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Minsk, 10 August 2020
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Minsk, 10 August 2020
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Minsk, 10 August 2020
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Minsk, 10 August 2020
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In the capital of Belarus on Monday, police started arresting protesters, RIA “Novosti”. Around 23:00, the demonstrators built barricades near the metro station “Pushkinskaya”. There arrived special forces to release the street.
“One of the protesters tried to throw an unidentified explosive device in one direction to law enforcement officers. It exploded in his hand, a man received injuries incompatible with life”, – says the press service of the Belarusian interior Ministry. The demonstrators in this place massively fired, say opposition sources.
Witnesses reported a cluster of machinery near the House of government in Minsk that, in their opinion, can talk about training law-enforcement authorities of Belarus to counter possible protests. At the same time, passage of vehicles on the main city roads – Independence Avenue – not blocked, reports “Interfax”.
“The punitive use grenades again! And against a small group of people, near the bus station “East” in silver,” writes the telegram channel Nexta Live.
The protesters began to build barricades. Near the hotel “jubilee” gathered about 100 people. Riot police detain people”, – informs the portal. According to him, “in the end, the security forces arrested 10 to 15 people, including minors”.
Later the riot police pushed people away from the Palace of sports. In addition to the Stela “Minsk – hero city” in the evening were tied reinforced police squads and riot police, who cordoned off the area. Law enforcement officers also control adjacent squares and missing people only after inspection.
In addition, according to the website, in another part of the city, on the Avenue Rokossovskogo, also noticed the police in riot gear. “Journalists reported that the claps were heard, smoke appeared. In the end, the Avenue was blocked near the station “the East” is a few dozen security forces, which do not allow people to pass. Several police vehicles drove up, jumped from the security forces and dispersed the crowd, several people were detained and taken away”, – informs tut.by.
In Minsk to protest a shot in the foot, the journalist of the Belarusian newspaper “Nasha Niva” Natalia Lubnevsky, according to Belarusian portal onliner.by. Now she goes to the hospital, told us newspaper editor Yahor Martsinovich. Than hurt her, is unclear,” – says the publication.
In Minsk and Brest the security forces fired at protesters with rubber bullets. In Brest standoff with law enforcement began at the intersection of Masherau Avenue and Boulevard of Cosmonauts. The protesters have built a kind of barricade of benches situated on the Avenue, and behind her. Some benches have been dismantled, taking the wooden parts as weapons.
A similar situation exists in the Belarusian capital, the correspondent of RIA “Novosti”. Motorists on the streets of the capital of Belarus expressed support for the protesters. They honk, stick up flags and hands clenched into fists. At the same time, the center continues to meet new groups of protesters.
In Minsk Bangalore square for several hours, remain the crowd of protesters. “Belsat” reports that the congregation built barricades they fly stun grenades.
⚡This ⚡this is Pushkin. Began to sweep , in response to Riot police on foot and Molotov cocktails were thrown. 4 pieces.— RB of a brain (@belamova) on August 10, 2020
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Mobile communication works with interruptions, reports TASS. Also the second day of hampered access to social networks on the Internet. For example, WhatsApp was not working half of the day, RBC. Earlier on the website of the Belarusian operator Beltelecom has reported that problems with access have arisen because of the growth of multiple cyber attacks on Belarusian resources outside the country. Experts have promised to resolve problems to the end on August 10.
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that the Internet in Belarus, cut off from abroad, to cause the dissatisfaction of local residents. He assured that problems with communication are not initiated by the Belarusian authorities.
Meanwhile, ten days before voting in presidential elections on August 9 Secretary of the security Council of Belarus Andrei Ravkov have warned that in case of need in the country will be limited to the operation of the Internet.
Riot police urged citizens in the streets to disperse. The Agency “BelTA” told in the press service of the Minsk metro that “at 18:25 to ensure the safety of passengers was closed for entry and exit of metro station “Ploschad Lenina”, “Oktiabrskaya’, ‘Kupalovskaya”, “Nemiga”, “Frunzenskaya” and “Youth”. “Trains run non-stop at these stations”, – said the press service.
Earlier, the chief editor of the Daily Storm Alena Sivkova reported that journalists of the edition of Anton Starkov and Dmitry Lisenko beaten in Minsk during the arrest. She also noted that, together with them suffered and Maxim Solopov from “Medusa”, who “got so much more”. Editor in chief of TV channel “Rain” Tikhon Dzyadko also spoke about the detention in Minsk of the GPB employees. Later, he said that the journalists returned to Moscow with the ban on entry to Belarus for five years.
It was also reported about the beating and detention of the correspondent Evgeny Oleynik after a night of riots in Minsk. In addition, earlier RT reported about the detention in Minsk of the stringer, collaborated with the videoagentstvo Ruptly. She is in prison, communication is not with her. Prior to that, during the filming of the opening of polling stations was delayed for a further two Ruptly stringer. Editor in chief of RT and international news AGENCY “Russia today” Margarita Simonyan, also urged the Belarusian authorities to release the detained Russian journalist Seeds Pegova.
According to the preliminary results of presidential elections in Belarus, announced on the morning of 10 August by the country’s Central election Commission, Alexander Lukashenko received 80,23% of voters, his main rival from the opposition Svetlana Tikhanovski of 9.9%. The other candidates received less than two percent of the votes, the “against all” was chosen by 6,02% of the voters.
At the headquarters Tikhanovski did not recognize the election results and intend to appeal. According to staff, in all regions of the country voters gave 70% to 90% of the votes for Tikhanovski.
“We have that information, which was received yesterday of those polling station commissions where it really counted, nothing is falsified. Svetlana won: from 70, and some 90% score. Do you think with this information, we can normally perceive that the CEC says today? Of course not,” said RIA “Novosti” Trustee candidate Olga kovalkova.
The headquarters said it was ready to prolonged protests and demand a peaceful transfer of power. At the same time she Tikhanovski not yet decided whether to participate in street protests.
The evening of August 9 after the close of polling stations across Belarus began large-scale protests in disagreement with the organization of elections and pre-Lukashenko’s victory. The security forces acted harshly against the demonstrators using non-lethal weapons: stun grenades, water cannons, tear gas. Been cases of hitting paddy wagons the crowd.
Human rights activists reported one killed as a result of arrival of the paddy wagon, the interior Ministry deny it. Arrested at least 3000 people (1000 of them – in Minsk). According to the interior Ministry, in clashes injured more than 50 citizens and 39 law enforcement officers.
On the basis of protests initiated 21 criminal case under article 293 (mass riots), part 2 of article 363 (resistance to the employee of internal Affairs bodies, coupled with use of violence or threat of violence), article 364 (violence or threat of application of violence concerning the employee of internal Affairs bodies), part 1 of article 339 (hooliganism), article 342 (organizing and preparing actions grossly violating public order, or active participation in them). To defendants threatens from eight till 15 years of imprisonment. All under the suspicion turned out to be more than 80. They are charged with episodes in Minsk, Brest, Grodno, Gomel, Pinsk, Polatsk, Zhlobin, Lida, Soligorsk, Bobruisk, Slonim, Volkovysk.
Alexander Lukashenko called involved in the suppression of the riots security forces are real patriots. He claims that the protesters managed from abroad.
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