Just in: A #Hongkong freelance photojournalist was arrested by #Belarusian #police in #Minsk, with bag and camera confiscated when covering #BelarusProtest and #UnityMarch against #Lukashenko today, per @dbchannel_hkers.
In the meantime, #Belarus' dictator #Lukashenko deployed security forces to directly shot protestors and throw stun grenades straight at #Belarusians’ backs at #Orlovskaya street in #Minsk, when they held a peaceful protest today. #PoliceBrutalityMustEnd #StandwithBelarus
Despite #BelarusProtest in #Minsk, #Lukashenko secretly inaugurated today. According to #HK media @dbchannel_hkers, armoured cars are everywhere in city w/ heavy #police presence. It's rumored metro service will be suspended tonight alongside internet shutdown. #StandWithBelarus
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#Belarus: Hundreds of thousands take to streets in pro-democracy protests. In this scene from #Minsk, protestors are marching to the industrial part of the city to express solidarity with workers. (📹@svaboda / @nexta_tv)
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Belarusians continue resolute in their fight for democracy. Protests against the dictatorship have been ongoing for 183 days; despite -23°C temperatures and severe government repression. #Minsk #Belarus (📹@HannaLiubakova)