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Belarusian Telegram channels report on the clash between the police and protesters in Brest, about 30 people were arrested.
On 20 September, the police used tear gas against participants in an opposition demonstration in Brest. The images showing how one of the men in black uniform sprayed a can of pepper spray in the faces of the protesters was published on the Telegram channel TUT.BY Novosti.
In the city center, riot police officers fired into the air, trying to force the protesters to disperse.
The NEXTA channel showed how the men of Brest resist the police and force them to withdraw.
The most violent clashes took place on the Sovetskaya pedestrian street, writes Euroradio on Telegram.
As the Belsat TV channel on Telegram reports, at least 30 protesters were arrested in Brest.
A massive demonstration of opposition supporters also took place in Minsk on 20 September.
Mass protests have been going on in Belarus since August 9. The protesters believe that the results of the presidential elections were falsified. According to official data, the current president of the country, Alexander Lukashenko, won with 80.1% of the voters. Opposition candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya came in second with 10.1% of the vote. At the same time, alternative exit polls showed the opposite picture: Tikhanovskaya’s confident victory.
The Belarusian security forces violently dispersed the demonstrations, in particular with the use of stun grenades, rubber bullets and water cannons. During the protests, about 10,000 protesters were detained, hundreds were injured and wounded. According to official figures, four protesters died.
Lukashenka accuses the opposition of trying to seize power and believes that the protests are financed by Western countries.
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