Victory of Salihorsk Citizens :: Charter'97 :: News

Salihorsk youth has received a positive answer from a bas depot No.1 to their proposal to announce bus stops in Belarusian. It the letter it is said that the bus depot introduces a practice of making announcements in Belarusian. Information is provided in Belarusian at the bus station “Salihorsk”. Changes will be made in informational signs later.

As we have informed, in February Salihorsk activists of the Young Front initiated collection of signatures in support of their appeal with a number of requirements including a demand to announce bus stops in Belarusian. Besides, young people demanded city authorities to carry out a number of events dedicated to the 125th anniversary of Yanka Kupala and Yakub Kolas. The educational department of Salihorsk district executive committee has made steps. Only one demand of the young activists, a TV show on issues of languages, hasn’t been fulfilled because of technical capabilities of local TV channel.

As the Polish Radio has been informed by organisers, the campaign is not finished. A number of other actions on popularization of native tongue between Salihorsk dwellers is planned.