Fun near mass grave. Politician urges Belarusians to join protests against restaurant in Kurapaty


Notorious restaurant Let’s Go And Eat (or Bulbash Hall) will open its doors for visitors at 15:00 on Tuesday, politician and former prisoner of conscience Paval Sevyarynets said on Facebook.

He is calling on Belarusians to come and join the protesters.

For several days there has been a protest against the opening of a restaurant near Kurapaty. Activists first asked the authorities to interfere with the situation, and then decided to act independently. They are trying to block the arrival of cars with products on the territory of the restaurant.

On June 3, a memorial rally Day of Genocide Remembrance authorized by the city authorities took place in Kurapaty. It was dedicated to the anniversary of the discovery of the truth about mass shootings in the area during the Stalin times.

Kurapaty, a place on the outskirts of Minsk, is not just the national memorial and a mass grave of the victims of Stalinist repression; since 1993, it has been is a site of historical and cultural heritage. According to historians, 100,000 – 250,000 persons might have been killed there.

In February 2017, the Belarusian activists began a long-term action in defense of the memorial protesting against the construction of an office building started a few dozen meters from Kurapaty. According to them, it is fraudulent as the building permission was granted when the area was considered a protected zone.

After two-week protesting in Kurapaty, the developer, Belrekonstruktsiya company, decided to take away its building fleet. The company ordered to minimize any works and take the machines away.

ЮВ, belsat.eu

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