In solidarity with the journalists of the world, who hold a demonstration on November 5, "Let us stand for journalism!" Vitebsk members "Belarusian Association of Journalists" ("BAJ") came to the so-called "blue house" - the house № 28 on Lenin Street - along with distributor of independent press Boris Khamaida.

"We were not going to provoke forceful measures law enforcement. So we decided it was not worth that was attended by many people at once. Some of members of BAJ left, someone came in his place. Some did not come at all - there was no time, or people afraid to demonstrate their beliefs. However, our goal was not only a demonstration of journalistic solidarity. We have sought to bring to the residents of Vitebsk the problems that exist in the Belarusian journalism - it's harassment of independent media, the elimination of the threat of the journal "Arche" », - said Mr. Khamaida.

Together with the independent media - newspapers "Nasha Niva", "Novy Chas" - independent journalists offered passers leaflets with information about the actions of solidarity and the situation with non-government press in Belarus. Next to the magazines «Arche» on the table Boris Khamaida passersby saw another announcement - the pressure on this issue and request for the support staff. Those interested can also write a few words to the political prisoner Pavel Sevyarynets, a member of the NGO "Belarusian Association of Journalists", which Vitebsk associates decided that day to send a joint letter.

In solidarity rally was attended by six members of the Vitebsk Association "Belarusian Association of Journalists." Including Vadim Borschevsky, chief editor of the independent newspaper "Vitebsk Courier", and activist Paul Levine, who was always close to the case of detention, or even any trouble with the police. Indeed, the past held several policemen and even somewhere to call, seeing near where the distributor poster "Let us stand for journalism!". For a while there was also a nearby police officer in plain clothes, but no repressive actions against journalists were not.

Radio Liberty