Belarus Alert Articles
Day 29 – March of Unity in Minsk, protests also in other cities
More than 100,000 people took part in the March of Unity, which took place on September 6 in Minsk, on the central street of the city – the Prospectus of the Winners. This is another Sunday’s mass protest after the falsified presidential election.
Day 27 & 28 – Diplomatic struggle | Women’s march and student protest
A women’s march took place in Minsk on Saturday, September 5, with an estimated 10,000 people taking part. The militia allowed them walk on the streets of the capital without stopping any of the participants. The police forces were more brutal in handling another protest that took place in Minsk that day.
Day 26 – Russian PM’s visit, KGB head change, Poland in the crosshairs
Two important events took place in Minsk on Thursday, September 3: Lukashenko made personnel changes in the leadership of the force structures, and also met with the Prime Minister of Russia.
Day 25 – Makei in Moscow, Russia intensifies anti-Western rhetoric
Vladimir Makei – head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus, paid a visit to Moscow. The Russian Foreign Minister – Sergei Lavrov, after a meeting with Makei on September 2, condemned the interference of foreign forces in Belarusian affairs.
Day 24 – Student protest, split in opposition, Catholics in the spotlight
On September 1, students of various universities took to the streets of Minsk. They were attacked and detained by the militia, which blocked their access to the Ministry of Education.
Day 23 – Detention of protest leaders, attack against the Catholic Church
The leader of the protest committee in the Belaruskali production plant in Salihorsk was detained on Monday, August 31. On the same day, Anatoly Bokun was sentenced by the court to 15 days’ imprisonment for “participation in illegal action.”
Day 22 – A record demonstration in Minsk, Lukashenko will go to Moscow
The Belarusian regime is intensifying repressions against protesters day by day. The police detained over 250 participants of the demonstration in the center of Minsk in the evening of August 27. There was also a raid on the journalists reporting on it – at least 40 of them were detained.
Day 20 & 21 – Belarusian army maneuvers | The regime gags the media
The regime continues its policy of gradually intensifying repressions. On the 20th day of the protests there were several dozen administrative trials across the country, in which fines and arrests of detained demonstrators were imposed.
Day 19 – Manhunt for journalists, anti-Polish rhetoric, Putin threatens to intervene
The Belarusian regime is intensifying repressions against protesters day by day. The police detained over 250 participants of the demonstration in the center of Minsk in the evening of August 27. There was also a raid on the journalists reporting on it – at least 40 of them were detained.
Day 18 – Weakening protests, more arrests, hard currency deficit
On Wednesday, August 26, the police detained at least 19 people in Minsk. The protesters were also detained in other cities of Belarus. The detainees are charged with participation in an illegal assembly, after which the court immediately passes a prison sentence, usually for a duration of 10 days.
Day 17 – First sentences, intriguer Lavrov, little green men
After many days, the Belarusian security forces began to detain the demonstrators again. Single arrests took place after a rally of several thousand people in the center of Minsk on the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of Belarus.
Day 16 – Hitting the leaders, another call to the Kremlin
Another demonstration in the center of Minsk took place without any obstacles or forceful actions of the regime.
Day 15 – A record demonstration, scared Lukashenko
On a symbolic day – the anniversary of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, Minsk hosted the largest demonstration in the history of independent Belarus.