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Belarus protests against Lukashenka
On this day, Belarus plans to hold a March for Peace and Independence as a “gift” to the authoritarian leader.
Buses with riot police, covered military trucks for transporting personnel and rice wagons left the base in the Uruchye micro-district for central Minsk on Sunday morning, TASS reports on Aug. 30.
At approximately seven in the morning, the column advanced down Independence Avenue towards the Government House of Belarus. This afternoon a protest action by the Belarusian opposition is scheduled in Independence Square.
On August 30 Alexander Lukashenko turns 66, the last 26 of which he has been in the presidency. On this day, Belarus plans to hold a March for Peace and Independence as a “gift” for a birthday.
The protests in Belarus began after Lukashenko’s victory in the presidential elections. On August 29, thousands of women marched in Minsk. The participants of the march spoke out against the violence of the security forces. The death of at least three people is associated with the protests.
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