The government of Belarus has imposed 15-day prison sentences on striking workers at the Belaruskali mining conglomerate. The workers include Siarhei Charkasau, co-chair of the strike committee at the Belaruskali mining conglomerate and vice president of the Belarus Independent Union, an affiliate of the BKDP, and his colleagues Raman Liavonchyk and Pavel Razumovskiy. Belaruskali is the major global exporter of potash and is a key source of income for the country...The ITUC has documented more than 40 cases of independent union supporters being arrested, detained, intimidated and in several cases imprisoned, and many more have been rounded up in the huge public demonstrations in recent weeks.