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On Thursday, representatives of the Belarusian opposition and activists gathered in front of the building in which the Interpol office is located in the Polish capital city.

Instead of the traditional action at the cemetery in Kurapaty near Minsk, Belarusians gathered to commemorate the repressed in Kyiv.

It is a joint action conducted in other cities as well

On September 14, women wearing clothes in white and red colours read books by Belarusian and foreign authors (e.g. George Orwell) when travelling on a train in Homiel region, our readers report.

Ahurbash criticized the authorities and supported the protesters.

Matvey Budnitski was found guilty under Article 342 of the Criminal Code.

The Belarusian police might have been monitoring the situation in the Belarusian capital city, but women and girls still hold marches in Minsk from time to time.

In April, human rights activists recognized 39 people as political prisoners.

On April 26, the International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day, unknown people tried to get into the office of the Belarusian Green Party, its leader Dzmitry Kuchuk stopped answering his phone. For hours, there was no information on his whereabouts.

On Wednesday, Frunzenski district court ended hearing the case of political prisoner Dzmitry Kubarau. The young designer was arrested on August, 11.

On March 16, Tsentralny district court started hearing the case of a young man who was hit by a prison truck not far from Minsk Hero City Stele during post-election protests, TUT.by reports. The case is being considered by judge Viktoryia Shabunya who has been repeatedly involved in politically motivated trials.

In 2020, Belarus became a country with thousands of detained, beaten, tortured people. In its project ‘I Was Being Lucky’, Belsat TV tells the stories of 21 Belarusians who suffered police brutality.