Western artists refuse to act in Belarus because of the father. Moreover, they also do not need.In Belarus, a new scandal: the popular pop diva
Shakira
has canceled a scheduled speech on May 11 in Minsk. As the representative of the singer, her disturbing political situation in the country. At the same time express their boycott of the Old Man , Kevin Spacey, Jude Law and other artists.........
According to Shakira, the Belarusian regime "is close to a totalitarian." And yet the country was a rumor that the musician Moby, had planned to speak at the Minsk arena in May, also refuses to sing for the Belarusians. For the same reasons.This information caused great excitement in the opposition media. Representative of a political party "Free Belarus" Natalya Kolyada, which is also one of the organizers of the well-known in Europe but not in the homeland of the Free Theatre, hastened to declare: Shakira made the right choice. "We appealed to artists with a proposal to cancel performances in Belarus - Kolyada said journalists of the newspaper The Independent. - Because any of their visit to the country will be perceived by people as a sign that they consider acceptable policy Lukashenko: killings, abductions, torture by the KGB. "
Of the same opinion, and sister of jailed presidential candidate Andrei Sannikov Irina Bogdanova: "I was surprised and startled to learn that foreign artists are going to perform in Minsk. Always the creative people were against human rights violations. You can not sing about love and freedom in a country where freedom and justice - an empty sound. "And on March 28 in central London, opposite the office of the firm Grayling Picket, organized by the Belarusian Free Theatre, London's Young Vic and the Almeida, a human rights organization "Index on Censorship and the London Belarusian Committee. Jude Law and Kevin Spacey were carrying placards demanding their release.Cooperation with the firm Grayling Belarus caused a scandal in Britain. PR-firm headed by well-known sponsor of the Conservative Party, Lord Chadlington, has an advertising campaign to attract foreign corporations to invest in Belarus. What is interesting guide Grayling has invited the leaders of the Belarusian Free Theatre, Natalya Kolyada, Nikolai Khalezin, and Irina Bogdanova and a representative of Index on Censorship "Mike Harris" in dialogue ". Opposition and human rights defenders politely asked to abandon the idea of holding a picket. At this meeting attended, including attorneys, who want to apply for Lukashenko to the court in the UK. The company's representatives and organizers of the picket to any agreement does not come: the company Grayling proposes to close the Belarusian branch. "We continue to campaign to pressure the business community, are now cooperating with Lukashenka," - said after the talks Nikolai Khalezin.
