19 March 2002
Human rights organization burglarized in Brest

 Belarus' human rights organization "Vyasna" had its Brest regional office burglarized overnight from March 16 to 17.
The thieves broke the lock and stole two computers, two monitors, a printer, a fax machine, a copier, a modem, a scanner and other property. Police have launched a criminal investigation. The incident is just one in a string of unsolved burglaries that began in 2001 and plagued non-governmental organizations and independent newspapers in Belarus.