When: Monday, 16. January 2012 14.00
Where: Vilnius, Belarusian Human Rights House
Host: Belarusian Human Rights House, Human Rights Centre “Viasna”, Civil Company “Our House”
Contact: (belarus@humanrightshouse.org / +370 5 212 77 03)
In the first part of the presentation in the Human Rights House a book by Belarusian journalist Aliaksandr Tamkovich “Against the Current,” published with the support of human rights centre “Viasna”, will be presented.
Heroes of the book – the participants of 2010 Ploshcha, convicted on criminal charges, some of which are still behind bars, and some – already at large. They are different – the poet Uladzimir Niakliayeu, professor Anatoly Paulau, politician Mikalai Statkevich who celebrated major anniversaries, and very young Fiodar Mirzayanau and Mikita Likhavid, and tempered in fierce ideological battles Anatoly Liabedzka and Pavel Seviarynets. They all were united in their belief in justice, love to their Motherland , willingness to fight for truth and the future.
“The events of 19 December, 2010 stirred up the society to such an extent, that all the myths about the so-called “Belarusian tolerance” and “stability” that we could hear the last 17 years, appeared to be no more than an attempt to pass personal dreams for the true reality. The book is about this and about those who dare to go against the flow “- says in an annotation to the book.
In the second part of the event calendars and postcards, will be presented as well as video clips devoted to women affected by the events of 19 December. 2010 and who were put in the same cell as a result of dispersal of a peaceful demonstration. The clips raise the issue of women’s solidarity, as well as a specifically “female” problems in the prison and male policemen treatment of female demanstrators. A colouring book “My father – a policeman. What he does at work” which reflects the examples of police violence against women in Belarus will be presented too. This product is published within the campaign “Be careful, the police,” held by NGO “Our House”
Free entrance, everyone is welcome!
Languages: Belarusian, Russian with translation into English
Duration: 1.5 hours
We kindly ask you to confirm your participation via the phone +370 5 212 77 03 or via e-mail belarus@humanrightshouse.org
