Hundreds throng the streets of Minsk in solidarity with protests against an election they say was rigged in favor of President Alexander Lukashenko.
Hundreds of people were back on the streets of Belarus’ capital Thursday morning in a show of solidarity with protests against an election many say was rigged to extend the rule of the man often called “Europe’s last dictator.”
In several areas of Minsk, large groups of women formed long “lines of solidarity.” More than 100 women carrying flowers and portraits of their loved ones detained during protests gathered in the southwestern part of the city, where police had shot rubber bullets at people chanting and clapping on balconies the night before.
Thousands of people have rallied across Belarus since Sunday, demanding a recount of the ballot that gave President Alexander Lukashenkowith 80% of the vote, while his top opposition challenger received only 10%. Lukashenko has ruled Belarus with an iron fist for 26 years. Police have moved aggressively to break up the protests with batons, stun grenades, tear gas and rubber bullets. Some 6,700 people have been detained this week, according to the Interior Ministry. Lukashenko’s main political opponent, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, a schoolteacher who ran in her opposition blogger husband’s place after he was jailed, has fled to Lithuania in fear of her safety.“Belarusians have seen the villainous face of this government.
One protester died Monday in Minsk, and scores were injured. Radio Liberty in Belarus reported that one more man died in a hospital in the city of Gomel, southeastern Belarus, after being detained by police.
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