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“Fake news” - China News Agency Xinhua deliberately reported disinformation of protest in Minsk

(16 Aug) China official state-run News Agency, Xinhua, reported a mass rally held in Minsk, Capital of Belarus, supporting government on 16 August. Around 70 thousand people gathered in Independence Square, Minsk. Pro-government camp organised the protest showing their support to the government, Alexander Lukashenko, and prosperity and peace of the country. Mr Lukashenko said on the scene no vote-rigging in the election of the president and not instigating people for violence. He continued that army of Northern Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has been already garrisoned at the border of Belarus and the country will be turmoil if re-election of the president.

The presidential election of Belarus held on 9 August with five candidates including the incumbent president, Alexander Lukashenko. The Central Election Commission finalised the result on 14 August and announced Mr Lukshenko won with 80.1% votes.

Editor’s Note: News in many western media such as the Guardians, BBC, CNN, etc., reported that tens of thousands gathered in Minsk for the biggest protest in Belarus history against the government.

Source: The Guardian, Xinhau News
Summary by: Hong Kong Echo

Further reading:
Beijing softened rhetoric after being attacked repeatedly by the US but critics believes it is only stopgap
https://telegra.ph/Beijing-softened-rhetoric-after-being-attacked-repeatedly-by-the-US-but-critics-believes-it-is-only-stopgap-08-21
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Belarusians Build 13-Kilometer Human Chain. Protesters Say Lukashenko Continues Stalin's Tyranny

Belarusian anti-government demonstrations continue. Tens of thousands of people formed a 13-kilometre-long human chain in the capital, Minsk, on Friday (Aug 21) local time, demanding that Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko cease the use of violence against the people, conduct a search for missing protesters and step down.

During the human chain event, many people on the streets held the victory sign and the flag of Belarus.

The Human Chain Begins at a Former Soviet Purge Site

The human chain began in Kurapaty, an area in the outskirts of Minsk with much historical significance. In the 1930s, the former Soviet secret police persecuted as many as 300,000 people in the area. The event was revealed in the late 1980s and became one of causes for the popular uprising against the communist regime.

At the other end of the human chain was Akrescina, where the Lukashenko regime imprisoned protestors. According to the organizers, the choice of Kurapaty and Akrescina as the beginning and the end of the human chain was to show that Stalin's and Lukashenko's crimes were one and the same.

Source: Stand News #Aug22

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Over 100,000 Join March in Belarus With Police Arresting 400, Shooting in the Air and Using Water Canon

Another mass anti-government demonstration took place in Belarusia on the eve of President Alexander Lukashenko’s meeting with the Russian president Vladimir Putin on 15 September. At least 100,000 citizens attended the “March of Heroes” on 14 September in the capital city of Minsk, demanding Lukashenko’s resignation.

Between 100,000 and 150,000 citizens took part in demonstration, chanting such slogans as “Long live Belarus!”, “You [Lukashenko] are a rat,” “We are the ones in power!” and “Step down.” Riot police armed with shields got in the way of the protesters, who shouted at them and called them “fascists.” Some protestors changed tactics and demonstrated in Drozhyd, where Lukashenko and other senior officials reside, instead of the usual sites. Riot police went after protestors with batons and dragged those who had fallen. Some peaceful protestors were carried away by masked officers.

Source: Stand News #Sep14

#Belarus #Russia #Putin #Lukashenko #Minsk #Protest #PoliceBrutality

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