On the 26 April traditional demonstration "Chernobyl Path" took place in Minsk. Its aim was to commemorate victims of Chernobyl disaster in 1986 and to say "No" to nuclear energetics.
Participants of demo started to gather on the area near Academy of Sciences from 12:00 a.m. Gathering and initial rally took about 1 hour, and total number of participants just before procession was about 1.000 demonstrators – and this is today, when new Chernobyl threat has become more clear, when it seems that all forces should be applied to resist construction of NPP in Belarus. The reason is simple and clear: all opposition parties and movements totally ignored agitation company for attracting usual citizens to participate in "Chernobyl Path". So demo was mostly formed by different oppositional organizations (about 5) and "Antinuclear Resistance" – anarchist block with black, red’n’black and green’n’black flags, formed by 130 people.
During the rally participants of "Antinuclear Resistance" were holding banners "There is an alternative" (it means that alternative and renewable energy sources can substitute NPP), "We are against the nuclear reactor" and "Antinuclear Resistance". Leaflets with antinuclear and pro-anarchistic contents were spread during the rally. A lot of slogans against nuclear energy, state and capitalism were shouted by participants of anarchist block, among them: "No to NPP!", "All budged is spend for NPP, no money left for salaries!", "Country without NPP! Country without monsters!", "We demand alternatives!", "Rise higher black flag – state is main enemy!", "Officials are thieves, politicians are liars! For the dollars they are digging a grave for country!", "We are stronger and we shall win!", "Our solution is self-governing!".
From the very beginning of the rally anarchist block was put under constant and the most steadfast observation by KGB (secret service) and undercover police: several dozens of their employees were filming, fotographing and "accompanying" block from the start to the end of the event. There was not so much of usual cops in the demonstration area.
After rally demonstrators crossed the street by subway, where they continued shouting slogans. There was an intrigue from the very beginning of the event: will the participants go by the route allowed by authorities, or will try to go to Jakub Kolas square, risking to confront with riot police. However, seeing that almost none of demonstrators is set to confront, and way to the square blocked by 3 lines of riot cops we decided to go some time by allowed route and then to turn to our route and go till it’s appropriate.
During time we were moving by B. Khmelnicki street riot cops were regrouping to block the Ja. Kolas street. So, standing on Ja. Kolas street, we were shouting slogans like "OMON – SS" (OMON is former name of riot cops), "We don’t afraid!", "A.C.A.B.!", as well contacting through megaphone students watching from windows of nearby dormitories calling for resistance and reproaching them being not on the street.
After that we collect our flags and banners and started to leave the event, protesting against attempts of the authorities to impose there route. Even during our way home we where accompanied by about 20 undercover cops.
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Later at 18:40 40 activists of "Antinuclear Resistance" made a short unauthorized action on the square near supermarket "Belarus". Action was short cause cops patrolling street nearby immediately called for support from the nearest police station. However, even during that short time we were able to attract attention of by-passers using samba-band, banner "There is an alternative" and red’n’black flags. About 200 antinuclear leaflets were spread during the action.
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Despite police and KGB control no one was detained during the whole day.
The same day, activists in Hrodna also organized actions: two banners "Chernobyl’1986 – Astraviec’20??. Antinuclear Resistance" were hung out in public places, and about a hundred pamphlets "Mythology of "peaceful atom" were distributed.
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