Belarus Alert – Day 77 & 78: Tsikhanouskaya’s General Strike
On Sunday, about 100,000 people attended the People’s Ultimatum rally in Minsk. The militia used stun grenades against protesters in at least two locations in the city. When people ran…
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Belarus Alert – Day 75 & 76: Clock is Ticking for Lukashenko
Although clock is ticking for Lukashenko as there are only two days left behind People’s Ultimatum, the dictator plays unbothered visiting the Slutsk region visit fields, farms and pursue the…
Belarus Alert – Day 74: Belarusian protesters awarded by European Parliament
Minsk’s Director for Metropolitan Security signed an order from the government requesting nearly all of the city to be closed. This means that all metro stations will be out of…
Belarus Alert – Day 73: Lukashenko running out of time
Lukashenko puts everything at stake and plans to organise a mega rally against the opposition in Minsk. According to the reports, regional authorities have received an order which obliged them…
Belarus Alert – Day 72: Tsikhanouskaya Calls on the Law Enforcement, Lukashenko Threatens the Protesters
On Tuesday, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya called on the law enforcement to switch sides and join the protesters by the end of the week. The informal leader of the opposition promised the…
Belarus Alert – Day 71: Arrests of Journalists, Pensioners’ Protest
On October 19, Minsk hosted two pensioners’ protests: supporters and opponents of the regime. The opposition’s demonstration was several times bigger than the pro-government one. Both protests took place in…
Belarus Alert – Day 70: Sunday Marked by Protests
At least 30,000 people participated in Sunday’s opposition march in Minsk. Moreover, demonstrations took place in other cities of Belarus. The militia detained over 100 people across the country. The…
Belarus Alert – Day 68 & 69: Tsikhanouskaya nominated for Nobel Peace Prize | Belarusian Minister of Internal Affairs calls protestors “animals”
Belarus’ Ministry of Internal Affairs announced that security forces are prepared to use special gear and military weapons against the protestors. One of the Heads of the governmental unit said…
Belarus Alert – Day 67: Tech giant accused of censorship
In search of an end-to-end encrypted platform to organise peaceful protests and rallies, the people of Belarus have turned towards an instant messaging app called Telegram. Due to its security,…
Belarus Alert – Day 66: Deputy Minister’s meeting with Russian Ambassador
On Wednesday 14 October, Belarusian Deputy Foreign Minister met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia in Minsk. The main points on their agenda were the plans for the development…