Marija Kolesnikova is reportedly abducted in the center of Minsk.



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A witness reported this to tut.by.

“I saw her before, so I recognized her. I still wanted to get close to her, talk, thank you, but then I changed my mind, I decided the man was already tired. I walked forward, for a moment I thought I would turn around and show him to Masha my heart. I saw a dark bus with the word “Sviaz” parked near the museum, with the sign “Sobol” at the end. I kept going and heard the sound of a phone falling on the asphalt, some kind of hit, I hit I turned around and saw that people dressed in civilian clothes with masks were forcing Mary into that bus, her phone fell off, one of those people was picking up that phone, dancing on the bus, and they are leaving, “said the witness Anastasia.

The girl did not dare to film what she had seen because she was too close to strangers in disguise and she was afraid they would arrest her.

Ms. Kolesnikova’s phone is not switched off, but no one answers it. Coordination Council Spokesperson Anton Rodnenkov at 10.13. tut.by said Mary visited the city center alone, minding business.

Rodnenkov learned of his disappearance from journalists and began to explain where he might be. 11 a. M. Rodenenkov’s phone is already off.

“I do not know where Mary and Anton are, I cannot contact them. It is also not possible to contact another member of the Coordination Council, ERAM Vice President Maksim Borecov and Council Executive Secretary Ivan Kravtsov,” Maksimas Znakas told reporters , member of the Coordination Council.

Delphi recalls that large crowds of protesters took to the streets of Minsk, the capital of Belarus, on Sunday to urge Aliaksandr Lukashenko to hand over power, despite the threat of arrests and the deployment of large security forces.

More than 100,000 people protested in Minsk for three weekends. people, and this Sunday, according to the AFP news agency, the crowd could have been even bigger.

Soldiers, a water cannon, armored vehicles and reconnaissance vehicles were deployed in central Minsk, but this did not deter protesters from all walks of life, from parents with children to students and clergy.

About 250 people were arrested across the country on Sunday, 175 of them in Minsk, according to the Viasna human rights center.

Representatives of the Interior Ministry declined to confirm these figures.

Many protesters carried red and white banners and posters. One group played drums, played other instruments.

“Despite the rain and pressure from the government, despite the repression, many more people gathered in Minsk than last Sunday,” opposition activist Ms Kolesnikova told reporters. “I’m sure the protests will continue until we win.”

For almost a month there have been unprecedented protests in Belarus over the presidential elections on August 9, which were won by the authoritarian leader Lukashenko, who has ruled the country since 1994. The opposition and Western countries consider these elections to be rigged .

Opposition candidate Sviatlana Cichanouskaya claims she won the election, but Lukashenko’s security forces detained thousands of protesters, many of whom accused the militia of being beaten and tortured. Several people died while suppressing the demonstrations.

Pressured by the authorities, S. Cichanouskaya left Belarus for neighboring Lithuania.

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