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130 detained in Belarus protests
2021-01-24
[Regnum] More than 130 participants in unauthorized actions who opposed the results of the presidential elections in Belarus were detained by law enforcement officials in the country. This was reported on January 23 on the website of the human rights center "Viasna".

According to human rights activists, in the capital of Belarus, law enforcement officers detained most of the activists, the rest - in Brest, Grodno, Molodechno.

Earlier, human rights activists reported on the detention of more than 40 people in Belarus.

As reported by IA REGNUM , on January 22, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko , during a reception with a report from the chairman of the Mogilev Regional Executive Committee Leonid Zayts, said that Belarus “will not collapse on its knees,” despite the uncertain situation in the world economy and external pressure exerted on Minsk.

On August 9, 2020, the next presidential elections were held in Belarus, following which the CEC rushed to announce that Alexander Lukashenko received more than 80%. This led to the start of mass protests and riots that engulfed Minsk and a number of other Belarusian cities.
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