It's election day in #Belarus and long lines are present outside voting boots throughout the country.
Internet has been disrupted all the day, there is a fear of voter fraud in the air
Internet has been disrupted all the day, there is a fear of voter fraud in the air
#Belarus: countless young Belarusians standing in line for hours waiting to vote.
Such a big difference with previous elections when voting boots were largely empty throughout the day
Such a big difference with previous elections when voting boots were largely empty throughout the day
#Belarus: Sviatlana #Tsikhanouskaya has cast her vote.
Within a matter of weeks she went from being a English teacher and mother of two, to being #Lukashenko's biggest challenger
Within a matter of weeks she went from being a English teacher and mother of two, to being #Lukashenko's biggest challenger
#Belarus: #Tsikhanouskaya was greeted by dozens of supporters as she entered to cast her vote
#Belarus: long, long lines at polling stations across the country.
Even if the elections are already planned to be rigged, people refuse to give up their vote
Even if the elections are already planned to be rigged, people refuse to give up their vote
#Belarus: this is just one line outside of a polling station in #Minsk.
It stretches as far as the eye can see!
It stretches as far as the eye can see!
#Belarus: according to media source NEXTA #Lukashenko's private jet is on stand-by at the airport, fully refueled with the crew ready to go if necessary.
Someone's keeping open the option of a quick exit in case the elections go a different way?
Someone's keeping open the option of a quick exit in case the elections go a different way?
#Belarus: it's 20:00 in #Minsk and polling stations are officially closed all over the country.
According to people on the ground Minsk is suddenly swarming with security forces. Results are unlikely to already be announced tonight.
According to people on the ground Minsk is suddenly swarming with security forces. Results are unlikely to already be announced tonight.
#Belarus: according to the official preliminary exit poll #Lukashenko has won 79,9% of the votes. #Tsikhanouskaya does not even get second place, being awarded only 6,8%
Nobody is buying these "results". Expect anger in the streets
Nobody is buying these "results". Expect anger in the streets
#Belarus: Belarusian diaspora in #Moscow chanting "go away" outside of their country's embassy, just minutes after #Lukashenko was proclaimed the winner according to the official exit poll
#Belarus: anti-#Lukashenko protest tonight in the city of #Mogilev. With a lot of security forces in the capital #Minsk, police in other cities are rumoured to be understaffed tonight, giving room for protesters to gather
#Belarus: police are trying to crack down on the protest in #Mogilev, but there are too many protesters to arrest, most just run away
#Belarus: as night falls police are out on the streets arresting anyone who chants against the dictatorship of #Lukashenko
#Belarus: unbelievable footage from #Minsk tonight. Protesters are fighting back against the police.
Belarusians have had enough of the #Lukashenko dictatorship
Belarusians have had enough of the #Lukashenko dictatorship
#Belarus: hundreds of protesters marching through the streets of the western city of #Brest tonight, chanting "long live Belarus!"
#Belarus: anti-#Lukashenko protest in the town of Molodechno tonight.
#Belarus: this is #Minsk tonight.
People are fed up with the regime, they are willing to literally fight for their freedom
People are fed up with the regime, they are willing to literally fight for their freedom
#Belarus: hundreds of riot police in downtown #Minsk tonight. A single protester is dragged to the curb by his hands
#Belarus: this is how riot police respond to Belarusians, calling for their votes to be respected, by smashing their faces.
#Belarus: the streets of #Minso are a battlefield tonight between those wishing to preserve a regime and those wanting to change it
#Belarus: police forces are running around #Minsk desperately waving the guns in an attempt to disperse the protests
The Belarusian Revolution of 2020
#Belarus just got its very own "tank man"
#Belarus: the riot police is using every trick in the book to clear the streets, banging on shields, using the water cannon, beating people
#Belarus: bloodied protesters being treated by medics in #Minsk tonight.
It's clear the regime of #Lukashenko is not interested in any kind of peaceful resolve
It's clear the regime of #Lukashenko is not interested in any kind of peaceful resolve
#Belarus: the streets of #Minsk tonight.
Is this a normal sight when a president supposedly wins 80% of the votes?
Is this a normal sight when a president supposedly wins 80% of the votes?
#Belarus: the sounds of anger and sirens fill the streets of #Minsk tonight.
The people vs the regime
The people vs the regime
#Belarus: a Belarusian independence flag (symbol of the country's pro-democracy movement) stained with the blood of a protester, wounded by the police in #Minsk tonight
#Belarus: the presidents of #Poland and #Lithuania have come forward with a joined statement, calling on the Belarusian regime to respect the democratic process, and refrain from using violence
#Belarus: protesters fighting off the police in #Minsk tonight.
There can be no dictatorship without fear
There can be no dictatorship without fear
#Belarus: this protester was seriously injured by riot police in #Minsk. Some reports say he passed anyway but nothing is certain as of yet
#Belarus: protesters marching from the suburbs to the center of #Minsk.
Metro lines are suspended across the city tonight as the opposition has again called for mass protests
Metro lines are suspended across the city tonight as the opposition has again called for mass protests
#Belarus: protesters marching fom the southeastern suburbs of #Minsk towards the city center tonight
#Belarus: thousands of protesters are gathering in #Minsk for the second night. Cars are honking in support
#Belarus: Spetsnaz forces are on the streets in downtown #Minsk. Some reports of bullet fire are already coming in.
Does #Lukashenko really think he can shoot these protests apart?
Does #Lukashenko really think he can shoot these protests apart?
#Belarus: protesters in the town of Barysaw (NE of #Minsk) on their knees in front of riot police, demonstrating they're peaceful
#Belarus: dozens of riot police in Babruysk sweeping a nearly empty town square.
The paranoia is clearly high
The paranoia is clearly high
#Belarus: night falls in #Minsk. Now we will see the large numbers of people daring to go out into the streets
#Belarus: the sight of a police state in #Minsk.
Dozens of men are forced to stand with their hands on the wall as they're being searched by police
Dozens of men are forced to stand with their hands on the wall as they're being searched by police
#Belarus: riot police chasing protesters in the southern town of Mozyr
#Belarus: chaos at the metro station in Pushkinskaya (W #Minsk), as the police is launching a violent attack on a large gathering of protesters
#Belarus: a #Minsk bus driver was seriously injured when a police stun grenade exploded right next to him
#Tsikhanouskaya's presidential campaign was a major empowerment for Belarusian women.
Now women are out on the streets of #Belarus, fighting for freedom
Now women are out on the streets of #Belarus, fighting for freedom
#Belarus: protesters are shooting fireworks at the police in #Minsk.
A few weeks ago this was unthinkable in Europe's last dictatorship
A few weeks ago this was unthinkable in Europe's last dictatorship
#Belarus: video shows two riot policemen savagely beating a single protester who already had his hands up in the air
#Belarus: earlier in the evening a policeman refused to follow orders, took off his armor and just went home.
Protesters clap as he walks away
Protesters clap as he walks away
#Belarus: protesters in #Brest hitting and kicking a police car, forcing it to speed away.
Fear is gone
Fear is gone
#Belarus: over 5000 arrests have been made these past days, more than local police stations can take in. Because there is no more room inside detainees are forced to lay on their stomachs outside on the courtyard
#Belarus: factory workers are striking in #Minsk today, out of protest of the elections which were stolen by #Lukashenko
#Belarus: the #Lukashenko regime has reached a point of paranoia where riot police are beating cars for just honking
This is the treatment journalists get in #Belarus
#Belarus: "shame!"
#Belarus: this is what happens to people who get arrested by riot police.
#Belarus: residents are gathering outside a police station in #Minsk where protesters are being kept inside, chanting for their release.
Some to have heard screams coming from inside the building
Some to have heard screams coming from inside the building
#Belarus: outrageous footage on Belarusian state tv. Injured and visibly terrified protesters are forced to stand against the wall.
"Are we going to do more revolution?" asks the interrogator
"Are we going to do more revolution?" asks the interrogator
#Belarus: factory workers of BELAZ, one of the most prominent state-run companies in the country, are walking out of work today to join the nationwide strikes.
These images are very embarrassing to the regime
These images are very embarrassing to the regime
#Belarus: healthcare workers join the anti-regime protests for a couple seconds before going back to work to treat #COVID19 patients
#Belarus: healthcare workers join the anti-#Lukashenko protests
#Belarus: women in #Minsk standing in protest lines, holding up white flowers as a sign of peace.
Cars passing by honk in support
Cars passing by honk in support
#Belarus: construction workers striking in #Grodno.
Just a reminder that this is not some upper middle-class protest movement
Just a reminder that this is not some upper middle-class protest movement
#Belarus: European ambassadors laying flowers at the intersection in #Minso where a protester was killed by police.
The presence of western diplomats at protest sites is vital to prevent more murders like this one
The presence of western diplomats at protest sites is vital to prevent more murders like this one
#Belarus: European ambassadors receive a hero's welcome as they arrive at the protest site in #Minsk, protesters chant "thank you!"
#Belarus: day 4 of the Belarusian Revolution
#Belarus: factory workers demonstrating to their managers why they are striking.
"Who voted for Lukashenko?"
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"And who votes for Tsikhanouskaya?"
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"Here is your answer!"
"Who voted for Lukashenko?"
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"And who votes for Tsikhanouskaya?"
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"Here is your answer!"
#Belarus: member of the Belarusian special forces burns his uniform out of protest with the regime
#Belarus: soldiers make ✌️ and ❤️ signs to protesters as they ride into town
#Belarus: video of 🇪🇺🇬🇧🇺🇸🇨🇭🇯🇵 envoys laying down flowers at the #Minsk intersection where a protester was killed by riot police
#Belarus: a Belarusian soldier hands out flowers to protesting women
#Belarus: protesters standing by the side of the road in the small town of Pinsk
#Belarus: a police bus honks in support of the anti-#Lukashenko protests as it drives down the street.
Resistance against the regime continues to grow
Resistance against the regime continues to grow
When you have to go out to protest dictatorship but Molly doesn't like to be left home alone.
#Belarus
#Belarus
#Belarus: by the looks of it it seems like the entire town of Zhodino (pop. 60.000) is out to protest. Thousands are chanting for the riot police to depart
#Belarus: horrible reports are coming in from medics who examined released protesters and found signs of severe torture and rape with objects.
The #EU 🇪🇺 can't be silent on this!
The #EU 🇪🇺 can't be silent on this!
#Belarus: a former soldier parading around with his uniform before he throws it in the bin.
To bystanders he is a hero.
To bystanders he is a hero.
#Belarus: protesters hand out flowers to soldiers driving into town as a sign of peace, the soldiers accept them
#Belarus: absolutely shocking photos of protesters who were released from detention. Crystal clear signs of torture.
The regime will have to answer for this
The regime will have to answer for this
#Belarus: Belarusian paratroopers handing out flowers to protesting women.
It's day 5 of the anti-#Lukashenko protests
It's day 5 of the anti-#Lukashenko protests
#Belarus: endless rows of people standing along the freeway, protesting #Lukashenko's dictatorship
#Belarus keyboard warriors
#Belarus: Belarusian children leading the protest chants.
"Lukashenko, go away!"
"Lukashenko, go away!"
https://twitter.com/Kirilenko_a/status/1294262081940840449?s=19
#Belarus: protesters in #Minsk carrying a dozens meters long white shroud as a sign of peaceful resistance
#Belarus: day 5
#Belarus: white flowers, white balloons, white t-shirts and a lot of ✌️ signs.
Riot police doesn't dare touch these protesters anymore
Riot police doesn't dare touch these protesters anymore
#Belarus: thousands and thousands of protesters have reached the central government building in #Minsk.
Things are moving faster by the hour!
Things are moving faster by the hour!
#Belarus: the central government building is located on Independence Square in #Minsk. If taken over and occupied this square could become a major protest camp
#Belarus: unbelievable footage from the central government building in #Minsk. Women run towards the soldiers, giving them hugs and flowers
#Belarus: peaceful sit-in in front of the central government building in #Minsk.
Soldiers are standing by but throughout the city there are concerning reports of troop movements
Soldiers are standing by but throughout the city there are concerning reports of troop movements
#Belarus: the #EU 🇪🇺 states have agreed to impose sanctions on members of the #Lukashenko who are responsible for the recent electoral fraud and violent repression.
Exact list of officials to be sanctioned is being put together right now.
Exact list of officials to be sanctioned is being put together right now.
#Belarus: #Lukashenko has just lost control of the town of Lida (pop. 100.000). The town's entire police force appears to have joined the protests
#Belarus: thousands gathered again at the Pushkinskaya intersection in #Minsk, this time to commemorate the protester who was killed by police here on Monday
#Belarus: protesters gathered outside of the main office of ONT, a state-owned television station, calling for an end to regime propaganda
#Belarus: people in the city of #Grodno took down the Belarusian national flag (🇧🇾) to replace it with the historic Belarusian independence flag (🤍❤️🤍) which has become the symbol of the country's pro-democracy movement
#Belarus: protesters gathered in front of city hall in the eastern city of #Mogilev, demanding their local officials come out and meet them
#Belarus: thousands marching peacefully in the town of Molodechno
#Belarus: newly released footage shows the moment protester Aliaksander Taraykousi was shot and killed on that fateful Monday night at Pushkinskaya in #Minsk
#Belarus: the Belarusian Revolution enters it's second week and across the country cities are again colouring white and red as thousands take to the streets.
This is the western city of #Grodno
This is the western city of #Grodno
#Belarus: this is #Minsk moments after #Lukashenko's speech.
The pro-democracy movement is unstoppable.
The pro-democracy movement is unstoppable.
#Belarus: a tidal wave of protesters has hit the streets of #Minsk. The crowd stretches as far as the eye can see
A crowd like this was unimaginable in #Minsk a few weeks back.
Now there is a new reality in #Belarus
Now there is a new reality in #Belarus
"Long live Belarus!"
🤍❤️🤍
#Belarus: protesters waving a giant Belarusian independence flag in the city of #Baranavichy
#Belarus: the central square in the city of #Mogilev today.
A statue of Lenin overlooks thousands of pro-democracy protesters
A statue of Lenin overlooks thousands of pro-democracy protesters
#Belarus: the southern city of #Pinsk colours white and red today.
Protesters chant "Long live Belarus!"
Protesters chant "Long live Belarus!"
#Belarus: riding for freedom
#Belarus: protesters in #Barysaw raised a massive Belarusian independence flag on the city's central square
#Belarus: raising the Belarusian independence flag in the town of Kobryn
#Belarus: protesters in #Minsk have started marching towards the central government building on independence square, where they will demand the resignation of #Lukashenko
#Belarus: thousands and thousands marching through #Minsk, chanting "Put Lukashenko in the police truck!"
#Belarus: the #Lenin statue on independence square in #Minsk has become the message board of rhe Belarusian Revolution.
#Belarus: this protester gave #Lukashenko a free flight out of the country
#Belarus: thousands of protesters maching for freedom and democracy through the streets of #Minsk today
#Belarus: BELAZ workers walking out of the factory to go on strike, chanting "Long live Belarus!" As they march out
#Belarus: protesters have gathered outside of the Volodarsky prison where Sergei Tsikhanousky (husband of Tsikhanouskaya) is being kept inside.
The crowd is chanting "Sergei!"
The crowd is chanting "Sergei!"
#Belarus: protesters are now arching to the Akrestina prison, another detention center holding political prisoners in #Minsk
#Belarus: view of the thousands of protesters who gathered outside of the Volodarsky prison in #Minsk earlier this evening
#Belarus: the old ans historic Kupala Theater in #Minsk lights up in the colors of the Belarusian independence flag
#Belarus: as a sign of solidarity with Belarusian protesters and a sign of defiance to pm #Orban of #Hungary the mayor of #Budapest has ordered the city's chain bridge to be illuminated in the colors of the Belarusian independence flag tonight.
#Belarus: hundreds of protesters have again gathered outside of the Volodarsky prison where Sergei Tikhanovsky has turned 42 today.
The crowd is chanting "happy birthday!"
The crowd is chanting "happy birthday!"
#Belarus: thousands are once again on independence square in #Minsk. Thousand chant "Go away! Go away!"
#Belarus: after being gone for nearly a week riot police are back on the streets of #Minsk, dispersing a small crowd outside of a MTZ factory
#Belarus: hundreds of protesters gathered again on independence square in #Minsk for an unannounced rally against #Lukashenko
All eyes on #Belarus again this weekend. Especially on Sunday when another mass protest is expected in #Minsk , will it attract even more people than the one of last week?
https://twitter.com/franakviacorka/status/1296500955983351808?s=19
#Belarus: for the 12th night in a row protesters have gathered in #Minsk to denounce the #Lukashenko regime and to call for freedom
#Belarus: over the past weeks thousands of protesters were taken away by police. Those released tell horror stories of torture
#Belarus: today protesters in #Minsk formed a 13 km long human chain all the way to the Okrestina prison where some activists are still being held captive
#Belarus: Sviatlana #Tsikhanouskaya has send a video message, calling for mass protests against the regime of #Lukashenko this Sunday
#Belarus: thousands of Belarusian women marching through the streets of #Minsk against police violence.
The country's pro-democracy movement is showing no signs of slowing down
The country's pro-democracy movement is showing no signs of slowing down
#Belarus: it's night 14 of the Belarusian Revolution and on independence square in #Minsk thousands of protesters are once again gathering for a spontaneous rally for democracy
#Belarus: independence square in #Minsk.
These are the people #Lukashenko likes to call "criminals" and "foreign agents"
These are the people #Lukashenko likes to call "criminals" and "foreign agents"
#Belarus: it is a rainy day in #Minsk but tens of thousands of protesters have gathered on independence square, undeterred by the weather.
#Belarus: the Belarusian people out in the streets for democracy
#Belarus: protesters marching in Vawkavysk
#Belarus: protesters chanting "Long live Belarus" on independence square in #Minsk.
Flags with the 🌹 are the banner of the centre-left Belarusian Social Democratic Party
Flags with the 🌹 are the banner of the centre-left Belarusian Social Democratic Party
#Belarus: the massive crowd in #Minsk is now moving from independence square to the Hero City Obelisk on the outskirts of the city.
Chants can heard like "long live Belarus" and "go away!"
Chants can heard like "long live Belarus" and "go away!"
#Belarus: opposition figure Mariya Kalesnikava is at the #Minsk Hero City Obelisk which has been blocked off by barbed wire and riot police
🤍♥️🤍
#Belarus: the massive crowd has reached the #Minsk Hero City Obelisk. The monument itself is blocked by riot police so protesters are gathering around it.
#Belarus: despite the riot police presence the massive pro-democracy protest remains peaceful
The two sides of #Belarus
#Belarus: for the first time since the elections Sviatlana #Tsikhanouskaya is calling on the people directly to go out and protest.
Tonight at 18:00 on independence square in #Minsk
Tonight at 18:00 on independence square in #Minsk
#Belarus: independence square #Minsk tonight.
Thousands of Belarusians continue to flood into the streets every day to fight for their freedom
Thousands of Belarusians continue to flood into the streets every day to fight for their freedom
#Belarus: protesters marching for democracy in the town of Lida
#Belarus: Nobel laureate Sviatlana Aliexich was summoned for questioning today by authorities. She is part of the opposition coordination committee and a vocal critic of the #Lukashenko regime
The latest protest method in #Belarus; gathering in a mall to sing Pahonia the unofficial Belarusian anthem
#Belarus: moments ago riot police entered independence square in #Minsk and cleared it of protesters.
Livestream:
Livestream:
Very good profile on Mariya Kalesnikava, head of the #Tsikhanouskaya campaign and now one of the main leaders of the pro-democracy movement of #Belarus
#Belarus: thousands of women march for democracy through the center of #Minsk as the Belarusian revolution enters its 20th day
#Belarus: the massive crowd of protesters marching through the center of #Minsk.
Riot police can't repress this, there's simply to many people
Riot police can't repress this, there's simply to many people
#Belarus: riot police in #Minsk desperately try to prevent protesters from marching but there are simply to many people.
Watch especially at 0:30, a man is about to be arrested when a group of women comes to his aid
Watch especially at 0:30, a man is about to be arrested when a group of women comes to his aid
#Belarus: she came out to hand out flowers to protesters
#Belarus: another video of protesters overwhelming riot police
#Belarus: 73 year old Nina Bahinskaya marching with her new Belarusian flag. She became a hero to the protest movement after she confronted riot police for confiscating her old flag
Nina Bahinskaya is a symbol of the pro-democracy movement in #Belarus.
The 73 year old great grandmother has been protesting against the #Lukashenko regime since 2006. At the time she was alone, now she is joined by many
The 73 year old great grandmother has been protesting against the #Lukashenko regime since 2006. At the time she was alone, now she is joined by many
#Belarus: protesters singing the unofficial anthem Pahonia
#Belarus: this video shows the sheer ridiculousness of riot police tactics today.
Officers form a chain to block off the road, only for protesters to walk around them
Officers form a chain to block off the road, only for protesters to walk around them
The streets of #Belarus today
#Belarus: countless protesters again flood the streets of #Minsk to call for free and fair elections
#Belarus: elsewhere in #Minsk riot police are randomly picking protesters of the streets.
The protesters didn't do anything to provoke them, they were just in the wrong place at the wrong time.
The protesters didn't do anything to provoke them, they were just in the wrong place at the wrong time.
#Belarus: Armoured Personnel Carriers are rolling through rhe streets of #Minsk as thousands are once again out to protest.
#Lukashenko is hinting he is ready to step up the repression
#Lukashenko is hinting he is ready to step up the repression
#Belarus: the pro-democracy revolution enters its fourth week today, and the people seems as undeterred as ever.
By NEXTA from #Minsk
By NEXTA from #Minsk
#Belarus: thousands and thousands chanting the word 'freedom' in the capital of Europe's last dictatorship
#Belarus: incredible video from #Minsk yesterday shows what happens when undercover police try to arrest a protester.
People won't accept this regime anymore
People won't accept this regime anymore
#Belarus: hundreds of students are marching through the center of #Minsk on the first day of the academic year as the opposition has announced strikes throughout the country
What a start of the new semester
This video shows how powerless the state essentially is with the mass protests in #Belarus.
Police forces try to block the road for protesting students, the students just run around them
Police forces try to block the road for protesting students, the students just run around them
#Belarus: another example of police being powerless in stopping the students from marching
#Belarus: the students have been walking all day but continue marching as night falls. Passing cars honk in support
#Belarus: riot police invaded the #Minsk State Linguistic University today, forcefully arresting students they suspect of taking part in peaceful protests
#Belarus: it's saturday and again thousands of women are marching through the streets of #Minsk for democracy.
For the first time protesters are waving the flags of other democratic states (🇪🇺members🇬🇧🇺🇸🇨🇦🇮🇸🇳🇴🇺🇦🇦🇲), calling for global support for the Belarusian Revolution
For the first time protesters are waving the flags of other democratic states (🇪🇺members🇬🇧🇺🇸🇨🇦🇮🇸🇳🇴🇺🇦🇦🇲), calling for global support for the Belarusian Revolution
#Belarus: turnout is again massive for the women's march, row of protesters goes on and on
#Belarus: endless line of marching protesters moving down the streets of #Minsk.
How many different flags do you count?
How many different flags do you count?
#Belarus: protesters surround two masked policemen, chanting "shame" and "killers"
#Belarus: another massive turnout for pro-democracy protests in #Minsk. Over 100.000 people are again filling the streets to call for the departure of #Lukashenko
#Belarus: it's pouring rain yet there are people as far as you can see
Waddling for freedom in #Belarus
#Belarus: #Lukashenko's masked goons chase protesters down the streets, beating anyone they can get their hands on
#Belarus: an elder women is forced into the police bus by six masked men, resisting all she can as they drag her inside
#Belarus BREAKING: regime forces have kidnapped opposition figure Maria Kalesnikava in #Minsk today.
#Belarus: the unmarked 'little green men' are having another busy day, forcefully arresting protesters at the Komarovka market in #Minsk
#Belarus: #Lukashenko's little green men kidnapping protesters by taking them away in unmarked vehicles
#Belarus: hundreds of protesters are marching in solidarity with Maria Kalesnikava
#Belarus: these students weren't allowed to wave the Belarusian independence flag (🤍❤️🤍) in school so they came up with a creative solution 👇
#Belarus: students singing the protest song Warriors of Light as the new semester has started
#Belarus: violent arrests follow the protesters wherever they go
Belarusian women leading the way
#Belarus: Sviatlana #Tsikhanouskaya and Veronica Tsepkalo were reunited in #Warsaw today.
The one that's painfully missing is Maria Kalesnikava, still imprisoned
The one that's painfully missing is Maria Kalesnikava, still imprisoned
Today marks one month since the start of the revolution in #Belarus (August 9).
@RFERL has made a summary of these last 31 days and their impact
@RFERL has made a summary of these last 31 days and their impact
#Belarus: #Lukashenko's green men try to arrest protesting women in #Minsk, but the crowd stands as one, preventing the masked men from taking anyone
#Belarus: women are forming a human chain around police vans, trying to prevent the masked men from taking away arrested protesters
These masked men in #Belarus have no shame, pulling a girl by her hair at 0.37 as they try to arrest her.
The women surround them and try to take of their masks exposing their identity
The women surround them and try to take of their masks exposing their identity
#Belarus: riot police can be seen literally throwing a woman in their detention bus
#Belarus: video from inside one of the police vans. Women are aggressively dragged and pushed into the vehicle
#Belarus: 73 year old Nina Bahinskaya standing in front of a police van, trying to prevent it from taking arrested protesters away
#Belarus: 73 year old Nina Bahinskaya had to fight off a couple of masked men trying to arrest her. One of the thugs can be seen with some of her hair in his hand, pulled from her head
#Belarus: a group of protesting women are struggling to stay together as the masked men try to break them up and arrest everyone
#Belarus: protesters moving around on bikes. This way they can stay out of the hands of police
Some protests in #Belarus are incredible large, others can be very small
#Belarus: thousands of protesters are once again gathering in #Minsk despite police efforts to prevent any rallies from taking place
#Belarus: thousands and thousands of protesters marching through the streets of #Minsk this afternoon.
#Belarus: protesters chanting "we ate the power" as they move through #Minsk towards the presidential palace
#Belarus: earlier in the day OMON (riot police) tried to intimate smallers groups of protesters by picking them off the streets one-by-one
#Belarus: riot police in #Brest have deployed a water cannon to disperse pro-democracy protesters in the city
#Belarus: a police officer brutally knocked down a woman who tried to record his face, sparking massive outrage among the surrounding crowd
#Belarus: protesters singing and dancing in the streets of #Minsk
After 5 weeks of police violence and repression the pro-democracy has remained fully peaceful
After 5 weeks of police violence and repression the pro-democracy has remained fully peaceful
#Belarus: Nina Bahinskaya has been arrested by riot police today while she was attending a pro-democracy rally
#Belarus: bird view of the Marchof Justice in #Minsk, marking six Sundays of mass protests against the regime of #Lukashenko
#Belarus: spontaneous protests are taking place in #Minsk following the news that #Lukashenko has secretly been inaugurated for 6th term as president
#Belarus: Belarusian police is showing zero tolerance of anti-#Lukashenko protesters in #Minsk.
Protesters are being pushed back, arrested and attacked with a water cannon
Protesters are being pushed back, arrested and attacked with a water cannon
#Belarus: water cannon being deployed on anti-#Lukashenko protesters
#Belarus: a elder woman was hit in the head by riot police for attending a protest
#Belarus: mass protests are again taking place in #Minsk this Saturday.
The grace of this woman as she is taken away by an entire squad of policemen is incredible
The grace of this woman as she is taken away by an entire squad of policemen is incredible
Nina Bahinskaya again shows what a badass she is.
The 73-year old refuses her flag to be confiscated and follows the masked man taking it into the police van
The 73-year old refuses her flag to be confiscated and follows the masked man taking it into the police van
#Belarus: the women revolution continues
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#Belarus: protesters marching as one
#Belarus: riot police is becoming bolder by the day.
Protesters in #Gomel (#Homiel) were targeted with tear today as they tried to approach the police
Protesters in #Gomel (#Homiel) were targeted with tear today as they tried to approach the police
"long live Belarus"
#Belarus: first-aiders marching alongside the thousands of protesters
#Belarus: thousands and thousands marching through the rain
Always a beautiful sight when the streets of #Belarus color ⬜❤️⬜
Sunday is revolution day in #Belarus
#Belarus: thousands and thousands marching for freedom
#Belarus: protesters singing Pahonia, the unofficial Belarusian anthem
#Belarus: day 57 of the Belarusian revolution
#Belarus: riot police are being repressive as always.
Here they are dragging a 13-year old girl to a police van in #Grodno. Bystanders are outraged
Here they are dragging a 13-year old girl to a police van in #Grodno. Bystanders are outraged
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