When: Tuesday, 25. March 2014
To: Tuesday, 25. March 2014
Where: Vilnius
Contact: (+370 675 16 062)

The Independence Day events will begin at noon at the Vilnius Rasų cemetery. Flowers will be laid to honor the signatories of the Act of Independence of the Belarusian Democratic Republic of March 25, 1918.
At 2 p.m., the discussion on “The Independence Day in Belarus. Current situation, expectations of prospects” will be held at the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. Belarusian and Lithuanian politicians, human rights defenders, civic activists and relatives of political prisoners will participate in the discussion.
The Independence Day will close with a concert featuring a Belarusian singer Palina Respublika and a performance by the Belarusian Dream Theatre. The concert begins at 6:30 p.m. at Užupio kavinė.
The organizational committee of the Independence Day in Vilnius invites all the Vilnius Belarusians, colleagues, partners and Belarusians visiting the capital of Lithuania to join the Independence Day celebration.

Agenda:

Flower-laying ceremony at the graves of the signatories of the Act of Independence of the Belarusian Democratic Republic of March 25, 1918 at the Vilnius Rasų cemetery

Time and venue: Noon–12:30 p.m. Rasų Cemetery (Rasų Str. 32)

Entrance: Free

Discussion on "The Independence Day in Belarus. Current situation, expectations of prospects” at the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania.

The following questions will be discussed: the current social and political situation in Belarus, human rights issues, political prisoners, the results of the elections to the local councils (to be held on March 23, 2014), and forecast of events during the presidential election campaign 2015.

Time and venue: 2–4 p.m. Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania (Gedimino Str. 53), Press Conference Hall.

Entrance: by preliminary registration only. Registration by email: evelina.ziukaite@lrs.lt by the end of business day March 24. Please indicate your name and surname (Latin characters, as in your passport), your organization, and contact phone number.

Festive concert featuring Palina Respublika and performance by EHU students as part of the "Belarusian Dream Theatre” project.

Time and venue: 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Užupio kavinė (Užupio Str. 2).

Entrance: by preliminary registration only. Registration by email: belarus@humanrightshouse.org by the end of business day March 24. Please indicate your name and surname (Latin characters, as in your passport), and contact phone number.

For inquiries about the events, please call +370 675 16 062.

Organizers:

The Barys Zvozskau Belarusian Human Rights House in Vilnius

European Humanities University

Youth Association “StudAlliance”

Freedom House watchdog organization

Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS)

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