A couple of Swedes put on teddy bear masks, last month, got in a small plane and flew to Minsk where they parachuted onto the city hundreds of teddy bears carrying human rights messages such as “free speech now”.
Minsk is the capital of Belarus, which is considered to be one of the most repressive countries in Europe.
Belarus has fired the generals in charge of air defense and border security. It also arrested a student who put a video of the bombardment on YouTube and a real estate agent who gave the Swedes, who were working on behalf of an advertising agency, a place to stay.