The Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Newsline (RFE/RL) reports that Belorussian police arrested two main opposition figures, Viktar Ivashkevich, deputy head of the Belarusian Popular Front, and Valery Ukhnalyou, deputy head of the Belarusian Party of Communists yesterday. The two were arrested after leaving a birthday party of a friend. Ukhnalyou was released the following day and Ivashkevich remains in custody. The two men were part of a group planning the “European March for Freedom“on October 14th.

On a related note RFE/RL also reports that a leader of the Youth Front may have his 18-month sentence for leading an “unregistered organization” extended for his failure to testify against the Youth Front. He could face up to three additional years.