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The masses peacefully protest in Belarus on Sunday, now for the fifteenth time this year, despite security forces Alexander Lukashenko demanding the departure of the head of state – writes MTI.
Demonstrators gathered in residential areas of Minsk, marching from there under the historic red-white-red flags to protest marches Long live Belarus! song of passwords. The French news agency AFP estimated the number of participants in the tens of thousands.
The police initiated the arrest at the beginning of the unauthorized demonstration. By early afternoon, about 80 people had been produced, according to the Belarusian rights organization Vyasna. The previous Sunday, the police detained about a thousand people.
On community portals, several users also shared videos and reported clashes with riot police in the courtyards of various residential buildings. He also held protests in other cities in Belarus, such as Barauljani, Zaszlouj and Navapolack, demanding Lukashenko’s resignation.
Authorities restricted Internet service and closed several metro stations to prevent demonstrations.
Street protests took on new strength after November 11 Raman Bandarenka The 31-year-old painter was abused in the streets by police on November 11 and died of his injuries in hospital.
In the controversial presidential elections on August 9, Lukashenko was elected to his sixth term with 80.1 percent of the vote, according to official figures. These elections were not recognized as fair by the opposition, the great powers or international observers. That is why they protest against Lukashenko in Minsk every weekend. Sunday movements are usually the most populated. Lukashenko refused to resign and promised unnamed constitutional reforms.
Top image: Grieving people gather in front of a Minsk church on November 20, 2020, during the funeral of Raman Bondarenka, a Belarusian opposition activist who died young. The 31-year-old painter Bandarenka was beaten on November 11 by people in civilian clothes and later taken to hospital with serious injuries by the Directorate of the Interior. Despite several hours of surgery, they were unable to save their lives. MTI / EPA / STR
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