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Cruelly beaten, unconscious and terrifiedn permanentpolice. Members of the opposition in Belarus recounted the terrible moments they went through.
Some managed to flee the country, while others continued their protests uninterruptedly. Thousands of women demonstrated in Minsk, demanding the removal of President Alexander Lukashenko. They marched through the city and shouted that the police must be held accountable for the violence of the past three weeks.
It was a preamble to the protests tomorrow, when a new gigantic opposition rally will take place in the Belarusian capital.
Before the protest, the authorities withdrew the credentials of several journalists. Among them are the BBC, Reuters, Deutsche Welle and the New York Times.
Alexei, member of the opposition refugee in Poland: (The police) took me out of the car and started beating me, they wanted to force me to unlock my phone to see what photos and information I had there. I was scared that they would use them against me so I refused to unlock it. Then they started beating me worse, with sticks, with their feet, they broke my phone and kept beating me until they broke my fingers and I lost consciousness. Basically our president and the police sent it to us. forever the message that they are there to protect us, that nothing bad is going to happen to us, that we are in good hands, that we do not have to worry. Now I realize that it was all a big lie and I don’t know what to do next. It’s a nightmare...
Aleksandr, refugee in Poland: On the one hand, of course, I would like to go back to Belarus. I never wanted to leave, that’s what I told everyone. Whenever my friends asked me if I would leave the country, I told them that I would prefer that the authorities leave and that ordinary people stay, but the authorities do not seem to be willing to leave, but ordinary people leave, those who can.
Web Editor: Liviu Cojan
