According to human rights, in the evening on December 19 in Minsk detained about fifty people who came to the city center to light candles in solidarity with political prisoners who were arrested after last year's presidential election.
The main detention took place on Independence Square and October Square Yakub Kolas. On Independence Square right next to people detained by the Red Church, where at this time there was a service. Coordinated the work of subordinates himself head of the Metropolitan Police, Alexander Barsukov.
According to BelaPAN, in the service was attended by the heads of the embassies of the EU, Head of the EU to Belarus, Maira Mora, Charge d' Affaires in Belarus, Michael Scanlan. Diplomats ' prayed for health and better the lot of political prisoners ', a diplomatic source told BelaPAN.
According to human rights activist Anastasia Loika, the detainees brought to the Department of Internal Affairs of Moscow and Minsk Central district.
The authorities are afraid of even symbolic reminder events December 19, 2010.
In the evening December 19 at the Museum of the Great Patriotic War and Palace of the Republic were two dozen buses and trucks with riot police, and four paddy wagons MAZ. On October Square and Independence Avenue observed a large number of agents in civilian clothes, while the police in the form of frisking passengers at the exits from the subway.
Nevertheless, in different places were visible prospect of caring people - some with candles, flowers and national symbols.
In 19 hours, about two dozen people put lighted candles at the monument to archangel Michael near the Red Church. In place of the prayer service members deployed portraits of political prisoners and began chanting ... They were immediately attacked by men in plain clothes, about a dozen people pushed into vans. Screams were heard and at the Red Church. Perhaps there is apprehension became more rigid form.
Despite the arrest, the number of protesters near the Red Church in Independence Square had grown to 200 employees. However, people again began to disperse and arrest. Today's arrest, said ...
By the way at this time, the heads of the embassies of EU member states attended the evening service at the Red Church - they ... Among the diplomats had been head of the EU Mission to Belarus, Maira Mora. It was a time when the arrest took place near the church protesters.
According to witnesses, also visited the Church of Charge d' Affaires in Belarus, Michael Scanlan.
Among those detained - opposition activists, Alexander Stepanenko, Darya Belyus, Vitaly Vasilkov, Julia Hlaschenkova, Mary Kassian, Anna Kovalevskaya, Sergei Lyskov, Andrew Molchan, Mussky Mikhail Vasiliev Roman Protosovitsky Andrew Vladimir Yaromenok, Alexander Makau, Dmitry Kriminetsky.
Journalists were beaten and. Photographer Victor Dracheva men in plain clothes pushed to the ground with the meter parapet. He was holding the camera, so could not be grouped and greatly injured his knee.
On the street in Minsk Nemiga was also detained activist Alexander Artsibashev and a few others. They were going to launch into the sky lanterns, and thus mark the anniversary of Square dispersal.
On October Square were detained former political prisoners and Nikita Vasily Parfenkova Lihavida mother. They came to one of the stalls with hot drinks and cakes, ...
The restaurant ...
Near the museum building of the Great Patriotic War, unknown in civilian clothes knocked down a few young people and increase in stalls. A few minutes later there rode van without license plates.
Despite this, the opposite of the Academy of Sciences in support of political prisoners, one after the other three fireworks thundered.
After graduating from the action of about 20 people gathered near the police department of Minsk Central District, where most of the detainees. No one is allowed inside, do not give an explanation. According to human rights activist Andrei Bondarenko, drove to the police station ...
According to human rights, the Moscow police department of Minsk delivered to 19 people.