Kurapaty: Indifferent Belarusians opposed to business centre building at mass executions site

Journalist Ales Kirkevich got a head injury during the attack.

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, a place on the outskirts of Minsk and a burial place of Stalinist repression victims. According to them, it is fraudulent as the building permission was granted when the area was considered a protected zone.

Overnight into Thursday, about 10 men chanting ‘White race!’ attacked and beat the activists who were on the watch and turned their tent upside down. Journalist Ales Kirkevich got a head injury.

The incident took place between 3.00 and 4.00 am not far from the construction site.

Morning and night in Kurapaty:

Activists and journalists on the watch:

НМ, belsat.eu