BELARUSAN WOMEN STAGE MARCH…

An estimated 1,500 women staged a "march against poverty and hunger" on February 22, banging empty pots as they went through central Minsk despite a snowstorm. At an ensuing political rally, the women called for President Aleksandr Lukashenko’s resignation. This protest action was called by the newly formed Working Women’s Organization. (AP, Interfax, February 22) State support for bankrupt kolkhozes and the recent re-nationalization of Minsk’s food market have accelerated the growth of food prices.

…While President Creates Obedient Youth Organization.