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2020–2021 Belarusian protests

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The 2020 Belarusian protests, nicknamed the Slipper Revolution,[1][2] and the Anti-Cockroach Revolution[3] are a series of street protests against Belarus's president Alexander Lukashenko.[4] They began on 24 March 2020.

The protests are part of the Belarusian democracy movement. They are upset over the 2020 Belarusian presidential election, in which Lukashenko was controversially re-elected.[4] Many believed the election was rigged and unfair.[5][6]

Support from Russian President Vladimir Putin helped Alexander Lukashenko hold on, and the security forces started attacking people from the opposite side.[5][6]

There were more than 600 political prisoners as of August 2021.[7] These numbers came from the Viasna Human Rights Centre.[7] Tens of thousands of people have been arrested and thousands have left the country.[7]

2020–2021 Belarusian Protests Media

  • Revolutionary Action emblem

  • Anarchist black cross logo

  • Anarchy symbol - Basic traditional circumscribed "A" anarchy symbol

  • Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church, logo

  • alternative Belsat TV logo for use in Belarus only

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    The crest of KGB Belarus (until 2014).

  • Эмблема группы «Альфа» КГБ РБ

  • The Crest of MUS Belarus

  • Belarus Internal Troops patch

  • Insignia of the Special Purpose Police Detachment, a law enforcement force under the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus

  • Protests during election night

  • Government forces slowly cut the protesting crowd a few minutes before the suppression began. Minsk, 20 September

  • Armed Lukashenko troopers shooting in the air to stop the protesters. Minsk, Belarus, 1 November 2020.

References

  1. ↑ Belarus: Could slippers topple a president who has been in power for 26 years?. Sky News.
  2. ↑ 'Slipper Revolution' Shakes BelarusVoice of America.
  3. ↑ Shkliarov, Vitali. Belarus Is Having an Anti-'Cockroach' Revolution. Foreign Policy (June 4, 2020).
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Uladz Hrydzin. Belarusians Protest Against Lukashenka's Run For Sixth Term As President (May 25, 2020)Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Shotter, James. Violent crackdown fails to silence Belarus protesters (in en) (2020-12-02)Financial Times. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Марчук, Виктор. Белорусы не хотят рушить «берлинскую» стену (in ru). Brestskaya Gazeta 50 (939) (2020-12-11). p. 17.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Brunner, Simone. Von der Sprinterin zur Staatsfeindin (in de) (2021-08-02)Die Zeit. Retrieved 2021-08-03.


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