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National Strike Committee of Belarus

National Strike Committee of Belarus (), known informally as Stachkom () or Stachkam () is the unregistered Belarusian organization whose basic mission is to protect the rights of citizens (including the arrangement of protest actions against violation of the rights and legitimate interests of citizens).

History

Strike Committee of entrepreneurs of the Republic of Belarus works since 1996. On November 25, 2003, National Strike Committee of Belarus was founded based on it.

Since foundation, the chairman is an entrepreneur and former political prisoner Valery Levaneuski. During his imprisonment, from May 1, 2004 to May 15, 2006, the Acting Chairman of the Strike Committee was his son Uladzimir Levaneuski.

Protest actions

Other activities

The Strike Committee also organises to promote support for prisoners. For example, in September 2005, they gave books, sports equipment and other useful things to Ivatsevichy prison No.22. Local branches of the Strike Committee had been created in prison; by March 2005, in five Belarusian prisons such representatives were established.

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