Organisation warned because of “propiska”

[Feb 27]:

The Department of Justice of Miensk Executive Committee has submitted a written warning to city public association “Dyjaryjuš” for the fact that one of the members of the Board has “propiska” not for city of Miensk but for Miensk region.

“Propiska” – is a permit for residence on some particular territory – it is a heritage of the Soviet times, which spoils the life of Belarusians as earlier, and it is used for pressure on public activists.

The members of the association are not going to submit a complaint to the court, as the situation has been solved itself. At a recent election sitting, the person “guilty” for the warning ceased his membership in the Board of the organization. Head of the association Larysa Androsik says that they are going to take the extract of the minutes to the Department of Justice and hope the problem will be positively resolved.

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