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December, 20 is the 134th day of protests. For more than four months, Belarusians have been protesting against vote rigging and police violence which no one has been charged with yet.
As protesters believe that a number of Belarusian officials and police officers should be tried for the crimes committed, they have called today’s rally the March of People’s Tribunal on Telegram.
Dec 20. Ordinary Sunday morning in #Minsk: prison truck and special vehicles on Prytytski Street. Video: #Belsat viewers #Belarus #BelarusProtest pic.twitter.com/7A0F8xDFvO
— Belsat in English (@Belsat_Eng) December 20, 2020
For the fifth Sunday in a row, people are expected to gather in their neighborhoods and then move to the places previously defined in local chats. A month ago, Alyaksandr Lukashenka instructed security agencies to ‘restore order’ in the country and stamp out the protests. The opposition-minded Belarusians responded with decentralising Sunday marches; as a result, pro-government forces had more difficulty dispersing protesters who scattered all over the capital city.
Dec 20. Protest in #Belarusian style: Lively dance, inspiring video and best wishes from residents of Sukharava, Malinauka, Hrushauka bedroom communities #Belarus #BelarusProtest #BelarusSolidarity #StandWithBelarus pic.twitter.com/XwwHIY4YG4
— Belsat in English (@Belsat_Eng) December 20, 2020
At about 10 am (local time), Minskers formed a column in Sukharava residential area:
Dec 20. #Minsk‘ers forming solidarity chain in Kamennaya Horka residential area as part of today’s March of People’s Tribunal. Video: #Belsat viewers #Belarus #BelarusProtest #BelarusSolidarity pic.twitter.com/G0yNSlPViH
— Belsat in English (@Belsat_Eng) December 20, 2020
Residents of almost all residential areas were spotted in today’s protesting in Minsk.
Dec 20. Residents of Minsk Mayak apart complex chanting: ‘You rat, get lost!’, addressing Alyaksandr #Lukashenka who repeatedly called protesters names, incl ‘cowardly rats’ #Belarus #BelarusProtest #StandWithBelarus Video: https://t.co/3kPWN8RNpi pic.twitter.com/5s0pCGMnyI
— Belsat in English (@Belsat_Eng) December 20, 2020
dec 20. New chant in #Minsk: ‘Protest will stop only when dictator kicks the bucket!’ #Belarusian authorities repeatedly said protests were ‘dying down’. However, people keep taking to streets for over 4 months. Video; #Belsat viewers #Belarus #BelarusProtest #StandWithBelarus pic.twitter.com/knGL5e6Hjb
— Belsat in English (@Belsat_Eng) December 20, 2020
Dec 20. #Minsk now: ‘Long live #Belarus‘, ‘Get lost and take your #OMON along!’ Video: #Belsat viewers #BelarusProtest #BelarusSolidarity #StandWithBelarus pic.twitter.com/fW5Ev8XuqR
— Belsat in English (@Belsat_Eng) December 20, 2020
Pro-government forces grabbed protesters and passers-by in Hrushauka, Prytytski street, Zalataya Horka and other places.
Dec 20. #Minsk now: Detentions started in Hrushauka residential area. Video: Onliner #Belarus #BelarusProtest #StandWithBelarus pic.twitter.com/6cn6tXxCrl
— Belsat in English (@Belsat_Eng) December 20, 2020
Dec 20. Pro-govt forces taking man away near Pushkinskaya metro station in #Minsk, eyewitness says he is just a bystander, not protester #Belarus #BelarusProtest #BelarusSolidarity #StandWithBelarus Video: #Belsat viewers pic.twitter.com/pGAWcfbcS8
— Belsat in English (@Belsat_Eng) December 20, 2020
Although there were no reports about detentions on a massive scale, the list of detainees included more than 140 names at 9 pm.
Dec 20. #Minsk now: Column of abt 50 persons dispersed in vicinity of Zalataya Horka; several protesters brutally detained. Photo: Onliner #Belarus #BelarusProtest pic.twitter.com/NUJBAb1wnB
— Belsat in English (@Belsat_Eng) December 20, 2020
Dec 20. Pro-govt troops detained man in Novaya Baravaya residential area, punched him in face. He offered no resistance #Belarus #BelarusProtest #Minsk Video: Euroradio pic.twitter.com/fyB0TbAFSl
— Belsat in English (@Belsat_Eng) December 20, 2020
In today’s interview with Belsat TV, opposition leader Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya‘s aide Franak Vyachorka told Belsat that her team would not call on Belarusians to take part in street protests in city centres; at the same time, they are going to support ‘any action taken by people themselves’.
Dec 20. Final video of March of People’s Tribunal held on 134th protest day. Protesters gathering in their yards, forming columns and marching. Child asks: “Do they keep together so that no one could kill them?” #Belarus #Minsk #BelarusProtest #BelarusSolidarity #StandWithBelarus pic.twitter.com/zRIhGncm0n
— Belsat in English (@Belsat_Eng) December 20, 2020
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