Authorities ban opposition rallies
The Minsk City Executive Committee has rejected
the Belarusian Christian Democracy (BCD) party’s application for permission to
hold two rallies in the Belarusian capital, BelaPAN reported.
The unregistered party wanted the rallies to
become part of its nationwide campaign to promote cost-saving, charity and
liberalization as ways of tackling the economic crisis.
BCD planned to hold the events near the entrance to the Kamarouski food market
and Peoples’
The Homyel authorities also have banned a rally
that opposition forces planned to hold in the city in southeastern