Politician plans to commemorate Navalny, gets arrested

February 16, Pozirk. Police in Minsk have arrested Dźmitryj Kučuk, former chairman of the Belarusian Greens Party that was dissolved by the government, the Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Hramada) reported.
Kučuk planned to lay flowers and light lamps near Moscow’s embassy in memory of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
Navalny died today in Russia’s “Polar Wolf” prison colony.
“Kučuk managed to report that there were many OMON [special task police] officers near the embassy,” the BSDP said.
After arresting the politician, officers took him to the Central District Police Department in Minsk.

Cichanoŭskaja: Navalny deliberately killed by Putin's regime
February 16, Pozirk. The death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is "yet another proof that human life has no value for dictators," Belarusian opposition leader Śviatłana Cichanoŭskaja said on Telegram. In her opinion, the regimes of Vladimir Putin and …
News
- Society
- PoliticsBelarusian diplomat lobbying for parliamentary cooperation with SlovakiaThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy
- PoliticsBelarusian envoy promotes agricultural ties with ZambiaThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Elections, PoliticsPolish Sejm: Belarus' election result does not reflect will of the peopleThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsWoman to stand trial over money transfers to jailed regime criticsThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsRussian consulate moves into building seized from dissolved Polish NGO in HrodnaThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics
- PoliticsReprisals: another jailed regime critic accused of disobedienceThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- EconomyŁukašenka establishes Economic Court of AppealThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, SecuritySecurity chief accuses neighbors of building up forces at Belarus borderThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, SecurityLatvian legislature passes new entry requirements for BelarusiansThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics
- PoliticsImprisoned opposition activist Kulša charged days before releaseThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, SecurityBelarus to press criminal charges against foreign officials for alleged mistreatment of migrantsThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsEuropean Parliament slams Łukašenka's reprisals against Belarusians abroad – ŁatuškaThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- EconomyRubel up 10 percent against US dollar at cash exchange offices since JanuaryThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsSeimas committee backs additional restrictions for BelarusiansThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy
- Politics, SocietyWarsaw moves to tighten criteria for Pole’s Card to prevent abuseThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, Security
- SocietyPolice seize rare custom-made Belgian rifle, file criminal charges against hunterThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, SocietyDozens of foreigners arrested while crossing irregularly from Belarus into PolandThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy, Politics
- PoliticsReprisals: KGB raids target regime critics across BelarusThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsOfficial brags about 70 uncovered "destructive activity" funding casesThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsRights group reports KGB crackdown, detentionsThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsRussian envoy pushes back hard against any suggestion that Russia seeks to absorb BelarusThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- EconomyCabinet shortens list of goods subject to price controlsThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- EconomyBelarusian company to replace asbestos sheets with safe materials at Tbilisi metro stationThe material is available only to POZIRK+