Police in Belarus seen beating up protestors.
For the second evening (Monday evening) in a row Belarusian police clashed with protestors in Minsk after Alexander Lukashenko won a landslide victory in a disputed election.
By Antonnate S. Mugodi
Protestors were being dragged from the crowd by the police and being beaten up with more than 30 people are detained.
The head of the Belarusian state security service said it had prevented an attempt on the life of Lukashenko’s main opponent, Svetlana Tikhanouskaya.
Today (Thursday), thousands of people were back on the streets of Belarus’ capital to keep protesting against a vote that extended the 26-year rule of the country’s authoritarian leader and against a brutal crackdown on the peaceful demonstrations.
Hundreds of women in several areas of Minsk formed long lines of solidarity carrying flowers and portraits of loved ones detained during protests.
The human chains grew quickly and by afternoon filled the main central squares and avenues and many motorists blared horns in support.
Nearly 7 000 people have been detained and hundreds have been injured in a ruthless police clampdown on demonstrators protesting the official results of Sunday’s ballot that gave President Alexander Lukashenko 80% of the vote and his top opposition challenger only 10%.
Police have cracked down in full force, breaking up the protests with stun grenades, tear gas and rubber bullets and severely beating many people.
Protesters said they are undeterred by police violence and vowed to continue protesting.
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