Английская Википедия:Chernobyl Way
Chernobyl Way (Шаблон:Lang-be, Шаблон:Lang-ru) is an annual rally held on April 26 by the opposition in Belarus as a remembrance of the Chernobyl disaster.
History
It was first held in 1989 with demands of urgent efforts in eliminating the consequences of the catastrophe.[1] That year, about 30,000 participants marched from the Minsk Watch Plant through the downtown to the Independence Square and held a rally there.[2]
In 1996, the largest Chernobyl Way took place in Minsk marking the 10th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster. It was the first Chernobyl Way during Lukashenko's presidency. About 50,000 people gathered near the Academy of Sciences and marched on Independence Avenue, the main street of Minsk. There were many clashes with the police, the demonstrators were dispersed by OMON, and many political activists protesting against Lukashenko’s regime were detained.[3] Among those detained were journalists and opposition leaders, namely, Yury Khadyka, Lyavon Barshchewski, Viachaslau Siuchyk, Vincuk Viačorka.
After this rally opposition leader Zianon Pazniak left the country. Staff of the Maksim Bahdanovič Literary Museum started helping the arrested and their families, and this is how the Viasna Human Rights Center was created.[4]
References
Шаблон:Belarusian democracy movement
- ↑ "Chernobyl Way"Шаблон:Dead link, a RIA Novosti documentary
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Маховский А. «Чернобыльский шлях» преградили ценой жестоких столкновений. — Белорусская деловая газета. — 1996. — 2.05. — № 32 — С.1;
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
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