Thread by @ThomasVLinge, Across #Belarus people are starting to rise up and get involved with [...]

Thomas van Linge

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Across #Belarus people are starting to rise up and get involved with politics. Even in smaller towns that never saw any protests before people are now joining the anti- #Lukashenko movement, outraged at police violence and repression. https://outride.rs/en/why-belarusians-do-not-love-lukashenko-anymore/

Why Belarusians do not love Lukashenko anymore | Outriders

Anger reached some of the smallest towns across the country. So did violence, unseen here before. As Belarusians feel they are the majority, President Aleksandr Lukashenko is creating a powder keg....

https://outride.rs/en/why-belarusians-do-not-love-lukashenko-anymore/

#Belarus has a long tradition of jailing presidential candidates. @RFERL made a list of all the hopefuls who challenged #Lukashenko and were jailed because of it

#Belarus: the final list for next month's presidential elections has been published, #Lukashenko's biggest rivals including #Babaryka have been denied from running, sparking even more outrage among the people

#Belarus: protests are erupting all over the country following the publication of the final list of presidential candidates.

Protesters in #Minsk are honking the cars to demonstrate their outrage

#Belarus: protesters are again being picked off the streets by undercover police

#Belarus: anti- #Lukashenko protesters marching through the streets of #Minsk

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