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The opposition movement is calling for the end of the 26-year rule of the autocrat Aliaksandr Lukashenko. After his disputed victory in the presidential elections on August 9, massive protests take place in the country every Sunday.
The last protests against the government were to start at 2pm local (and Lithuanian) time. The opposition, through social networks, urged its supporters to choose in the center of the capital and take to the streets in other cities.
Opposition news portals have posted video and photos showing army trucks and barbed wire reel machines heading to central Minsk ahead of the demonstration.
The witnesses saw a column of ten armored vehicles.
The Minsk metro announced on Sunday that six metro stations had been closed “to ensure the safety of passengers” before the planned protests.
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Up to 10,000 protests in Minsk. people, about 20 detainees
In central Minsk on Sunday during a protest organized by the opposition, in which up to 10,000 participated. people, about 20 people have already been arrested.
According to the correspondent for the news agency “Interfax”, law enforcement officials are trying to prevent protesters from marching in the wake of “Minsk – the hero of the city.” At the same time, some participants in the campaign are detained, who are taken to machines to transport the detainees.
Witnesses estimate that some 20 people have already been arrested.
Meanwhile, mobile internet has stalled in Minsk, consumers say. Operator A1 explained that mobile internet bandwidth had been reduced at the request of the relevant authorities.
The arrests have begun
The first group of protesters gathered at the Santa store. Several cars approached them to transport the detainees, and workers from the power structure got out of them and arrested them.
Individual protesters are being detained in different parts of the city. The special purpose officers appear to be trying not to form a column: the protesters are children or they are in custody. Some hide in supermarkets when rioters arrive, writes tut.by.
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More than 400 protesters were arrested on Saturday
New protests are being organized on the eve of the anti-riot militia following the expulsion of peaceful protesters who participated in the Shining March with bright accessories. The officers then dragged or carried the protester to the minibus.
The Belarusian Interior Ministry said on Sunday that 430 people had been detained during Saturday’s protests, the majority in the capital Minsk.
O. Čemodanavas warned Belarusians that they could be prosecuted for organizing such actions.
Escalation of violence
The number of women arrested this Saturday is much higher than last week, so the opposition Coordinating Council has warned of a “new phase of escalation of violence against peaceful protesters.”
Among those detained was one of the most prominent figures in the protest movement, activist Nina Bahinskaya, 73. She was later released.
Aggressive Militia Tactics Sparking Opposition To Telegram publish the names of more than a thousand militiamen on the Nexta channel.
The protesters tried to reveal the identities of the militiamen dressed in civilian clothes or uniforms who presented themselves without any identification marks during the demonstrations, trying to remove their masks or ski masks.
Reuters / Photo by Scanpix / Protest in Belarus
Opposition leader, former Belarusian presidential candidate Sviatlana Cichanouskaya, said on Saturday that Belarusians are “ready to end the anonymity of those executing criminal warrants.”
Lukashenko has rejected the opposition’s requests to resign and has asked Russian President Vladimir Putin for help, promising reinforcements for Belarusian law enforcement and $ 1.5 billion. USD loan (EUR 1.3 billion).
Chichanouskaya will meet with the European Union’s foreign ministers and the bloc’s head of diplomacy in Brussels on Monday. The meeting is held in preparation for the Community’s announcement of sanctions against Belarusian officials accused of electoral fraud and violent repression of protesters.
The regime imprisoned many of Cichanouskaya’s comrades, who formed the leadership of the Coordinating Council, or forced them to leave the country.
Maryja Kalesnikawa, one of Cichanouskaya’s election campaign partners, was arrested and charged with threatening national security.
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