solidarity actions

On Tuesday evening, Belarusians living abroad organised a number of solidarity actions on the back of the authorities’ delivering guilty verdicts in the so-called Tsikhanouski case.

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.

The IMF decision to allocate almost a billion dollars to Belarus, although Lukashenka continues to hold power in the country, has caused a wave of outrage in society. But the impetus for the new protest was given by one girl. Maryia Zabara started with a single picket and launched a whole stream of protests. We talked to Maryia about the picket near the IMF and the reaction of Belarusians in America.

On Saturday, two independent actions in support of political prisoners in Belarus were held in Berlin.

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On July 1, people gathered in the centre of Brussels to express solidarity with Belarusians and protest against the persecution of politicians and civil society activists in the run-up to the 2020 presidential election.

The recent protest rallies were ‘well-orchestrated’, Interior Minister Yury Karayeu said when addressing Belarusian deputies on Thursday.