According to the human rights organization Vyasna, militia detained more than 300 people in Minsk and other cities on Sunday.
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The participants of the protest action gather in the area of Freedom Square.
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Today, security guards are working on yesterday’s scenario, barely allowing protesters to gather. Detainees are scattered throughout the city.
These photos are from the neighborhood of t / c ‘Ņemiga’. To date, reports of at least 300 detainees, mostly in Minsk. #Belarus pic.twitter.com/RnO8ATooEn– FreeBelarusLat (@free_Belarus_lv) November 8, 2020
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Prior to the campaign, armored vehicles, water jets and jeeps and fencing were brought to the center of Minsk, as well as a large number of security guards.
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Protests against the rigging of the presidential election have continued in Belarus since 9 August.
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According to the official results of the presidential election in Belarus on August 9, the current head of state Lukashenko won 80.1% of the vote, and the opposition candidate Svetlana Tikhanovska – 10.1%, but the opposition believes that the election results are fake and Tikhanovska has won the election.
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The European Union and other Western countries have also refused to recognize the election results.
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