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The Belarusian human rights center “Viasna” has published the names of 1,127 detainees in Sunday’s protests. Most of the people were arrested in Minsk, but there were also cases in other cities: Novogrudok, Bobruisk, Vitebsk, Gomel and Svetlogorsk.
In Belarus Security forces detained more than 1,100 people in traditional Sunday actions against electoral fraud on November 15. This was announced by the Viasna human rights center, deprived of accreditation in Belarus.
As of the morning of November 16, there are more than 1,127 names of detainees on Viasna’s list. The vast majority of people were arrested in Minsk, in the Pushkinskaya and Pritytskogo streets area, where peaceful protesters gathered.
Human rights activists denounced arrests in Novogrudok, Bobruisk, Vitebsk, Gomel and Svetlogorsk.
The Belarusian Association of Journalists reported on November 15 that 24 journalists were detained while covering protest actions in Minsk, Vitebsk, Grodno and Pinsk. Six have already been released.
The Belarusian riot police yesterday arrested oncologist, medical science candidate Pavel Moiseyev and his colleague, head of the operational unit of the Republican cancer center Andrei Poluyanchik. Subsequently, the security forces arrested another oncologist, Yevgeny Kuzmin, who in 2014 received the title of “Doctor of the Year of the Republic of Belarus”.
Across Belarus, since August 9, massive protests by those who disagree with the results of the presidential elections have continued. According to official data, they were won by Alexander Lukashenko, with 80.1% of the electorate voting for him (he has led the country since 1994). Second place with 10.1% of the vote was held by Belarusian opposition Svetlana Tikhanovskaya. At the same time, alternative exit polls showed the opposite picture: Tikhanovskaya’s confident victory.
The Belarusian security forces violently dispersed the demonstrations using explosions, rubber bullets and water cannons. During the protests, hundreds of protesters were injured and wounded. According to official figures, four protesters died. Another victim, Roman Bondarenko, is known as a result of a confrontation between unknown masked persons with neighbors in the area. The conflict took place over white, red and white ribbons.
The Belarus Investigation Committee said the deceased was drunk. In a comment to TUT.BY, doctors said that Bondarenko’s body had zero ppm of alcohol.
Since May 2020, 900 criminal cases related to the presidential elections have been opened in Belarus.
Lukashenka assumed the presidency on September 23. For the first time in the history of Belarus, the opening ceremony was not announced or broadcast on television. Several states, including the United States, Great Britain, Canada, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Denmark, Ukraine and the Czech Republic, did not recognize Lukashenko’s inauguration.
On November 6, the European Union imposed personal sanctions against Lukashenka. In total, the EU sanctions list includes more than 50 Belarusian officials involved in suppressing protests and falsifying election results.
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