Protests against the rigged presidential election results in Belarus began on the evening of 9 August and have been going on for 32 days. Inexplicable brutality of the riot police, brave Belarusian women, and 200,000 demonstrators near Lukashenko’s residence. What else is this month most remembered for? Take a look at the photos of our authors.
Minsk, Belarus. 9 August 2020. Over the first days of the protests, rubber bullets, tear gas, stun grenades and water cannons were used against demonstrators. Dozens of people remain missing. Dozens are in hospitals. Source: Aliaksandr Vasiukovich, vot-tak.tv / belsat.eu via telegra.ph Barricades near the Riga shopping center. Minsk, Belarus. 10 August 2020. Source: Irina Arakhovskaya, belsat.eu via telegra.phSportivnaya metro station, Minsk, Belarus. 10 August 2020. Source: Aliaksandr Vasiukovich, vot-tak.tv / belsat.eu via telegra.phMinsk, Belarus. 9 August 2020. Source: Aliaksandr Vasiukovich, vot-tak.tv / belsat.eu via telegra.phPushkinskaya metro station, Minsk, Belarus. 10 August 2020. Source: Aliaksandr Vasiukovich, vot-tak.tv / belsat.eu via telegra.ph Nyamiha Street before riot police dispersed the protests. Minsk, Belarus. 10 August 2020. Source: Irina Arakhovskaya, belsat.eu via telegra.ph Source: TK, belsat.eu via telegra.phMinsk, Belarus. 12 August 2020. At the detention center on Akrescina Street, people try to find out where their relatives and friends have been detained. Sorce: TK, belsat.eu via telegra.ph Zhodzina, Belarus. 13 August 2020. People meet relatives and friends released from the pre-trial detention center in Zhodzina. Volunteers stand nearby, ready to drive people home. Source: Aliaksandr Vasiukovich, vot-tak.tv / belsat.eu via telegra.ph Minsk, Belarus. 16 August 2020. At a rally in support of the ruling government outside the Government House. Kolya Lukashenko stands nearby with bodyguards. Source: Irina Arakhovskaya, belsat.eu via telegra.ph Minsk, Belarus. 12 August 2020. After the brutal suppression of protests on 9-11 August, chains of solidarity were formed in different cities of Belarus on 12 and 13 August. They consisted mainly of women dressed in white with flowers in their hands. This was how they protested against the violence of the riot police. At that time, the women were not detained en masse. Source: TK, belsat.eu via telegra.ph A general strike by workers of Minsk factories. Minsk Tractor Plant, Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant, etc. Minsk, Belarus. 17 August 2020. Source: Irina Arakhovskaya, belsat.eu via telegra.phParticipants of the Civil March for Freedom. Minsk, Belarus. 16 August 2020. Source: Aliaksandr Vasiukovich, vot-tak.tv / belsat.eu via telegra.ph 15 August 2020. Paying last respects to the late Aliaksandr Taraikouski, who was killed on 10 August in Minsk. According to video sources, 34-year-old Aliaksandr Taraikouski was shot dead on the spot. The Ministry of Internal Affairs officially claimed that an unknown object had exploded in his hands. Source: Aliaksandr Vasiukovich, vot-tak.tv / belsat.eu via telegra.ph A protest near Kupalauski Theater. At that time, the director of the theater was Pavel Latushka. Minsk, Belarus. 17 August 2020. Source: TK, belsat.eu via telegra.phMinsk, Belarus. 27 August 2020. A protest of believers in response to the brutal actions of the government security forces. On 18 August, Catholic Archbishop of Minsk and Mogilev Tadeusz Kandrusiewicz appealed to Minister of Internal Affairs Yury Karayeu regarding people who were detained during protests. On 31 August, he was denied entry into Belarus without explanation. Source: TK, belsat.eu via telegra.ph Minsk, Belarus. 14 August 2020. On the morning of 14 August, workers of various state enterprises across Belarus took part in demonstrations of solidarity. People demanded the resignation of Alexander Lukashenko. The strikes were announced by employees of the Belarusian Automobile Plant, Minsk Automobile Plant, Minsk Tractor Plant, Belmedpreparaty and Belkard enterprises, Hrodna plants Terrasit, Hrodna-Azot, etc. Source: Aliaksandr Vasiukovich, vot-tak.tv / belsat.eu via telegra.ph Participant of the Civil March for Freedom. Minsk, Belarus. 16 August 2020. Source: Irina Arakhovskaya, belsat.eu via telegra.ph Maria Kalesnikava at a solidarity rally on Independence Avenue. Minsk, Belarus. 22 August 2020. Source: TK, belsat.eu via telegra.ph Minsk, Belarus. 29 August 2020. The Women’s Grand Solidarity March. Thousands of women marched peacefully through the center of Minsk. They protested against election fraud and the violence of the security forces, and they called for the release of all political prisoners. Moreover, they prepared very beautiful posters. Source: TK, belsat.eu via telegra.ph Minsk, Belarus. 21 August 2020. The “Chain of Repentance”. Participants stood in a line stretching between the detention center on Akrescina Street and the site of mass graves of victims of Stalinist repressions in Kurapaty. More than ten thousand people took part in the demonstration and the length of the chain exceeded 10 kilometers. Source: Aliaksandr Vasiukovich, vot-tak.tv / belsat.eu via telegra.ph Minsk, Belarus. 18 August 2020. Dozens of people with red and white balloons gathered near the pre-trial detention center No. 1 on Valadarskaha Street. An unregistered presidential candidate of Belarus, Siarhei Tsikhanouski, is detained there. It was his birthday – he had turned 42 that day. Source: Aliaksandr Vasiukovich, vot-tak.tv / belsat.eu via telegra.ph Minsk, Belarus. 1 September 2020. On the Day of Knowledge, students marched in the streets of Minsk. They blocked roads, ran away from riot police, and were not afraid of being detained. This march has been proclaimed one of the most daring in the history of protests in Belarus. Source: Aliaksandr Vasiukovich, vot-tak.tv / belsat.eu via telegra.ph Participants of the Women’s Peace March in Minsk talk to riot policemen in Independence Square. 5 September 2020. Source: Irina Arakhovskaya, belsat.eu via telegra.ph A peaceful protest in the rain in Independence Square. Minsk, Belarus. 19 August 2020. Source: Aliaksandr Vasiukovich, vot-tak.tv / belsat.eu via telegra.ph Minsk, Belarus. 21 August 2020. Hundreds of people participated in the “Chain of Repentance”, which ended with a demonstration of solidarity in Independence Square. At that time, peaceful protests against the results of the presidential election and for fair elections had been taking place in Belarus for 13 days. Source: Aliaksandr Vasiukovich, vot-tak.tv / belsat.eu via telegra.phStudents of the Belarusian State University Biology Faculty support students of Minsk State Linguistic University. 7 September 2020. Source: Irina Arakhovskaya, belsat.eu via telegra.ph Minsk, Belarus. 3 September 2020. The burial of Aliaksandr Budnitsky. He vanished near the Riga shopping center and was later found dead. Source: Aliaksandr Vasiukovich, vot-tak.tv / belsat.eu via telegra.ph A demonstration of solidarity in support of Maria Kalesnikava, who was detained. Minsk, Belarus. 8 September 2020. Source: Irina Arakhovskaya, belsat.eu via telegra.ph Minsk, Belarus. 30 August 2020. The March of Peace and Independence in Minsk, Belarus. The protests against the falsification of the presidential election results have been going on for 22 days. Source: Aliaksandr Vasiukovich, vot-tak.tv / belsat.eu via telegra.ph The square in front of the Government House after the protests for freedom. Minsk, Belarus. 16 August 2020. Source: Aliaksandr Vasiukovich, vot-tak.tv / belsat.eu via telegra.ph
