BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

22/04/2008

Belarusian court convicts 7 youth activists for anti-government protest

The Associated Press

MINSK, Belarus: A Belarusian court has convicted 10 youth activists for their part in a January protest over the government's moves to increase the burden on private business.

Twenty-year-old Andrei Kim was sentenced to 1 1/2 years in prison, while seven others got two years' house arrest. Two more were fined the equivalent of US$1,700 (?1,100).

Activists yelled "Shame!" and "Freedom" at the Minsk Central Court judge after she issued the sentences.

Around 2,000 private businessmen and activists rallied in Minsk on Jan. 10 to protest legislation that would force them to reregister their ventures and increase taxes.

President Alexander Lukashenko has ruled Belarus with an iron fist since 1994, quashing dissent and opposition groups.

Source:

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/04/22/europe/EU-GEN-Belarus-Activists-Convicted.php

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