Detention in Belarus

Five people who detained for putting up posters on the Native Tongue Day were released. Two of them were fined 9 million rubles.

Alyaksandr Kosinets said that the protesters near the Taras Shevchenko monument in Minsk called for square protests.

It happened after he had announced that he was going to run for President.

15 people came to the monument to commemorate Sky Hundred heroes including Belarusian Mihail Zhyzneuski yesterday.

People are reporting it in social networks.

The activist hoisted a white-red-white flag near the Red Catholic Church in the capital.

The police arrested Zmitser Paloika upon his arrival at the railway station and accused him of 'petty hooliganism.'

The participants of the distribution of ribbons with the Belarusian national ornaments were detained at noon on Saturday.

He is accused of organizing an unauthorized mass action.