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Today another protest rally is expected in Minsk. The security forces managed to bring rice wagons, vehicles with barbed wire and military equipment to the Independence Palace.
To the center of Minskand the 71st day of protests after the presidential elections in Belarus removed military equipment and rice wagons. There are problems with mobile internet in the city. Therefore, the security forces prepared for a new rally, writes the portal TUT.BY.
On Saperov Street, which rests directly above the Independence Palace, there are rice wagons, cars with barbed wire, heavy equipment and jeeps.
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Residents of the capital sent a video of how army trucks, in which strangers are usually transported with ski masks, enter the courtyards near Partizansky Avenue.
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At the entrances to the Plaza de la Independencia there are buses that also carry people in ski masks.
For security reasons, the Ploshchad Lenina, Oktyabrskaya, Kupalovskaya, Nemiga, Pervomayskaya and Proletarskaya metro stations were closed at the entrance and exit.
The country’s Telegram Investigative Commission called on people “not to succumb to the provocations of the organizers of the riots,” to think about the consequences of their actions and to be prudent.
“For committing illegal acts, you can be held liable in accordance with current legislation,” the department recalled.
People report problems with mobile internet. LTE connection is down, data is not uploaded via 3G, TUT.BY reported. There are similar problems with instant messaging. Messages may not be sent or received, and media files may not download.
MTS operator set on Twitter that Internet access was limited due to activities carried out by authorized state agencies to ensure national security.
Dear subscribers
Today in Minsk, in the framework of events held by state bodies authorized to ensure the national. security, Internet access was limited, which led to a decline in the quality of services for subscribers.We regret the current situation.
– MTS Belarus (@by_mts) October 18, 2020
Mass protests over falsified voting results in the presidential elections in Belarus have continued since August 9. According to official data, the President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, won the elections. At the same time, alternative exit polls showed a sure victory for opponent Svetlana Tikhanovskaya.
The Belarusian security forces violently dispersed the protesters. They used stun grenades, rubber bullets, and water cannons. During the protests, hundreds of protesters were injured and injured and 13,000 people were arrested. According to official figures, four protesters died.
On October 17, two types of protest actions took place in parallel in Belarus: a women’s march in Minsk and student rallies. The detention of students began almost immediately after the start of their protests. several journalists were also arrested. In the women’s march about 150 people participated.
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.
Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia were the first in the world to impose personal sanctions against 30 Belarusian officials, including Lukashenka.
European Union introduced restrictive measures against 40 peopleresponsible for the falsification of the results of the presidential elections and the violent repression of peaceful protests. Lukashenka is not on the list, but mThe EU Foreign Ministers agreed on the possibility of requesting sanctions against himif the situation in the country does not improve.
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