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Officials used tear gas, confirming the death of the protester in Gomel
In the northwestern part of Minsk, security forces used tear gas against protesters on Wednesday, with people hiding on the steps of nearby houses, the tut.by website reported.
Road barricades were reportedly built from benches in the area and several lanes of traffic were blocked.
A water cannon was taken to the local supermarket, OMON officials arrived.
At the time, a Belarusian investigative committee confirmed on Wednesday the death of a 25-year-old boy who was arrested on Sunday in the southeastern city of Gomel. He was placed in preventive detention for 10 days for participating in unauthorized protests.
The cause of the boy’s death is unclear, according to the researchers. At the time, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE / RL) quoted the young man’s mother as saying he had heart problems and that he was kept in a militia van for hours.
With the end of the violence in the streets of Belarus, there has been increasing talk about the reluctance of militia officers to use force against their citizens. Social media was surrounded by photos of individual officials alongside the protesters.
One of them is Yegor, a 17-year-old militia officer who announced his resignation on his account and wrote: “My conscience is clear. Militia with the people ”.
“17 years of service finished. My conscience is clear. Police with the people ”. A Belarusian police officer resigns in protest at the brutal tactics of his fellow officers against peaceful protesters. Several cases now of police and military officers side with the protesters. pic.twitter.com/gOtMmp1iwC
– Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) August 12, 2020
Defenders denounce new arrests of journalists
The Viasna human rights center, which has lost its accreditation in Belarus, announced new arrests of journalists in Minsk on Wednesday.
Vitalijus Cygankovas, a journalist for Laisvės Radio, was detained at the Medical University during a medical operation. His wife Olga has also been arrested, “the report says.
“The traffic policeman put a gun to my head,” Olga Cygankova said.
Two journalists from Belsat TV were also detained.
Earlier, the Belarusian Association of Journalists reported that two Ukrainian journalists, Kostiantin Reucki from Hromadske TV and Yevhen Vasilyev, had been arrested. It is observed that the connection with them has been lost.
At the time, the head of the Belarusian Interior Ministry, Yuri Karayev, told his subordinates on Wednesday not to “touch” journalists during the mass protests, “unless they are between criminals and law enforcement.”
Several prominent journalists working in state media have resigned
Several prominent journalists working in the Belarusian state media have resigned; posted that decision on their social media accounts Wednesday.
Among those who decided to withdraw were Jauhen Perlin, the host of the state radio and television company ATH, Belarus 1, Taciana Borodkina, who worked for CTV, and Aliaksandr Šuster, the host of the radio program.
“Congratulations to the country for the ‘choice’! Even now that the ‘choice’ has been made, I am not afraid, do not be afraid either. Do not take the future from your children!” – wrote T. Borodkina on Facebook.
Mr. Perlin called his statement “What happened to my Belarus?” And he said that none of the shows he was hosting now had the same emotions as before.
“I decided that my Belarus air 1 today was my last. No one influenced this decision, I made it myself, “he wrote.
Siarhejus Kozlovičius, the host of the show, also announced the decision to withdraw from ATN.
According to the portal tut.by, several employees of the First National Radio of Belarus, including A. Shuster and news anchor Tacian Filipchenko, are also resigning.
Some media have also reported the dismissal of the presenter of the television channel ONT, Olha Bohatyrevich.
A few days earlier, Vera Karetnikova and Andrei Makayenak, the hosts of the morning show, announced their retirement from Belarus 1.
As protests continued in Minsk, the subway said early Wednesday that four stations would be closed and trains would not be transported, apologizing “for the inconvenience.”
At that time, the Belarusian media reported that protesters were gathering at some stations. According to the news portal tut.by, people carrying flowers line up in live chains, they are signaled by passing cars.
#Belorussia #Belorussia protest #minsk #LukashenkoLeaveNow car drivers start to block main roads pic.twitter.com/Jurk93yU94
– Belarus in action (@ positivehater1) August 12, 2020
In addition, a column of people is heading towards Plaza de la Victoria, some of whom also carry flowers. According to tut.by, law enforcement officers are not yet touching those gathered.
Peaceful women’s demonstrations are also taking place in Minsk and other cities, protesting against rigged presidential elections and the use of force against protesters who do not agree with the official voting results.
Около 500 человек в Гомеле возложили цветы у исполкома. Video of masterpieces. pic.twitter.com/VG2aLNyq00
– bbcrussian (@bbcrussian) August 12, 2020
The first of these events was held in Minsk on Wednesday by about a hundred women dressed in white with flowers clinging to the living chain.
Belarusian President Liaxenko, who is loyal to President Lukashenko, said on Monday that he had won 80 percent of the vote. votes and is re-elected for another term. The opposition claims that the results were falsified and that protests took place in the country for three nights. Opposition candidate Sviatlana Cichanouskaya arrived in Lithuania from Belarus on Tuesday.
Fierce protesters clashed with security forces during these demonstrations.
More than 130 doctors protest against violence
More than 130 doctors in white coats gathered at the Minsk Medical University on Wednesday to protest the violence, media reported.
The portal tut.by reported that the participants hold posters with the inscriptions “Doctors against violence” and “Stop violence.”
Health Minister Uladzimir Karanik reportedly attended the meeting. He invited them to meet in the university’s assembly hall, but the doctors remained standing next to Dzerzhinsky Avenue.
The protesting doctors applaud and are signaled by passing cars.
Doctors say they came together spontaneously to show that “we are together.” They point out that they are against violence and for peace and mutual assistance.
A little later, tut.by announced that a spontaneous action was taking place in Victory Square in central Minsk: women dressed in white were singing a lullaby.
Earlier on Wednesday, some two hundred five hundred women dressed in white with flowers clung to a live chain near the Komarovskaya market in Minsk.
They protested against the rigged presidential elections and the use of force against protesters who did not agree with the official voting results.
“Stop hitting us! We just want votes to be counted fairly, said one of the campaign participants. – We arrived empty-handed, without weapons, like other peaceful protesters. Violence is used by only one side. “
Belarusian President Liaxenko, who is loyal to President Lukashenko, said on Monday that he had won 80 percent of the vote. votes and is re-elected for another term. The opposition claims that the results were falsified and that protests took place in the country for three nights. Opposition candidate Sviatlana Cichanouskaya arrived in Lithuania from Belarus on Tuesday.
Fierce protesters clashed with security forces during these demonstrations.
Protesters in central Minsk built barricades with rubbish bins. The police used tear gas, water cannons and incendiary grenades against them.
One person was killed during a protest Tuesday night.
From August 10 to 12, more than 6,000 people were arrested. people, more than 250 injured are in hospitals.
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