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- Again, tens of thousands of people took to the streets in the Belarusian capital, Minsk.
- Uniformed officers began arresting opponents of President Alexander Lukashenko in the sixth consecutive Sunday rally.
- The emergency services captured many peaceful protesters in the center of the capital Minsk and forced them to transport prisoners.
Despite the march of soldiers in combat uniforms and assault rifles, tens of thousands in Belarus have called for the resignation of President Alexander Lukashenko for the sixth Sunday in a row. “Lukashenko, uchodi!” – in German: “Get out!” – The protest march sung in the capital, Minsk. The observers spoke of more than 50,000 participants, less than the last one.
Arrests on Saturday
Lukashenko, 66, had called for tougher action against his critics. During Saturday’s women’s protest alone, there were a record number of more than 400 arrests in this regular action.
Protests broke out in other cities as well, including Brest, Grodno, Gomel, Vitebsk and Chodino. Photos and videos on the Telegram news channel, which organizes the protests, showed brutal arrests.
There were already massive demonstrations yesterday Saturday. Thousands of people gather at the World War II memorial in Minsk.
Keystone
“Freedom is worth fighting for. Don’t be afraid to be free! “Informed the jailed opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova. She had led protests against Lukashenko before she was kidnapped two weeks ago and later arrested.
Freedom is worth fighting for. Don’t be afraid to be free!
The 38-year-old faces up to five years in prison for endangering national security. Kolesnikova dismissed this as absurd. But she said she has no regrets and that she would do everything again.
Since the presidential elections on August 9, there have been daily protests in Belarus. Lukashenko had been declared the winner of the election with 80.1 percent of the vote after 26 years in office. The opposition, however, considers Tichanovskaya to be the real winner.
