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After the obviously rigged election which saw president Alexander Lukashenko re-elected with an 80% landslide victory, protesters have growing in numbers and police tactics have been getting more violent.
The state has arrested more than 6000 people so far, the vast majority for simply being out on the street, and there has so far been 2 deaths in custody (official figures). Many more have suffered beatings from violence used by the police in an effort to scare people off the streets. Arrests happen in front of large crowds, with many witnesses, to intimidate onlookers.
There has been attempts to stop news being reported, and the press have been targeted by police and subject to beatings.
Story: Belarus protests: more than 6,000 arrested, says interior ministry
Some videos from the past few days, not in any particular order as I just grabbed them whenever I came across anything.
The state has arrested more than 6000 people so far, the vast majority for simply being out on the street, and there has so far been 2 deaths in custody (official figures). Many more have suffered beatings from violence used by the police in an effort to scare people off the streets. Arrests happen in front of large crowds, with many witnesses, to intimidate onlookers.
There has been attempts to stop news being reported, and the press have been targeted by police and subject to beatings.
Story: Belarus protests: more than 6,000 arrested, says interior ministry
Some videos from the past few days, not in any particular order as I just grabbed them whenever I came across anything.