Arrests in Minsk City Court following anarchists’ case trial

September 6, BPN. Arrests have been made after harsh sentences were announced to human rights activist Marfa Rabkova and other defendants in the so-called anarchists’ case, the Viansa Human Rights Center reports.

Human rights activist Nasta Łojka has reportedly been taken to a police department in Minsk. The reason for her detention is unclear.

Unverified reports suggest that several relatives of political prisoners and members of the diplomatic corps might have been detained.

The Minsk City Court on September 6 imposed lengthy prison sentences on two human rights defenders and eight anarchist activists. Viasna’s coordinator Marfa Rabkova was sentenced to 15 years in prison, and its volunteer Andrej Čapiuk to six.