Ex-coordinator of Open Russia was arrested in Poland

In Poland, the former coordinator of Open Russia Igor Rogov was arrested for three months. He is accused of preparing the explosion, the new newspaper Europe and the publication "like this" reported with reference to the Polish prosecutor's office.

According to "like this," the Russian activist moved to Poland to study several years ago. Rogov’s acquaintances told Port that the security forces detained and took him from a student hostel on the morning of July 29.

Rogov is charged with articles on creating danger and a threat to the life or health of people in the form of an explosion. The details of the case in the department were not disclosed.

• In 2020, Rogov, along with other “Open Russia” activists, came to watch the protests in Belarus. In Minsk, he was detained, taken to the surroundings for the surroundings and beaten. A day later, the Belarusian security forces released Rogov with the order to immediately leave the country. In an interview with "Real Time," Rogov said that in the isolator he "beat for every word and said:" What, creature, did you want change? "
• Mass street protests took place in Belarus against the results of the presidential election, whose winner was declared Alexander Lukashenko, elected for the sixth time in a row. Protesters demanded his resignation and new elections, accusing the authorities of unprecedented falsifications and cruelty in relation to the participants in opposition rallies.
• According to human rights activists, at least eight people were killed during the suppression of protests. The country's authorities have opened thousands of criminal cases against their opponents, hundreds of people, including opposition leaders, received a long term of imprisonment. After mass repressions, street protests actually came to naught.