Paviel Vinahradau was sentenced to 12, Aliaksandr Arcabyshau to 10 and Jahor Viniacki to 7 days’ arrest.
The activists of Zmiena youth movement were sentenced to prison term and fined for their performance they held yesterday serving borsch at street.
Paviel Vinahradau was sentenced to 12, Aliaksandr Arcabyshau to 10 and Jahor Viniacki to 7 days’ arrest. Hanna Kurylovich was sentenced to the fine of ca. $235.
The trial was announced to be open, but no one was let in the courtroom.
The four people were accused of unauthorised picketing.
Camera operator Aliaksandr Barazienka, photo correspondent for Associated Press Siarhiej Hryc and Reuters Viktar Fiadosienka, Tacciana Ziankovich and Paval Padabied (BelaPAN) and also activists of Zmiena (youth wing of “Tell the Truth!” movement) Aliaksandr Arcabyshau and Paviel Vinahradau were grabbed in Minsk on September 18. The journalists of German TV channel ZDF were also captured.
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Camera operator Aliaksandr Barazienka, photo correspondent for Associated Press Siarhiej Hryc and Reuters Viktar Fiadosienka, Tacciana Ziankovich and Paval Padabied (BelaPAN) and also activists of Zmiena (youth wing of “Tell the Truth!” movement) Aliaksandr Arcabyshau and Paval Vinahradau were captured several minutes ago during a rally in Minsk, baj.by. The journalists of German TV channel ZDF are also said to be among detained.
The activists of Zmiena held an election agitation rally and served out borsch. Thus the activists symbolically referred to the words of Central Election Commission Chairperson Lidzija Jarmoshyna who advised the women to sit home and cook borsch but not to participate in mass protests after the presidential elections in 2010.
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