Pressure On Zubr Activists Continues :: Charter'97 :: News

Bullying of Zubr activists Katsyaryna Klimko and Maxim Gromau, who are accused of violating article 341 of Criminal Code. Now they are threatened by expelling from schools.

On May 31 Katsyaryna Klimko’s mother was summoned to the teacher’s training college, where the girl is studying. The principal of the college Nadzeja Menschykava offered her to quit the college after summer exams; otherwise she warned that she would expel the girl from college. On the next day еhe director of studies Ivan Stashulyonak told the same to the girl. He supported the decision of the principal.

On June 1 parents of Maxim Gromau were summoned for a conversation by Zhurauskaya, principal of Minks professional technical college of light industry, where he studies. She told that anyway soon he would be expelled, and offered him to take the documents and quit.

As we have informed, in is not the first occasion to expel from educational institutions for political activities. A month ago there was an attempt to expel Mikita Sasim from Baranavichy college of light industry, but after a few pickets in his support this decision was reversed.