Solidarity action is over. Alyaksandr Valantsevich detained.
The action of solidarity took place in the Kastrychnitskaya Square in Minsk. About 10 people took part in it.
19:30, MINSK. Participants of the action left. No detentions were seen around the Kastrychnitskaya Square. It can be stated that the October 21 action of solidarity with political prisoners is over.
19:27, MINSK. The action has been resumed near the Kastrychnitskaya metro station. Andrej Sannikau's mother and mother-in-law arrived, they are talking to the journalists.
19:24, MINSK. The man with a megaphone, detained in the Kastrychnitskaya Square, is Alyaksandr Valantsevich. He is the "European Belarus" activist.
19:21, MINSK. Three elderly ladies are talking to the foreign journalists about the life in Belarus in the Kastrychnitskaya Square now.
19:20, MINSK. Participants of the action started leaving, accompanied by the journalists. Euroradio's correspondent Ales Piletski noticed former Dec. 19 political prisoner Vasil Parfiankou among the present. He did not take an active part in the events.
19:18, MINSK.Participants of the action are talking to the journalists.
19:16, MINSK. Several youngsters and a girl joined the participants of the action. About 10 people are taking part in it now.
19:14, MINSK. Journalists surrounded the participants of the action. Plain-clothed policemen tried to break this circle but in vain.
19:12, MINSK. Three elderly ladies are in the center of attention in the Kastrychnitskaya Square. They are speaking about what is happening in the country and express their dissatisfaction with the current political system. They are holding no portraits.
19:10, MINSK. More participants of the action arrived. A man with a megaphone was shouting "Freedom to Sannikau!" and "Release the people!", but people in plain clothes ran over to him and dragged him to a minibus which was parked between the GUM store and the Palace of Republic.
19:08, MINSK. Deputy head of the city administration of internal affairs Ihar Yauseeu ran over to the lady and did not let her unfold the portrait saying "You've already had problems with police".
19:05, MINSK. Participants of the action arrived. An elderly lady tried to unfold a portrait of some prisoner.
19:00, MINSK. "About 40 Belarusian and foreign journalists have gathered in the Kastrychnitskaya Square, — Euroradio's correspondent Ales Piletski reports. — They are standing near the entrance to the Kastrychnitskaya metro station. The square is controlled by policemen in uniform and in plain clothes.
An action with a demand to release political prisoners who are now in custody for "anarchists' case" and "Dec.19 case", as well as the human rights defender Ales Byalyatski, who is in the pre-trial detention center, is planned to take place in the Kastrychnitskaya Square in Minsk at 19.00 on October 21. Civil campaign "European Belarus" came up with an appeal to conduct solidarity actions all over the country.
The following activists have been detained on October 21 and are still in the police department - Ihar Kudlayeu, Andrej Mouchan, Maxim Viniarski, Fyodar Mirzayanau. Syarhej Kazakou has been warned by the general prosecution.
In the photo: Ihar Kudlayeu, Andrej Sannikau, Iryna Khalip
Photo: "Radio Liberty".
