Front Line is deeply concerned by reports that police have arrested seven organizers of the upcoming international LGBT conference scheduled for the 10 -12 November in Minsk. Police broke up a committee meeting and seized conference material. Those arrested were interrogated on the conference program in Zheleznodorozhnyi Borrow Police station. Three of the organizers remain in prison. These arbitrary arrests point to a climate of intolerance and intimidation by authorities towards the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, these actions violate basic freedoms of association and assembly.