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A list of the names of the detained protesters is posted on the Center’s website and is constantly updated. It now lists 304 detainees.
Viasna recorded his arrests in the capital, Minsk, as well as in other major cities in the country, such as Grodno, Brest, Novopolotsk, Pinsk and Liachovichi.
The protests, which have traditionally drawn more people on the last day of the week, were more individual this Sunday, with owners using “special measures” approved by the Interior Ministry.
Belarus has been holding massive protests for the fourth month in a row since the presidential elections on August 9, officially announced by Aliaksandr Lukashenko, who has ruled the country since 1994. The opposition and western democracies consider these elections rigged.
The protesters are demanding the resignation of Lukashenko, the release of political prisoners and new elections.
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