobylski Shlyakh rally is held in Minsk. The main slogan there is "No to Russian nuclear threat." Minsk authorities allowed the participants to gather near the Kastrychnik cinema from 14.00 to 14.30. The rally will last until 16:00. People will walk along the Surhanau street to the Charnobyl Chapel in the park of Friendship of Peoples.

Organizers decided not to hold a meeting, but plan to adopt a resolution. The text will be distributed among the rally participants before the start of the march, the vote will be held at the same time.