2010 Belarusian protests
The 2010 Belarusian protests were mass protest actions in Belarus against the results of the 2010 Belarusian presidential election, which took place on December 19, 2010 and were brutally dispersed. Between 10,000 and 60,000 people took part in the protest on October Square and Independence Square in Minsk. It was announced that a people's movement for free elections would be created without Lukashenka. Some participants tried to break into the Government House. Clashes with riot police took place. As a result, dozens of people were detained and beaten, including presidential candidates Khaklyaeu, Sannikov, Kastusyou, Statkevich, and Rymasheuski.[1]
Background
Mass political actions and protests have been almost banned since
Civil unrest
On the eve of the election, Uladzimir Nyaklyaeu, Vital Rymasheuski,
During the protest, a group of unidentified individuals attempted to storm the Government House, breaking glass and breaking doors. There was also a version that the glass and doors in the Government House were broken by provocateurs. In response, the police indiscriminately started beating peaceful marchers, which led to the application of several demonstrators traumatic brain injury and abandonment of the area by most participants in the march. About 5,000 of them remained with Sannikov and Rymasheuski. At midnight, after the organizers of the rally tried to summon the leadership of the
On December 20, Lukashenko announced the arrest of 639 people and confirmed that presidential candidates were being interrogated in KGB detention centers. On December 29, Nyaklyaeu, Rymasheuski, Sannikov, and Statkevich were charged with organizing an unauthorized public event, which under Article 293 of the Criminal Code provided for imprisonment for a term of 5 to 15 years. On February 17, Nyaklyaeu, a member of the campaign, was sentenced to four years in prison. Most of those arrested were sentenced to fines of up to 30 "base amounts" (about 265 euros) and 15 days in prison. On December 31, the Ministry of Foreign Affair announced the termination of the powers of the
Aftermath
The official newspaper of the Lukashenko administration "Soviet Belarus - Belarus Today" on the basis of declassified documents of the Belarusian secret services accused the special services of Poland and Germany of the events of December 19 in Minsk.
See also
- Jeans Revolution
- 2020 Belarusian protests
- 2011 Belarusian protests
References
- ^ "Belarus protests: more than 600 charged and opposition leaders in jail". The Guardian. 21 December 2010.
- ^ "Belarus jails 600 activists over election unrest". BBC. 21 December 2010.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20101230021136/http://news.mail.ru/inworld/belorussia/politics/4996944/ Мінск адразалі ад Інтэрнэту
- ^ У Беларусі заблакаваны сайты незалежных СМІ і блогі
- ^ "'Hundreds of protesters arrested' in Belarus". BBC.