Action of solidarity with “Square 2010” took place in Kiev

The action of solidarity with Belarus started at 1 p.m. in Maidan of Independence to mark the 3rd anniversary of Square dispersal in Minsk.

The participants of the action unfolded a big Belarusian flag while Belarusian and Ukrainian politicians were holding speeches from the stage, reports Euroradio. After that, the column of activists moved to the Belarusian Embassy in Kyiv, where the assembly took place. Activists passed an appeal with a demand to release all Belarusian political prisoners and hold free elections to the Embassy.

The event is organized by the Belarusian Center in Ukraine and the Ukrainian Committee on Political Prisoners Release.

Let us recall that on December 19, 2010 cruel suppression of the peaceful demonstration after the presidential election in Belarus took place. During the post-election street march in Minsk on December 19, 2010) more than 700 people, mostly peaceful demonstrators and bystanders, were arrested. While most of them were sentenced to 10-15 days in jail, six of the seven opposition presidential candidates, many leading journalists and opposition activists were charged with criminal offences and were sentenced to prison terms of up to six years. International human rights organizations have many times called Belarusan authorities for the unconditional release of political prisoners, among whom were Mikola Statkevich, Paval Sieviaryniets, Eduard Lobau and Zmicier Dashkevich.