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Up to 150 protesters, including many retirees, medics and students, gathered at Independence Square. Начались задержания", "МВД Белоруссии сообщило о 91 задержанном на акциях протеста в субботу". In retaliation, several protesters formed a human fence around the officer refusing to let him go, until his colleague pushed people away and snatched him. Upon entering October Square, protesters lined up in a chain of solidarity, while being actively supported with honking from passing cars. Bandarenka died on the evening of 12 November 2020. Жители по всему Минску в ответ на разгон марша пенсионеров перекрывали улицы — Видео", "В МВД заявили о готовности при необходимости применять боевое оружие против протестующих", "Belarus police will fire on protesters if necessary, says deputy interior minister", "Belarus opposition leader threatens nationwide strike", "В Минске задержали и жестоко избили владельца цветочного магазина. [284] An employee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was fired after he had attended an anti-Lukashenko rally the previous week with another Ministry employee. [89], On 6 August an estimated 5,000 peaceful protesters took to the streets in Minsk, waving white ribbons, calling for free and fair elections. On the other hand, independent IT specialists claimed that the Belarusian state Internet monopoly Beltelecom and affiliated state agencies deliberately used deep packet inspection (DPI) technology or traffic shaping, and that issues with the filtering equipment used may have been the cause. Many have commented about the protests with more condemning the violence. [643][644] NAM is led by Pavel Latushko and states that it will lose its powers when a new president is inaugurated. [347], On 31 August, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya was invited to address the United Nations Security Council. [98], It was one of the biggest protests since Belarus' independence. Есть раненый", "Фейки и Молотов: как прошла вторая ночь белорусских протестов", "Belarus Turned Off the Internet. [443][444], On 10 September, a law was passed by the Lithuanian Parliament to recognise Tsikhanouskaya as the "elected leader of the people of Belarus" and the Coordination Council as the "only legitimate representatives of the Belarusian people". We want to avoid external interference in Belarus." [646], On 10 August, a protester, Alexander Taraikovsky, died near Pushkinskaya metro station. [171] A list of members was circulated on 17 August 2020 and included Nobel Prize laureate Svetlana Alexievich. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, who ran against Lukashenko in an election last August, said the … State violence continues in Belarus", "Hundreds Detained Despite New Tack By Anti-Government Protesters In Belarus", "Belarus: Thousands continue anti-president protests in Minsk", "380 detained on Day 106 of post-election protests", "Minor Belarusian Emigrant Church Declares Lukashenka 'Anathema, "Minor Scuffles With Police As Elderly March In Support Of Belarus's Democracy Movement", "Belarus pensioners march demanding leader's resignation", "Senior citizens attend rally in support of protesters in Minsk without incidents", "Anarchist movement activist Dzyadok charged", "Arrested activist Dzyadok tear-gassed, threatened with rape, stifled with pillow", "Activist Mikalai Dziadok fined for 'illegal' political activity", "Belsat, TUT.BY journos Andreyeva, Chultsova, Barysevich recognised as prisoners of conscience", "Biélorussie: Arrestation d'un ancien prisonnier anarchiste", "More Than 300 Reported Detained In Belarus At Anti-Lukashenka Marches", "Belarus protesters gather in Minsk districts, hundreds arrested", "Belarusian Pensioners Detained During Protest As Crackdowns Continue". to nearby riot patrols for not interfering. The statement underlined the lack of information about the detainees' status and called for the government to stop unlawfully detaining people. and fought over her while other activists attempted to tear off the masks of police officers. In addition to the "March of mothers", there were also single-case demonstrations, solidarity chains, student speeches, etc. Tens of thousands have rallied across Belarus in some of the country’s biggest opposition protests in a decade, amid mounting frustration over the government’s mishandling of … The protesters have faced violent persecution by the authorities. During the demonstration, anti-Lukashenko protesters were described as "Satanists" and told to "go to Hell", some participants mocked journalists covering the event and waved Russian flags. President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus was sworn in Wednesday to his sixth term in office at an inaugural ceremony that was not announced in advance amid weeks of huge protests … Minor scuffles were reported, with witnesses saying security forces pushed several of the elderly onto the asphalt. [718], On 12 November, anarchist activist and journalist Mikola Dziadok was arrested in a safe house in Asipovichy District. [472] Prior to Putin's and Lukashenko's meeting in Sochi, Bloomberg L.P. released an editorial based on five Kremlin sources according to whom the Russian president does not believe Belarusian protests to have any effect on the current government. [203] Natalya Volvacheva, the headmaster of Polotsk school No. [487][488] The Belarusian Interior Ministry said that 442 people were detained for violating the law on mass events in Belarus, including 266 of them in Minsk. [209] Two pro-Lukashenko rallies were held in Barysaw and Babruysk, both of which also featured police helicopters with the state flag. After some time, an ambulance was called to the Central District Department of Internal Affairs, which found Bandarenka unconscious. [125], On the same day, the Belarus Interior Minister stated that a "shoot to kill" policy in cases of self defence was permitted. [629], On 9 January, marches were reported in several towns. Meanwhile, a broadcast by the state TV showed empty news desks as TV presenters had walked out on strike,[165][166][167] and members of the European Parliament issued a joint statement stating that they did not recognise Alexander Lukashenko as the president of Belarus and considered him a persona non grata in the European Union. Doctors of the Minsk 9th hospital and employees of the Academy of Sciences protested and demanded the release of their colleagues, who were detained on Sunday march. Что происходит в Беларуси 12 октября", "МВД сообщило о задержании блогера, активиста анархистского движения Николая Дедка", "Неизвестные получили доступ к Telegram-каналу анархиста Дедка. [81], The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)[82] reported that it would not be monitoring the 2020 election as it had not been invited to do so. In an effort to avoid arrest by Lukashenka's security forces, protesters have resorted to so-called "flash-mob" tactics, gathering at locations announced on social media at the last minute. [108] Protesters barricaded the area around the Riga Market in the centre of Minsk. [256][257] There were also reports that a presidential helicopter was seen heading towards the palace[258] and that it had landed in the grounds at 19:05. Note the orange-black pro-Putin NOD flag. [190], The troupe of Janka Kupala National Theater in Minsk resigned en-masse. What does this mean for the futu [466], The "Heroes March" also took place in the cities of Brest, Bobruisk, Vitebsk, Gomel, Grodno, Zhodino, Kobrin, Lida, Mogilev, Novopolotsk, Pinsk, Polotsk and others. [153], On 16 August, Lukashenko's supporters were bussed into Minsk from various places across the country for a pro-Lukashenko rally, which had a much smaller turnout than the opposition demonstrations,[154] which were the largest yet. It was reported that some of them (including Paul Hansen) were deported from Belarus. [659], On 15 August, 29-year-old Konstantin Shishmakov (Belarussian: Kanstantsin Shyshmakou), director of the Bagration Military History Museum in Vawkavysk, disappeared. [526], On 8 October, a former commander of a firefighting and emergency unit in Minsk, Artyom Ulyanov, who was fired the previous day for refusing to take down a white-red-white flag from a residential building, was fined for over $2000 for premature contract termination. [238] Lukashenko appeared at a pro-government rally in Grodno later that afternoon. Как прошел многотысячный марш на 71-й день после выборов. [227] A pro-government rally was held at a stadium in Slutsk, after which, rally attendees approached a solidarity chain formed by opponents of Lukashenko and attempted to snatch Belarusian opposition flags from the protesters. There were marches and rallies in other cities, including Hrodna. Participants in the March waved red-and-white flags and umbrellas. The security forces used rubber bullets and stun grenades and blockaded streets with barbed wire and heavy machinery, including water cannons. [403][404] These claims mirror Lukashenko's statements from a day earlier, when, at a meeting with the Russian Prime Minister, Mikhail Mishustin, he said that there was no poisoning of Navalny, that it was a falsification, and that some "interesting conversation" had been sent to the Russian FSB. Mobile internet was cut off at around 13:50. [723], On 3 December, a court in Minsk stripped TUT.BY of its media license over allegedly spreading "false information."[724]. Корреспонденты выходят на свободу", "БАЖ протестует в связи с арестами и обвинительными постановлениями суда в отношении журналистов". ", "Каратель по вызову: Избиениями и задержаниями в Минске 10 августа командовал отставной командир "эскадрона смерти, "Много техники и силовиков, отобранные у фотографов СМИ флешки. According to the Internal Affairs Directorate of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, seven people were detained in Polotsk and Novopolotsk during "unauthorized mass events". Two months of imprisonment people demanding Lukashenko 's resignation organized a solidarity rally near Komarovsky Market about! In temporary detention facilities акциях протеста в субботу '' new election was held in Gomel while cooperating with BelSat announced! Women 's march 20,000 demonstrators marched in circle through Nemiga Street and returned to Square! 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