During the visit to the agricultural machinery company OAO Gomselmash, Lukashenko was asked to comment on the opposition's virtually branding the Belarusian government as fascists.
Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “As for fascism, this label will in no way stick to me. Because I am an internationalist. You can see my policy. I've always been proud of the fact that there are no quarrels or contradictions between different nationalities in Belarus. And the country is home to about 100 nationalities. I've always been proud that religious confessions in Belarus are at peace. I've always said that everyone should find their road to the temple. It was my slogan before the election and during the election. This is why I am not a nationalist while fascism is the supreme form of nationalism. A die-hard nationalist can be a fascist. I am not one of them.”
Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “As for fascism, this label will in no way stick to me. Because I am an internationalist. You can see my policy. I've always been proud of the fact that there are no quarrels or contradictions between different nationalities in Belarus. And the country is home to about 100 nationalities. I've always been proud that religious confessions in Belarus are at peace. I've always said that everyone should find their road to the temple. It was my slogan before the election and during the election. This is why I am not a nationalist while fascism is the supreme form of nationalism. A die-hard nationalist can be a fascist. I am not one of them.”
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya made an address "On a week without Raman Bandarenka" via her official channel.
“A week has passed since the death of Raman Bandarenka. The country has been mourning all week. For a whole week, the regime has been trying to tarnish his name, either calling it a ‘common domestic crime’ or claiming that there was alcohol in Raman's blood.
When one of the doctors released data confirming that there was no alcohol, the prosecutor's office opened a case against him. The journalist who wrote about it was arrested. However, a murder case has not yet been initiated.
Raman's body was not given to the family. The Prosecutor General's Office dared to claim that none of the relatives had contacted them. The family of the murdered man was under surveillance. It is hard to believe in all this, but this is Belarus in which we will live in if we do not stand up to it.
At noon, Belarus stood in silence for a minute, but we will not be silent anymore.”
“A week has passed since the death of Raman Bandarenka. The country has been mourning all week. For a whole week, the regime has been trying to tarnish his name, either calling it a ‘common domestic crime’ or claiming that there was alcohol in Raman's blood.
When one of the doctors released data confirming that there was no alcohol, the prosecutor's office opened a case against him. The journalist who wrote about it was arrested. However, a murder case has not yet been initiated.
Raman's body was not given to the family. The Prosecutor General's Office dared to claim that none of the relatives had contacted them. The family of the murdered man was under surveillance. It is hard to believe in all this, but this is Belarus in which we will live in if we do not stand up to it.
At noon, Belarus stood in silence for a minute, but we will not be silent anymore.”
Svetlana Alexievich will not return to Belarus while Lukashenko is in power. This is what she said in her interview to “Der Spiegel”.
“What he's doing is a catastrophe. From the moment when the elections were falsified in August, 27 thousand people were arrested: scientists, professors, normal people, workers, students. This concerns all the strata of the population. Lukashenko is destroying the country,” Alexievich said.
“What he's doing is a catastrophe. From the moment when the elections were falsified in August, 27 thousand people were arrested: scientists, professors, normal people, workers, students. This concerns all the strata of the population. Lukashenko is destroying the country,” Alexievich said.
MINSK POLICE SENT AN ACCUSATION TO A MAN WHO DIED 7 YEARS AGO
“The statement has come to my parents' address, mom read it and got very sad. Extremely sad, this isn't the best way to remember a loved one,” the man's son said.
The family gave The Village a copy of the death certificate. They didn't contact the police.
“We have no desire to talk to the police. We only want to find a powerful psychic and thank father for his civic position. Were he alive, there would be at least two witnesses swearing that they saw him at that time and place. Dad is lucky to have such a good alibi,” the man joked.
“The statement has come to my parents' address, mom read it and got very sad. Extremely sad, this isn't the best way to remember a loved one,” the man's son said.
The family gave The Village a copy of the death certificate. They didn't contact the police.
“We have no desire to talk to the police. We only want to find a powerful psychic and thank father for his civic position. Were he alive, there would be at least two witnesses swearing that they saw him at that time and place. Dad is lucky to have such a good alibi,” the man joked.
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The white-red-white flag of Belarus waves on top Mount Rohr in British Columbia Canada. It is 2400 meters above sea level.