Belarusian Generation Y logbook

Today the first wave of the people detained during the protest have been released as their sentences expired. More could be released during the night and later this week. In 2006 me and my friends were released at around 3 am after being detained for 10 days as a punishment for being in the vicinity of a protesting square. In the night of our release we were met by a huge crowd outside of the prison, who came to show their support to the arrested. They were calling us brave people and heroes and saying many nice things. The crowd was applauding to every person who was leaving the doors of the prison. That was a very touching moment, a kind of positive push back into the life after being detained without any information about what was going on in the country.

The same has been prepared for the arrested this year – our little tradition in Belarus! Continue reading…