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Police blocked the sidewalk on Lenin Street from Freedom Square to Independence Avenue in preparation for the Democratic March protest action. Buses with the security forces and military trucks are arriving in the city center.
A protest action is planned in Minsk today, November 8 “March of democracy“, security agents are bringing special equipment to the center of the capital of Belarus. The march is scheduled for 12:00 local time, reported the NEXTA Live Telegram channel.
People are encouraged to go downtown Minsk, Freedom Square and Nemiga Street.
“The miners will march through the streets and central avenues of the city, they will demonstrate to themselves and to everyone the inflexibility of the will of the people. In other cities – marches according to their own plan, actions and flashmobs.” – He said in the announcement of the march.
Mobile phone operators have restricted access to the mobile Internet, writes Radio Svaboda.
“In practice, this means that it is impossible to use the Internet on the street. Limited access is established by” authorized government agencies, “the newspaper said.
Special equipment, buses with security forces and military trucks for the transport of personnel are being transferred to various parts of Minsk.
Police blocked the sidewalk on Lenin Street from Freedom Square to Independence Avenue.
The Belarusian portal TUT.BY announced that all stations of the third line (Oktyabrskaya, Kupalovskaya, Ploshchad Pobedy, Nemiga, Frunzenskaya) were closed at the entrance and exit. At “Ploschad Lenina” station, hall 2 (entrance from Independence Square) is closed, trains stop at this station.
The weather in Minsk is cloudy, people are encouraged to dress warmly, as well as wear masks in connection with the coronavirus infection. During the days of Sunday’s protests, many large shopping malls in central Minsk do not work, as well as cafes, according to the Russian news agency TASS.
Protest actions are also expected in other cities of Belarus.
Since August 9, in Belarus, the massive protests of those who do not agree with the results of the presidential elections have not stopped. According to official data, Alexander Lukashenko won them 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 rallies using grenades, rubber bullets and water cannons. During the protests, hundreds of protesters were injured and wounded. According to official figures, four protesters died.
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 due to continued repression against civil society and the opposition. In total, the EU sanctions list includes more than 40 Belarusian officials involved in repressing protests and electoral fraud.
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