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Arrests in Minsk. Collage
On September 8, in Minsk, participants in a demonstration in support of a member of the opposition coordination council, Maria Kolesnikova, were seriously detained.
The corresponding videos were published on the YouTube channel “TUT.BY. Politics” and “Radio Liberty” (scroll to the bottom to see the video).
As can be seen in the recordings, riot police wearing balaclavas grabbed people to try to put them into police vans. Some protesters resisted and clashes broke out. Citizens were thrown violently to the ground, women wrung their hands.
Arrest of a woman. TUT.BY
Some of the protesters surrounded the rice wagon demanding the release of the citizens. They chanted “Let it go”. At that moment, the cars honked their horns to support the protesters.
People near the car of the security forces. Video screenshot
On Masherova Avenue, as Radio Libertad writes on Telegram, almost all the participants in the march were arrested.
Arrest of a woman near the Komarovsky market. Radio Freedom
At the Komarovsky market, the protest continued. As you can see in the video, the action was peaceful, the participants chanted “Maria” and clapped.
Situation in the Komarovsky market: several people arrested, others singing “Maria, Maria” in support of the missing Maria Kolesnikova pic.twitter.com/QANpeDmnzv
– Radio Libertad (@svaboda) September 8, 2020
The Viasna human rights center reported that at least 45 people were detained at the demonstration in Minsk, almost half of them women.
The press service of the Municipal Department of Internal Affairs of the Executive Committee of the city of Minsk confirmed that the police had carried out the arrests.
“We confirm that there have been arrests of citizens for participating in an unauthorized event. They were warned by the police that the event was illegal and unauthorized,” said official police department spokeswoman Natalya Ganusevich. She did not mention the number of detainees.
Near the Komarovsky market in Minsk, some 40 people gathered for an unauthorized demonstration in support of Maria Kolesnikova.
The arrests began.
As a reminder, Kolesnikova, a member of the Belarusian opposition coordination council, was detained today at the Belarusian-Ukrainian border. pic.twitter.com/02kSd7K7RD
– RT in Russian (@RT_russian) September 8, 2020
Arrests in the capital of Belarus. Screenshot
The people were arrested by the security forces hiding their faces. Screenshot
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Riot police used force against the protesters. TUT.BY
Photo of the protest action. TUT.BY
Some people were thrown to the ground. TUT.BY
Photos of the arrests published by the Belarusian branch of Radio Liberty
Security officials at a protest. Radio Freedom
Riot police caught the woman. Radio Freedom
Fights Radio Freedom
People demanded the release of the detainees. Radio Freedom
The protesters came to the rally with white, red and white flags. Radio Freedom
A security officer at an opposition rally. Radio Freedom
Arrests in Minsk on September 8. Radio Freedom
Near the protesters you can see the inscription “3%”, about the “real rating” of Lukashenka. Radio Freedom
Photo of the opposition rally. Radio Freedom
As OBOZREVATEL wrote, Alexander Lukashenko, who served as president of Belarus for five consecutive terms, believes his overthrow would supposedly have devastating consequences for the country.
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