Protest March of the Disabled in Minsk
Despite the borders closed due to the pandemic, since the beginning of Autumn, about 10.000 Belarusians left for Poland, 3.000 - for Ukraine, up to 500 - to Latvia and Lithuania. These numbers were announced by Alexei Begun, head of the Citizenship and Migration department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This is twice as many people than left over the entire 2019.
“The people who will get into power will, unlike him, strictly obey the Constitution, the electoral and criminal law, the Administrative code, and other legal documents that regulate the life of our society,” Pavel Latushka, the member of the Coordination Council presidium said. “These laws are based on the principles which have been in development for centuries and are in fact an agreement of the entire society for these acts to define this society's development.
So unlike it was with Alexander Lukashenko, everything will go according to the law. If an official commits a crime, there would be an investigation, and if it comes to the conclusion that charges need to be filed, that's what's going to happen. And only the court would decide on whether someone is guilty or not, and if yes, then to which degree.”
The day before, Lukashenko warned the new officials he appointed that the opposition will “tear them to shreds” should the regime change.
So unlike it was with Alexander Lukashenko, everything will go according to the law. If an official commits a crime, there would be an investigation, and if it comes to the conclusion that charges need to be filed, that's what's going to happen. And only the court would decide on whether someone is guilty or not, and if yes, then to which degree.”
The day before, Lukashenko warned the new officials he appointed that the opposition will “tear them to shreds” should the regime change.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) stated that “the protests are turning into a terrorist threat.”
According to the agency, the arson against government buildings in Zhodzina and Soligorsk are evidence of that.
“It is obvious that the yesterday's thematic protests are turning into a terrorist threat,” the MIA statement reads. “The police officers will not leave any similar cases without attention and will take all the necessary threats to prevent and solve crimes!"
The MIA also published a video with a man arrested for setting fire to the prosecutor's office in Zhodzina. He said that he did it “out of foolishness, without thinking, after reading telegram channels that called for radicalization.”
According to the agency, the arson against government buildings in Zhodzina and Soligorsk are evidence of that.
“It is obvious that the yesterday's thematic protests are turning into a terrorist threat,” the MIA statement reads. “The police officers will not leave any similar cases without attention and will take all the necessary threats to prevent and solve crimes!"
The MIA also published a video with a man arrested for setting fire to the prosecutor's office in Zhodzina. He said that he did it “out of foolishness, without thinking, after reading telegram channels that called for radicalization.”
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Yesterady during the bow at the Vilnius Opera Theater, a Belarusian opera star Margarita Levchuk together with the Lithuanian singers showed ❤️✊🏻✌🏻and the Belarusians among the audience chanted “Long Live Belarus!”
The Danish Politiken newspaper gave the Freedom Award to Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya.
Tsikhanouskaya said that she is grateful and that all the awards she gets are in fact for the Belarusian people.
“This is a great honor for me. This award is for all Belarusians, women and men, students and retirees, who every day show their heroism and bravery in the fight for their rights and freedoms. This award is also for two other wonderful strong women: Maria Kalesnikava and Veronica Tsepkala who became a symbol of change for the Belarusians.”
Tsikhanouskaya said that she is grateful and that all the awards she gets are in fact for the Belarusian people.
“This is a great honor for me. This award is for all Belarusians, women and men, students and retirees, who every day show their heroism and bravery in the fight for their rights and freedoms. This award is also for two other wonderful strong women: Maria Kalesnikava and Veronica Tsepkala who became a symbol of change for the Belarusians.”
The evening is the time for outdoor activities in Minsk courtyards. Knights are performing in Tuchinsky park today. They talk about the szlacta (“nobility”; knighthood that constituted the lowest group of secular feudal lords in Poland and in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania), their fun, and training. They also promise to show saber fighting. Local residents decorated the square with balls, flags, and garlands, brought hot drinks and snacks, and came with children.
The protest in Mogilev (east of Belarus, pop. ca 380k) transformed from Sunday marches in the city center to activity in the districts. Residents of Mogilev began to arrange meetings with like-minded people, take photos during meetings. Police officers started hunting for them. At least two large groups of "guerrillas" were detained. People were imprisoned for just taking pictures.
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Hillary Clinton: “I stand with the women of Belarus”
Hillary Clinton, Dalia Grybauskaitė (President of Lithuania), and Věra Jourová (Vice President of the European Commission ) have released a video in support of Belarusian women:
“Women across the world #StandWithBelarus”, the first caption reads.
Hillary Clinton, Dalia Grybauskaitė (President of Lithuania), and Věra Jourová (Vice President of the European Commission ) have released a video in support of Belarusian women:
“Women across the world #StandWithBelarus”, the first caption reads.
52.2 % FOR TSIKHANOUSKAYA, 20.6 % FOR LUKASHENKO
These are results conducted by Chatham House (UK) during the professional survey of Belarusian respondents, first conducted for months. One of the major questions was about citizens’ voting on August 09.
National surveys have been prohibited in Belarus for a long time. Chatham House has provided a wide opinion poll in Belarus, and presented key takeaways from analyzing the results, accompanied by numbers about Belarus weeks of protest at the re-election of Aliaksander Lukashenko.
1. How Belarusians say they voted shows Lukashenka did not win
2. Views on the protests are divided
3. This protest is unprecedented and unlikely to end soon
4. The Coordination Council remains obscure to a large portion of the population
5. No desire to choose between Russia and the EU
The opinion poll was conducted using the Computer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI) method and sent to a diverse grouping that corresponds to the general structure of Belarus' urban population.
These are results conducted by Chatham House (UK) during the professional survey of Belarusian respondents, first conducted for months. One of the major questions was about citizens’ voting on August 09.
National surveys have been prohibited in Belarus for a long time. Chatham House has provided a wide opinion poll in Belarus, and presented key takeaways from analyzing the results, accompanied by numbers about Belarus weeks of protest at the re-election of Aliaksander Lukashenko.
1. How Belarusians say they voted shows Lukashenka did not win
2. Views on the protests are divided
3. This protest is unprecedented and unlikely to end soon
4. The Coordination Council remains obscure to a large portion of the population
5. No desire to choose between Russia and the EU
The opinion poll was conducted using the Computer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI) method and sent to a diverse grouping that corresponds to the general structure of Belarus' urban population.