Protesting against the notorious decree on ‘idlers’, activist Volha Mikalaichyk has cooked an unusual soup of chewed bones, peelings and rotten vegetables for Belarusian authorities.
According to the plan, the disgusting ingredients were to remind public servants about the way they humiliate Belarusians.
The woman placed the pot on the steps of the building of the Ministry of Taxes and Fees.
“Despite the fact that today’s performance has a drop of humor, I find it terrible terrible that the decree has already resulted in many broken lives. A man committed suicide. I want to tell the officials that they have gnawed the nation to the bones. I want them to feel to what extent the people have been offended. One should hold such protest actions so that Belarusians could become braver and defend their rights,” the activist told Belsat TV.
In April 2015, president Alyaksandr Lukashenka signed Decree Nr 3 that established the obligation of the citizens of Belarus, foreign citizens permanently residing in Belarus, stateless persons, who did not participate in the financing of public spending or participated in such financing less than 183 days (six months – ed.) in the past year, to pay a fee of 20 basic units (appr. $230).
Opposition politician and former political prisoner Mikalai Statkevich invites compatriots to Outraged Belarusians’ March – a protest rally which is to take place on February 17 in Minsk. The United Civic Party filed an application to Minsk authorities asking them to sanction ‘non-idlers’ marching from the building of the National Academy of Sciences to Bangalore Square on March 15, Consitution Day. Collecting signatures for the abolition of Decree Nr 3 began on January, 17.
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