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Solidarity camp established outside Norwegian parliament

As the October Square in Minsk, where demonstrators have kept their protest vigil around the clock since the 19 March elections, was, emptied by force earlier today, a similar camp immediately took shape outside the Norwegian Parliament, in solidarity and to keep the momentum of the protests up. www.humanrightshouse.org will be back with further news and background on the camp and its consequences. (24-MAR-06)

Published: March 24, 2006

As the October Square in Minsk, where demonstrators have kept their protest vigil around the clock since the 19 March elections, was emptied by force earlier today, a similar camp immediately took shape outside the Norwegian Parliament, in solidarity and to keep the momentum of the protests up. www.humanrightshouse.org will be back with further news and background on the camp and its consequences. (24-MAR-06)

Photo: HRH / Niels Jacob Harbitz.

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