Polonium

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Belarus arrests members of ethnic Polish group

Members of a banned Polish cultural group in Belarus say police have arrested up to 40 members of their organisation, the Union of Poles.

Activists were arrested as they were travelling to a court hearing in the north-western town of Volozhyn.

Last week police seized a building owned by the union. Poland condemned that move and recalled its ambassador.

About 400,000 ethnic Poles live in Belarus, which has been accused by human rights groups of repression.

Read more:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8516777.stm