Web Server Down; Arrests Continue
Just after that peaceful protest was brutally broken up by the police, my web server suddenly went down. I’m investigating with the hoster whether it was a DDOS attack or just a regular malfunction (my California-based hoster had several days of downtime in the last several months due to technical problems). Usually though, downtime is not more than several hours, but this time my website was down the whole Sunday. This is suspicious.
More than 1,000 (one thousand!) arrested are still in jail in Minsk. Actually, the jails are full. So they send them to other places, to prisons in small towns near Minsk, such as Navinki and Zhodzina. All of these people are kept in jail for taking part in a peaceful protest.
Today, the courts are working non-stop like a fast food chain. Most of the detained people get 15 days of administrative arrest for “participating in an unsanctioned meeting.”
Among those sentenced already I counted four of my friends (very good people and active bloggers).
Probably there are many more of my friends and acquaitances there. It’s just courts don’t reveal any information (though they are required by law to publish the lists with last names, they don’t do it for the political prisoners).
More later, if the server is up.
P.S. By the way, Belarus at TOL Blogs has become much more active these days.
March 27th, 2006 at 8:55 pm
Once again, thanks for the news and keep up the good work, all of you.
March 27th, 2006 at 10:30 pm
Was für Kandidaten sind auf den Zetteln des großen Haufens angekreuzt?
Um einen Wahlbetrug zu begehen, kann eine kriminelle Regierung zum Beispiel die von ihr gestellten Stimmauszähler mit Tricks wie bei Hütchenspielern arbeiten lassen und die Stimmauszählung vorführen, aber nciht überprüfen lassen. Von einer Stimm…
February 1st, 2008 at 5:20 am
Thanks for sharing
February 7th, 2008 at 4:01 pm
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March 24th, 2008 at 2:41 am
I’d prefer reading in my native language, because my knowledge of your languange is no so well.