Today a traditional Sunday march is ongoing in Minsk (and across the country), further fueled by a recent death of Roman Bondarenko, who died after severe beating by police.
A record number of security officials and special equipment have been brought to Minsk today. Access to metro station Pushkinskaya (metro and surface traffic), which was declared as the assembly point of the protest, is completely blocked. The security forces harshly detained and dispersed the protesters into the courtyards, where the arrests continued. Special means (tear gas, stun grenades) have been used to restrain protesters.
As of 12:30 am Minsk time, at the Pushkiskaya metro station area, the clean-up operation is almost complete: there are almost no people left here, the security forces are just running around the yards and stops, detaining the few who remain.
A record number of security officials and special equipment have been brought to Minsk today. Access to metro station Pushkinskaya (metro and surface traffic), which was declared as the assembly point of the protest, is completely blocked. The security forces harshly detained and dispersed the protesters into the courtyards, where the arrests continued. Special means (tear gas, stun grenades) have been used to restrain protesters.
As of 12:30 am Minsk time, at the Pushkiskaya metro station area, the clean-up operation is almost complete: there are almost no people left here, the security forces are just running around the yards and stops, detaining the few who remain.
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On Pushkinskaya, security forces are trying to help a guy who is lying on the ground unconscious
Minsk. The security forces got to the "Square of Changes", surrounding the memorial to Roman Bondarenko and people who are protecting it. Several people were detained. But then the unexpected happened - people in uniform and helmets stopped, and began to retreat. It seems that at a certain crucial moment they were ordered not to touch the national memorial in memory of Roman Bondarenko.
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There are 10 armed riot cops per one peaceful protester. The police is picking off people one-by-one
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The siloviki are detaining people en masse at the houses near the Square of Change
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“Call the ambulance! Don't shove him into the truck!”
The women shout that the man has cerebrocranial injury and that he can't walk but the riot cops still push him into the truck.
The women shout that the man has cerebrocranial injury and that he can't walk but the riot cops still push him into the truck.
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A person in a column of protesters filmed the grenades being thrown at them.
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Around 20 plainclothesmen are taking the flowers from the memorial to the bus.