Belarusians Detain Activists Distributing Newspaper
July 09, 2009
Police in southeastern Belarus have detained two opposition Party of Communists (PKB) activists while they were distributing the latest issue of "Tovarishch" (Comrade) newspaper, RFE/RL's Belarus Service reports.
Police reportedly approached Uladzimir Syakerka and Mikalay Zasusky near the entrance of the Electroapparatura factory in Homel.
They detained the activists and confiscated the newspaper, which contained material regarding the state of the Belarus economy.
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