The Day of Will 1997. Person(s) involved:

1. Ales Bondarau

Ales Bondarau is a citizen of Minsk, a physicist by profession. He was one of the first political prisoners in modern history of Belarus. He was convicted for taking part in the the Day of Will – Belarusian Independence Day on 23 March 1997 at which demonstrators and militia clashed. Chronicle of repression On 1 […]

2. Ales Koval

In the 90’s Ales worked in the Minsk subway, was one of the first people convicted for political reasons in Belarus. Chronicle of repression He was arrested after the Day of the Will in 1997 in Minsk. The march on the occasion of the Day of the Will ended while demonstrators clashed with militia. Officers […]

3. Anatol Sarokin

Anatol Sarokin was arrested after the Day of the Will in 1997 in Minsk. Chronicle of repression The march on the occasion of the Day of the Will that took place on 23 March 1997 ended while demonstrators clashed with militia. Officers tried to stop the demonstrators and do not allow them to reach the […]

4. Ryhor Kijko

Ryhor Kijko – an artist, a painter, an activist of the Belarusian Popular Front party (BPF). He was born on 27 June in the village of Celujkovo, in Ukraine, in a family of teachers. His family later moved to Belarus, his mother’s homeland. In 1980 he graduated from the Belarusian Art Institute. He is a […]

5. Uladzimir Lysko

Uladzimir Lysko was born on 20 July 1957 in Borisov. After graduation, he enrolled in technical college where he studied Geophysics. In 1975, he was drafted into the army, he served three years in the Baltic Fleet. After serving in the Army and graduating from technical school, he moved to Minsk, where he started to […]