More ugliness in Belarus
Friday, May 2nd, 2008An opposition leader in Belarus was sentenced today to 10 days in prison for carrying a European Union flag at a demonstration yesterday to mark International Workers Day.
An article appearing in The Earth Times and elsewhere says Belarus Social Democrat party leader Mikola Statkevich was charged with displaying illegal media and participating in an unsanctioned demonstration.
Like most everyone else, I’ve had about enough of the slug fest that constitutes the Democratic presidential primary season right now, but up against your typical day in Belarus, it looks downright utopian.