Thousands of women marched in Minsk in solidarity march

The policemen warn the women about the illegality of the event, urging the participants to disperse.

In Minsk, thousands of women take part in a solidarity march in the Victory Square area. It was reported by BELAPAN on Saturday, August 29.

It is indicated that the event was announced on social networks as the “Great Parade of the Peace Forces of Women”, which is carried out in order to “remind the men of the forces of order that not a single housewife will wash the blood of innocents from the shoulder straps. “

At 4 in the afternoon, hundreds of women with flowers began to form around the square. Traffic in the adjacent area got blocked after a while. Police vans and police vans arrived. The police began to warn in megaphones that the event was not sanctioned by the Executive Committee of the city of Minsk. OMON police detained at least three men without using violence.

For about half an hour, the women arrived at Victory Square, scattered on both sides of Independence Avenue. Directly the center of Victory Square, near the obelisk, is fenced off with turnstiles.

At 16.15, the number of participants increased to several thousand, they began to sing “We will not forgive!”, “Go away!” At 4:20 pm, the women marched down the sidewalks towards Oktyabrskaya Square.

A few hundred meters later, the women emerged onto the Avenida Independencia road, where they were blocked by several militia minibuses and riot police. The police asked to get off the road, after which the participants of the march turned towards Victory Square, chanting “Shame!” and “This is our city!”

Police continue to warn about the illegality of the event, urging participants to disperse.

On the eve of the night in Minsk, activists reached the central square and lined up in a chain of solidarity. Across the city, security forces carried out one-time arrests.

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