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Chronicle of Events on the 25th March

There is some chronicle translated from Indymedia Belarus:

--- 15:54

In an organized way columns of demonstrators are moving to Okrestina st. (special prison is located there). Police don’t detain them so far. There are about 5000-7000 of demonstrators. They are going by  pavements towards a hospital, show-center and further to Okrestina. On  each of the four sides of the Kupala park there are 10 buses with riot  squads, 700-750 policemen from each side.

On Okrestina policemen of all kinds continue to amass, there are  already arrived:

- 3 armored trucks (the ones that have earlier been used to convey the  arrested demonstrators from the October square). They are full with  special forces (in black uniform, masks and helmets)

- 3 buses – inside there are riot squads fully equipped

- cars with policemen – 7-8 vehicles

  --- 16:16

Special forces have blocked the column from two sides on the  Dzerzhinskii ave. At 16:10 riot squads started to blow up something at the head of the column!

--- 16:30

Riot gas is being used, there are bleeding people lying unconsciously  on the ground. Peacefull demonstration is being put down with terrible  brutality. There is information that additional trucks with policemen  are going here from Okrestina.

--- 16:36

Peaceful demonstrators moving to Okrestina are being bombarded with smokeblocks and sound grenades by riot squads. They have just used  riot gas against people. People are in panic. Riot squads are batoning them. Dmitrii Pavlichenko is commanding actions of Special troops. 

Behind the chain of policemen there is a bloodstained man lying on the  ground.

There are 3-4 thousand of people left, they are being detained. Some people with flags have been arrested. People are being dispersed.

--- 16:44

Witnesses are telling the following: “A woman has come and said that this killed guy was fractured with a baton. He fell and policemen  walked on him. Now they’re calling for Belarusian Television to show  that demonstrators have just trampled down one of theirs.”

--- 16:49

The action is suppressed. In the city center special forces started the real hunt on people. Cursing, special forces were dispersing,  arresting, beating people in streets and courtyards. An armored vehicle has just arrived.

Note: The name of the injured man is Sergey Otroschenko (it is not known yet if he is killed or severely injured)

--- 17:25

There are armored vehicles in the center. Policemen are arresting everyone they don’t like.

Right now it is known that at least 10 people were injured and 38 were arrested. There is no precise information as police refuses to say it.

We’re preparing indyvideo from the event. When it will be uploaded to the site, I’ll send a link here.

Here you can see photos and video from Minsk 25/3/2006

http://svaboda.org/articlesfeatures/politics/2006/3/CE10E8F1-6EDF-4832-9B4F-52A9882682AD.html

http://svaboda.org/articlesfeatures/politics/2006/03/0adf2c87-7991-48fa-ae5c-28641c5d1721.html

http://svaboda.org/articlesfeatures/politics/2006/3/6834EFBD-0E1E-41C8-981D-58FD32B5BF66.html

http://imc-by.hardcore.lt//content/editor/test.avi

http://imc-by.hardcore.lt//content/editor/test2.avi

http://community.livejournal.com/anarchism_ru/177494.html

http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2006/WORLD/europe/03/25/belarus.protest.ap/story.belarus.clash.ap.jpg

http://community.livejournal.com/minsk_by/1109845.html?nc=2

http://community.livejournal.com/minsk_news/160532.html

http://fishbi4.livejournal.com/162234.html

http://www.hello.by/minsk25/

http://community.livejournal.com/minsk_by/1105907.html

http://community.livejournal.com/minsk_news/157519.html

http://lazyest.streenet.org/scry/index.php?v=list&i=0&p=Lazy/2006/volia/25.03

http://public.fotki.com/Mirritil/25_march/